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An Overview of Pest Species of Bactrocera Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the Integration of Biopesticides with Other Biological Approaches for Their Management with a Focus on the Pacific Region by Vargas, Roger I, Piñero, Jaime C, Leblanc, Luc

“…Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most economically important pest species in the world, attacking a wide range of fruits and fleshy vegetables…”
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β-cyclocitral synergizes the response of adult Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to fruit juices and isoamyl acetate in a sex-dependent manner by Piñero, Jaime C., Barrett, Bruce A., Bolton, Leland Grant, Follett, Peter A.

“…Semiochemicals play a pivotal role in the location, evaluation, and utilization of hosts by herbivorous insects. Mixtures of host plant-derived compounds are…”
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Efficacy and residual toxicity of chitosan for Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Tohline, Logan I., Stoffolano, John G., Piñero, Jaime C.

“…Chitosan is a naturally derived polymer that has significant potential for use as a bioinsecticide. Despite this, there is a lack of research as to the…”
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Synergistic and additive interactions among components of food‐based baits underlie female fruit fly attraction by Piñero, Jaime C., Souder, Steven K., Vargas, Roger I.

“…Attraction of tephritid fruit flies to some food sources can be enhanced by the presence of ammonia derivatives, compounds that are perceived as volatile cues…”
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Male and Female Tortricid Moth Response to Non-Pheromonal Semiochemicals by Giri, Ajay P., Short, Brent D., Piñero, Jaime C.

“…In eastern North America, apple orchards are often attacked by several species of tortricid moths (Lepidoptera), including Cydia pomonella, Grapholita molesta,…”
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Contrasting Behavioral and Electrophysiological Responses of Eucryptorrhynchus scrobiculatus and E. brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Volatiles Emitted from the Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima by Wen, Xiaojian, Yang, Kailang, Piñero, Jaime C, Wen, Junbao

“…and (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are host-specific pests of (Mill.) Swingle (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae), causing extensive damage to the host. There are no…”
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The 'Botanical Triad': The Presence of Insectary Plants Enhances Natural Enemy Abundance on Trap Crop Plants in an Organic Cabbage Agro-Ecosystem by Shrestha, Binita, Finke, Deborah L, Piñero, Jaime C

“…Habitat manipulation through the incorporation of non-crop plants such as trap crops (to lure pests away from the cash crop) and insectary plants (to provide…”
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Ant attendance and arthropod diversity on elderberry extrafloral nectaries are influenced by plant genotype and pruning method by Piñero, Jaime C., Manandhar, Roshan

“…Plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) serve diverse ecological functions by providing nectar to a broad spectrum of arthropods (e.g., ants, parasitoids)…”
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Farming Practices, Knowledge, and Use of Integrated Pest Management by Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Growers in Missouri by Piñero, Jaime C, Keay, Justin

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Age-dependent response of female melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae), to volatiles emitted from damaged host fruits by Piñero, Jaime C., Souder, Steven K., Cha, Dong H., Collignon, R. Max, Vargas, Roger I.

“…[Display omitted] •We quantified attraction of Zeugodacus cucurbitae to induced host-plant volatiles.•Female age and type of olfactory cues influenced…”
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Behavioral Responses of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to Blends of Synthetic Fruit Volatiles Combined With Isoamyl Acetate and β-Cyclocitral by Bolton, L. Grant, Piñero, Jaime C., Barrett, Bruce A.

“…Baits and lures for trapping and monitoring the invasive vinegar fly Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) are currently derived from…”
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Sodium Chloride Added to Diluted Concord Grape Juice Prior to Fermentation Results in a Highly Attractive Bait for Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) by Piñero, Jaime C., Godoy-Hernandez, Heriberto, Giri, Ajay, Wen, Xiaojian

“…At the interface of behavioral chemical ecology and pest management lays the evaluation of kairomones that can be used for either, monitoring or…”
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Recent Advances in Methyl Eugenol and Cue-Lure Technologies for Fruit Fly Detection, Monitoring, and Control in Hawaii by Vargas, Roger I., Shelly, Todd E., Leblanc, Luc, Piñero, Jaime C.

“…Worldwide, an important aspect of invasive insect pest management is more effective, safer detection and control systems. Phenyl propanoids are attractive to…”
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Response of female melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, to host-associated visual and olfactory stimuli by Piñero, Jaime C, Jácome, Isabel, Vargas, Roger, Prokopy, Ronald J

“…In a series of studies conducted in Hawaii under seminatural conditions, we quantified the response of sexually mature, host-seeking female melon flies,…”
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Building IPM Capacity in Missouri Through Train-the-Trainer Workshops and Effective Partnerships by Piñero, Jaime C, Paul, Kamalendu, Byers, Patrick, Schutter, Jennifer, Becker, Anastasia, Kelly, Debi, Downing, Daniel

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Odor-Baited Trap Trees: A Novel Management Tool for Plum Curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Leskey, Tracy C, Pinero, Jaime C, Prokopy, Ronald J

“…The plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), one of the most important pests of apple (Malus spp.) in eastern and central…”
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Synergistic behavioral responses of female oriental fruit moths (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) to synthetic host plant-derived mixtures are mirrored by odor-evoked calcium activity in their antennal lobes by Piñero, Jaime C., Giovanni Galizia, C., Dorn, Silvia

“…Attraction of many gravid female herbivore insects to suitable host plants is mediated largely by olfactory cues. Behaviorally, synergism among odor mixtures…”
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Multi-year evaluation of an attract-and-kill strategy for apple maggot fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in New England commercial apple orchards by Piñero, Jaime C, Godoy-Hernandez, Heriberto, Leskey, Tracy C

“…Previously developed behavioral approaches for controlling the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae), include attract-and-kill…”
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Evaluation of SPLAT with Spinosad and Methyl Eugenol or Cue-Lure for “Attract-and-Kill” of Oriental and Melon Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii by Vargas, Roger I., Stark, John D., Hertlein, Mark, Mafra Neto, Agenor, Coler, Reginald, Piñero, Jaime C.

“…Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT) methyl eugenol (ME) and cue-lure (C-L) 'attract-and-kill' sprayable formulations containing…”
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Sublethal Effects of Abamectin on the Development, Reproduction, Detoxification Enzyme Activity, and Related Gene Expression of the Oriental Fruit Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Su, Sha, Jian, Chengzhi, Zhang, Xiaohe, Fang, Sensen, Peng, Xiong, Piñero, Jaime C, Chen, Maohua

“…Grapholita molesta is one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. Abamectin is a biological pesticide frequently used to control fruit borers like G…”
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