Innovative Smartphone App Helps Identify Fruit Flies of Major Economic Significance in EU and Africa

摘要

The European research project FF-EPM,In-silico boosted,pest prevention,and off-season focused IPM against new and emerging fruit flies('OFF-Season'),targets three highly polyphagous fruit fly species(Tephritidae)that cause devastating losses in the fresh fruit producing industry,the Mediterranean fruit fly(Cerotitis capitata),the Oriental fruit fly(Bactrocera dorsalis)and the peach fruit fly(B.zonata).These pests pose an imminent threat to European horticulture.