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Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Taxonomy and Systematics of African Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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    Chapter 2 Identification Tools for African Frugivorous Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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    Chapter 3 Population Genetics of African Frugivorous Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae): Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
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    Chapter 4 Role of Microsatellite Markers in Molecular Population Genetics of Fruit Flies with Emphasis on the Bactrocera dorsalis Invasion of Africa
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    Chapter 5 Fruit Fly Species Composition, Distribution and Host Plants with Emphasis on Mango-Infesting Species
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    Chapter 6 Fruit Fly Species Composition, Distribution and Host Plants with Emphasis on Vegetable-Infesting Species
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    Chapter 7 Exotic Invasive Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): In and Out of Africa
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    Chapter 8 Feeding and Mating Behaviour of African Fruit Flies
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    Chapter 9 Chemical Ecology of African Tephritid Fruit Flies
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    Chapter 10 Fruit Fly Nutrition, Rearing and Quality Control
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    Chapter 11 The Ontological Modelling of Fruit Fly Control and Management Knowledge
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    Chapter 12 Detection and Monitoring of Fruit Flies in Africa
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    Chapter 13 Baiting and Male Annihilation Techniques for Fruit Fly Suppression in Africa
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    Chapter 14 Waste Brewer’s Yeast as an Alternative Source of Protein for Use as a Bait in the Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies
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    Chapter 15 Development and Application of Mycoinsecticides for the Management of Fruit Flies in Africa
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    Chapter 16 In and Out of Africa: Parasitoids Used for Biological Control of Fruit Flies
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    Chapter 17 From Behavioural Studies to Field Application: Improving Biological Control Strategies by Integrating Laboratory Results into Field Experiments
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    Chapter 18 The Use of Weaver Ants in the Management of Fruit Flies in Africa
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    Chapter 19 Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Fruit Fly Control – The South African Experience
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    Chapter 20 Cold and Heat Treatment Technologies for Post-harvest Control of Fruit Flies in Africa
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    Chapter 21 Photographs of Some Native and Exotic Fruit Fly Species in Africa and Their Parasitoids
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    Chapter 22 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies – Case Studies from Uganda
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    Chapter 23 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies – Case Studies from Tanzania
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    Chapter 24 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies – Case Studies from Mozambique
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    Chapter 25 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies: Case Studies from Nigeria
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    Chapter 26 Release, Establishment and Spread of the Natural Enemy Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for Control of the Invasive Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Benin, West Africa
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    Chapter 27 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies: Case Studies from Ghana
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    Chapter 28 Integrated Management of Fruit Flies: Case Studies from the Indian Ocean Islands
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    Chapter 29 Area-Wide Management of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii
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    Chapter 30 Management of Fruit Flies in Mexico
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    Chapter 31 Overview of the Programme to Eradicate Bactrocera carambolae in South America
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    Chapter 32 Systems Approaches for Managing the Phytosanitary Risk of Trading in Commodities that are Hosts of Fruit Flies
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    Chapter 33 Economic Impact of Integrated Pest Management Strategies for the Suppression of Mango-Infesting Fruit Fly Species in Africa
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    Chapter 34 Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives
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Title
Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture
Published by
Springer International Publishing, January 2016
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43226-7
ISBNs
978-3-31-943224-3, 978-3-31-943226-7
Editors

Sunday Ekesi, Samira Mohamed, Marc Meyer

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Unknown 114 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 23%
Researcher 22 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 12%
Student > Bachelor 8 7%
Student > Postgraduate 7 6%
Other 10 9%
Unknown 27 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 59 52%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 6%
Chemistry 4 4%
Environmental Science 3 3%
Engineering 2 2%
Other 9 8%
Unknown 30 26%