Role of Fruit Epicuticular Waxes in Preventing <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attachment in Different Cultivars of <i>Olea europaea</i>

Role of Fruit Epicuticular Waxes in Preventing <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attachment in Different Cultivars of <i>Olea europaea</i>

The olive fruit fly <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the major pest of cultivated olives (<i>Olea europaea</i> L.), and a serious threat in all of the Mediterranean Region. In the present investigation, we demonstrated with traction force experiments that <...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Manuela Rebora, Gianandrea Salerno, Silvana Piersanti, Elena Gorb, Stanislav Gorb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
friction
adhesion
olive fruit fly
pulvilli
claws
wax crystals
biomechanics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/3/189

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/3/189

Similar Items