Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata最新文献

{"title":"Effects of Cold Storage Duration and Pupal Age on Eclosion, Fitness, and Progeny Performance in the Predatory Midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza","authors":"Xiong Wang,&nbsp;Xiu-Lian Wei,&nbsp;Xiu-Xian Shen,&nbsp;Hong-Quan Sun,&nbsp;Zhi-Gang Lu,&nbsp;Chun-Yang Huang,&nbsp;Xiao-Fei Yu,&nbsp;Mao-Fa Yang","doi":"10.1111/eea.70153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70153","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Aphidoletes aphidimyza</i> (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is an important predatory midge and one of the key agents employed in the augmentative biological control of aphids, which are major pests of many crops globally. In this study, we evaluated the effects of cold storage duration (7, 14, 21, and 28 days at 8°C) and pupal age (1–7 days) on this predatory midge. Following cold storage, we assessed eclosion timing and rate, adult longevity, and fecundity, as well as egg hatching rate and larval predation capacity of the progeny. Both pupal age and storage duration significantly affected eclosion. Pupae aged 3–5 days maintained eclosion rates above 80% under storage for ≤ 14 days, whereas storage beyond 21 days markedly reduced both eclosion and adult longevity. In particular, eclosion rates of 6–7-day-old pupae fell below 30%, and adults completely lost oviposition ability after 28 days of storage. Adult longevity declined with prolonged storage but remained unchanged within the first 7 days. Fecundity was significantly reduced when storage exceeded 21 days, irrespective of pupal age, whereas the egg hatching rate of the progeny was unaffected by either factor. Additionally, storage for up to 14 days had no significant impact on predation capacity across pupal ages, although certain age–duration combinations resulted in significant decreases. Overall, using 3–5-day-old pupae stored at 8°C for no more than 14 days ensured high eclosion rates and adult fitness while preserving progeny predation capacity. These findings provide key technical parameters to support the commercial production and field application of <i>A. aphidimyza</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 10","pages":"1219-1228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of Beauveria bassiana: Effects on Population Growth Rates in Ceratitis capitata","authors":"Salvador Flores,&nbsp;Sergio E. Campos,&nbsp;Pablo Liedo,&nbsp;Milton Rasgado,&nbsp;Antonio Villaseñor,&nbsp;Walther R. Enkerlin,&nbsp;Pablo Montoya,&nbsp;Jorge Toledo","doi":"10.1111/eea.70144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70144","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The use of sterile insects as vectors of <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) conidia can be a successful strategy for controlling several fruit fly species. The fungal infection can last 3 or 4 days in sterile males before killing them, but infected wild females will experience reduced offspring production throughout their lifespan before dying, which represents an additional suppression factor in the pest population. Our objective here was to determine the effect of the density of sterile medfly (<i>Ceratitis capitata</i>, Wied.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) males inoculated with <i>B. bassiana</i> on the transmission to wild males and females, and the impact on the growth rate of the target population. The study was carried out in medfly-infested coffee areas in Guatemala under semi-field conditions. We used wild medfly adults that emerged from larvae collected from infested coffee berries and sterile males of the Temperature-Sensitive Lethal (TSL) strain provided by the Moscamed facility located in Metapa de Domiguez, Chiapas, Mexico. We tested the performance of different proportions of sterile males inoculated with conidia of the <i>B. bassiana</i> strain AES (Agrícola El Sol) in competition with wild males to obtain matings with wild females. Offspring was obtained by exposing guava fruits as hosts and fecundity was determined during 10 consecutive days. Sexual competitiveness was not affected in treated sterile males during the first 3 days. Horizontal transmission to wild females and males was 73.6% and 70.8%, respectively. Fecundity was reduced by 27.4% in wild females from treatments with inoculated sterile males compared to wild females from treatments with non-inoculated sterile males. However, egg hatching was 33.6% higher in treatments with inoculated sterile males. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) boosted with <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> conidia was effective in reducing the progeny of <i>Ceratitis capitata</i> and its efficacy was directly related to the sterile: fertile male ratio. This reduction resulted from the direct effect of increasing mortality and reducing fertility during the infection process.