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

Editors:S. Ekesi, S.A. Mohamed & M. De Meyer

• 1. Taxonomy and systematics of African fruit flies.- 2. Identification tools for African frugivorous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).- 3. Population genetics of African frugivorous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): current knowledge and future perspectives.- 4. Role of microsatellite markers in molecular population genetics of fruit flies with emphasis on the Bactrocera dorsalis invasion of Africa.- 5. Fruit fly species composition, distribution and host plants with emphasis on mango-infesting species.- 6. Fruit fly species composition, distribution and host plants with emphasis on vegetable-infesting species.- 7. Exotic invasive fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): in and out of Africa.- 8. Feeding and mating behaviour of African fruit flies.- 9. Chemical ecology of African tephritid fruit flies.- 10. Fruit fly nutrition, rearing and quality control.- 11. The ontological modelling of fruit fly control and management knowledge.- 12.- Detection and monitoring of fruit flies in Africa.- 13. Baiting and male annihilation techniques for fruit fly suppression in African.- 14. Waste brewer’s yeast as an alternative source of protein for use as a bait in the management of tephritid fruit flies.- 15. Development and application of mycoinsecticides for the management of fruit flies in Africa.- 16. In and out of Africa: Parasitoids used for biological control of fruit flies.- 17. From behavioural studies to field application: improving biological control strategies by integrating laboratory results into field experiments.- 18. The use of weaver ants in the management of fruit flies in Africa.- 19. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for fruit fly control – The South African experience.- 20. Cold and heat treatment technologies for post-harvest control of fruit flies in Africa.-21. Photographs of some native and exotic fruit fly species in Africa and their parasitoids.- 22. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from Uganda.- 23. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from Tanzania.- 24. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from Mozambique.- 25. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from Nigeria.- 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.- 27. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from Ghana.- 28. Integrated management of fruit flies – case studies from the Indian Ocean Islands.- 29. Area-wide management of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii.- 30. Management of fruit flies in Mexico.- 31. Overview of the programme to eradicate Bactrocera carambolae in South America.- 32. Systems approaches for managing the phytosanitary risk of trading in commodities that are hosts of fruit flies.- 33. Economic impact of integrated pest management strategies for the suppression of mango-infesting fruit fly species in Africa.- 34. Lessons learnt and future perspectives.