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Aug 2026
No single host is optimal: effects of fruit species on development and adult performance in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Many phytophagous insects develop within discrete and non-renewable resources, such as fruits, making host choice a critical determinant of offspring performance. In tephritid fruit flies, host fruit quality can strongly influence development, survival, and adult reproductive traits, yet no single host may optimize all...
Franco Pacelli, M. J. Ruiz, F. Devescovi et al.
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