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 10","pages":"1188-1197"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BumbleBEEP: A Sensor System for Bumblebee Colony Monitoring","authors":"Nynke Blömer,&nbsp;Matteo Redana,&nbsp;Sarah B. Scott,&nbsp;Pim van Gennip,&nbsp;Marten Schoonman,&nbsp;Lynn V. Dicks","doi":"10.1111/eea.70154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70154","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bumblebees (Apidae: <i>Bombus</i>) are important pollinators, yet population declines of bumblebees have been recorded in many parts of the world. Colony-level responses to environmental stressors are key to understanding bumblebee declines. Monitoring bumblebee colonies in the field is labour intensive. We present an automated bumblebee colony monitoring system adapted from an existing honeybee colony sensor system that records temperature, weight, and audio data. We demonstrate three different colony metrics from the sensor data: colony growth and activity, thermoregulatory ability, and lagged responses to temperature. The BumbleBEEP can be applied in the field and provide insights into colony responses to external stressors such as climate. It could also be applied in lab settings for ecotoxicological testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 10","pages":"1268-1274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Foraging Egg Parasitoids Benefit From the Presence of Potential Competitors","authors":"Prabitha Mohan,&nbsp;Vanshika Pal,&nbsp;Abhyudai Singh,&nbsp;Saskya van Nouhuys","doi":"10.1111/eea.70120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70120","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Competition is generally considered a negative interaction that lowers the fitness of individuals. Studies of competition and fitness traits in parasitoids have primarily focused on interference competition, with less attention paid to parasitoids under exploitative competition. Theoretical studies predict that interference competition will decrease the resource utilisation by parasitoids, while exploitative competition will not. In our study, we investigated the impact of intraspecific exploitative competition among parasitoids on fitness traits, including resource utilisation, the percentage of offspring that emerged from parasitised eggs, and the percentage of female offspring produced from parasitised eggs. We investigated whether these fitness traits were influenced by the presence of conspecific foraging females, as well as by parasitoid and resource densities. Since we were studying the effect of exploitative competition, we used a non-aggressive egg parasitoid, <i>Trichogramma chilonis</i>. The host was the stored grain pest, <i>Corcyra cephalonica</i>. We found that <i>T. chilonis</i> resource utilisation increased in the presence of conspecifics. However, the density of those conspecifics and the resource density did not affect resource utilisation. The presence of conspecific foraging females did not affect the rate of offspring survival. However, at a lower resource density, offspring survival was higher than under resource-abundant conditions. We explored this counterintuitive pattern using a simple mathematical model, which shows that superparasitism, occurring at low host density, can lead to high emergence. This is because, given only some progeny survive, the chance of parasitoid emergence increases with the number of eggs laid in the host. The secondary sex ratio of the progeny was unaffected by the presence of conspecifics or by parasitoid or resource densities. We conclude that for <i>T. chilonis</i>, the presence of competitors has a positive effect. Its high performance under competitive conditions may contribute to its efficiency as a biological control agent.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"1063-1074"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A High-Resolution Method Using Individual Females to Assess the Competitiveness of Sterile Drosophila suzukii Males Under Semi-Controlled Conditions","authors":"Robin Guilhot,&nbsp;Liqiong Zhang,&nbsp;Keke Gembinsky,&nbsp;Yeudiel Gómez-Simuta,&nbsp;Carlos Cáceres,&nbsp;Teresa Vera,&nbsp;Simon Fellous","doi":"10.1111/eea.70134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70134","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a species-specific method used to manage insect pest populations. It relies on the repeated releases of sterile insects, their mating with wild females and the following reduction of egg viability. The SIT efficacy depends on the sexual performance of the released insects, which varies with insects' intrinsic properties as well as production and irradiation conditions. Identifying and addressing insect quality issues is therefore paramount. In this study, we focused on the development and validation of a novel method for assessing the sexual competitiveness of