During surveys conducted on guava orchards in Jalisco and Queretaro, Mexico, the presence of Conotrachelus dimidiatus was observed causing severe damage on guava fruits. The pest was identified based on morphological analysis. this is thought to be the first report of this damaging pest on guavas...

Climate change may exacerbate the impacts of plant invasions by providing opportunities for new naturalisations and for alien species to expand into regions where previously they could not survive and reproduce. Although climate change is not expected to favour invasive plants in every case, in...

During 2014-2015, algal spot disease was noticed in the guava orchards of northern and southern Thailand. Symptoms of the disease occurred on the leaves and fruit. Scabs were formed on heavily infected fruits. The associated algae were identified as Cephaleuros parasiticus by morphological...

This study records the occurrence of eucoilines (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), parasitoids of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in the Brazilian semi-arid Caatinga biome. We obtained from mango (Mangifera indica L.) and guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruits Drosophilidae ...

As habitat loss and fragmentation place growing pressure on endangered nonhuman primate populations, researchers find increasing evidence for novel responses in behavior. In western Uganda between the Budongo and Bugoma Forests, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) inhabit a mosaic...

Aristobia reticulator (Voet) is reported for the first time in India as a stem borer of litchi trees, Litchi chinensis Sonn. (Sapindaceae) in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. Beetles were observed feeding on bark, thereby girdling stems, branches, and soft twigs, while larvae tunneled inside the...

The infestation of fruit fly in guava fruit samples collected from five regions of Eritrea from November 2012 to January 2013 was studied. In total, 116 guava fruit samples were collected during the study period, of which 36 fruits (31%) were infested by fruit flies. The results showed variability...

Rates of parasitism by Hymenoptera varied between 11.45% and 14.9% in Ceratitis capitata pupae from field-infested loquat and guava orchards in Tartous, Syria. The predominant parasitoid was Aganaspis daci and this is the first record for Syria. Further studies are now required to evaluate their...

A survey and seasonal abundance of mealybugs and their associated parasitoid and predator species were conducted on guava trees in Giza Governorate, Egypt for two years, (January 2014 to December 2015). Fifteen plants were randomly chosen and five leaves/plant were collected biweekly, one from the...

We conducted a survey of the species of frugivorous flies (Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae), their hosts, and their parasitoids found on Ilha de Santana, Amapá State, Brazilian Amazon. We also assessed host plant use by Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock. Fruits were collected from various plant...