New records of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), host plants and associated parasitoids in the state of Acre, Brazil
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Some fruit flies species are significant agricultural pests. In the state of Acre, located in northern Brazil, knowledge about this biological group is limited due to the scarcity of surveys conducted to date. This study aimed to enhance understanding of the diversity of fruit flies, their host plants, and parasitoids in Acre through fruit sampling in two municipalities. In Acrelândia, 13 samples were collected (11.60 kg of fruit from nine plant species) between March and June 2023, resulting in the identification of three species of fruit flies and two species of parasitoids. In Rio Branco, seven samples were collected (7.23 kg of fruit from five plant species) in October 2022, March 2023, and June 2023, leading to the identification of two species of fruit flies. This study reports the following tephritid species Anastrepha anopla Norrbom and Korytkowski, Anastrepha montei Lima, and Anastrepha pickeli Lima, along with the parasitoid Doryctobracon adaimei Marinho and Penteado-Dias, for the first time in the state of Acre.
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412970185