sterile mass-reared males of the fruit pest <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> Matsumura, 1931 (Diptera). This method is based on sterile males competing with fertile males in mesh cages containing fertile females under semi-controlled conditions. After 24 h, females were isolated individually and the viability of their progeny assessed. We illustrate the use of this procedure by comparing the competitiveness of different <i>D. suzukii</i> populations, from the laboratory, from the field and after refreshing the genetic diversity of a laboratory strain. Our assay further showed that sterile mass-reared males from two different colonies were equally sexually competitive as wild type males under semi-controlled conditions. These results were also supported by a mating test. The procedure presented here may contribute to the development of <i>D. suzukii</i> SIT by facilitating the assessment of insect quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"1011-1021"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70134","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diversity of the Microbiomes in the Larval and Adult Stages of the European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) and Identification of Potential Biocontrol Candidate Taxa","authors":"Mahdi N. Al-Shammaa,&nbsp;Saber Delpasand Khabbazi,&nbsp;Remziye Nalcacioglu,&nbsp;Ismail Demir,&nbsp;Durdane Yanar,&nbsp;Zihni Demirbag","doi":"10.1111/eea.70127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70127","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The cherry fruit fly (<i>Rhagoletis cerasi</i>) is a significant pest of cherries (<i>Prunus avium</i>) worldwide, causing fruit discoloration, rotting, and premature drop, with damage exceeding 80% in heavily infested areas. Traditional control methods, such as the use of chemical pesticides and cultural management, face limitations, including environmental risks, high costs, and the development of resistance. The insect microbiome plays an important role in enabling insects to survive under both normal and stressful environmental conditions. Beneficial microbes support nutrition, vitamin synthesis, and defense against pathogens, whereas pathogenic or imbalanced microbes can impair development, reproduction, and disease resistance. However, much remains unknown about the microbiome of <i>R. cerasi</i>. To address this knowledge gap, this study employed metatranscriptomics to profile and compare the microbiome of <i>R. cerasi</i> in both larval and adult stages. DNA- and RNA-based microorganisms were identified, including candidate microbial taxa previously reported as insect-associated or insecticidal in other insect systems. Analysis of 317 individuals, including larvae and adults, revealed striking differences in microbial composition across developmental stages. Among the assembled non-host transcripts, 57.8% were classified as microbial in adults, compared to only 6.39% in larvae. The most abundant candidate bacterial taxa with reported insecticidal/entomopathogenic associations in other insect systems included <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i>, <i>Serratia entomophila</i>, <i>Serratia proteamaculans</i>, <i>Lysinibacillus sphaericus</i>, <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>, and <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp., along with additional insect-associated taxa such as <i>Enterococcus gallinarum</i> and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>. In addition, the intracellular endosymbiont <i>Wolbachia</i> was abundant across life stages, consistent with its well-known association with <i>R. cerasi</i> and its potential relevance to reproduction-based control strategies. This study provides the first detailed characterization of the <i>R. cerasi</i> microbiome, highlighting stage-specific differences in microbial composition and identifying potential candidates for biocontrol strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"999-1010"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70127","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Fly in the Ointment? Non-Target Fly Pest Benefits From Reduction in Ivermectin During Targeted Selective Treatment","authors":"Megan J. Lewis,&nbsp;Raphael K. Didham,&nbsp;Jacob D. Berson,&nbsp;Theodore A. Evans","doi":"10.1111/eea.70133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Broad-scale anthelmintic use against gastrointestinal nematodes in livestock can lead to genetic resistance in nematodes and detrimentally affect non-target organisms. The targeted selective treatment (TST) of vulnerable or infected livestock allows susceptible nematodes to persist in anthelmintic-free dung refuges, slowing genetic resistance development. However, few studies have examined TST effects on non-target dung fauna, especially when these species are also pests. We measured the survival and reproductive output of the Australian bush fly, <i>Musca vetustissima</i>, under controlled conditions at five TST levels (increasing proportion of untreated dung pats: 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00) and an ivermectin concentration of 125 ppb in treated pats. We used generalised linear mixed models to test for lethal effects of ivermectin exposure on F0 generation adults, the number of F1 pupae produced, F1 adult emergence and offspring sex ratio. Mortality of F0 adults did not differ significantly between TST levels. However, at intermediate and low TST levels, there was a reduction of 77%–78% in F1 pupae produced. When all dung pats contained ivermectin (TST = 0.00), no pupae developed. The proportion of F1 adults emerging from pupae was the same at all TST levels (ca. 80%–90% emerging), suggesting lethal effects of ivermectin occurred prior to pupal development. Anthelmintic-free TST refuges could benefit bush fly populations. However, similar to the case for gastrointestinal nematodes, maintaining a refuge of susceptible individuals could also reduce the risk of genetic resistance evolving in bush fly populations. Investigating TST effects on other non-target species is essential to ensure a successful integrated approach to gastrointestinal nematode management.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"1022-1032"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70133","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative Study of Laboratory Diets for Piophila casei: Beneficial Effects of Infant Formula Supplementation","authors":"Diletta Missere,&nbsp;Maria Luisa Dindo,&nbsp;Antonio Martini,&nbsp;Alberto Lanzoni","doi":"10.1111/eea.70140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70140","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In integrated pest management (IPM), the mass rearing of insects is crucial for applications in agriculture and stored-product protection. The use of artificial diets for insect rearing enables control over insect quality, ensures a continuous insect supply, and provides logistical advantages. However, optimized diets are still lacking for the hosts of parasitoids used in the biological control of stored product pests, such as <i>Piophila casei</i> Linnaeus (Diptera: Piophilidae). In previous research, fly development was obtained using a whole powder milk-based artificial diet. However, a comprehensive evaluation of this diet's efficacy in sustaining feeding, development, growth, and reproduction across continuous generations had not yet been conducted. To fill this gap, this study aimed to investigate the effect of a diet based on infant formula on the development time, longevity, fecundity, and population growth parameters of <i>P. casei</i>, compared to the whole powder milk diet and to dry-cured ham. The results indicate that dry-cured ham (which is protein-rich) accelerated development, while the infant formula-based diet (which is carbohydrate-rich) enhanced longevity and improved population growth parameters. Among the artificial diets, the infant formula-based diet was the most effective in maximizing the number of individuals, making it suitable to produce <i>P. casei</i> as a host for parasitoid rearing, whereas the whole powder milk diet showed the poorest performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"1033-1041"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70140","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Chemical Communication and Monitoring of Sitophilus zeamais Is Robust to Deviations in Temperature","authors":"Matthew C. Hetherington,&nbsp;Jennifer Abshire,&nbsp;Alison R. Gerken,&nbsp;William R. Morrison III","doi":"10.1111/eea.70135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70135","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stored product environments represent highly heterogeneous environments, with ambient temperature varying considerably between office space, milling floors, and bulk storage bins. Temperature is known to influence the assemblage of pests encountered across these environments, but the degree to which temperature influences stored product insect pheromonal communication pathways and semiochemical-based monitoring programs remains unknown. To address this knowledge gap, we compared the volatile emissions of three strains of <i>Sitophilus zeamais</i> Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) reared at 28°C, 32°C, and 36°C, that is, a range spanning optimal and supra-optimal temperatures for <i>S. zeamais</i>. The overall volatile profiles derived from cohorts of 20 mixed-sex individuals were similar across strain and temperature regime, as was the emission rate of the aggregation pheromone, sitophilure ([4<i>S</i>,5<i>R</i>]-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-heptanone), suggesting that thermal stress has a limited effect on chemical communication in <i>S. zeamais</i>. Additionally, we examined how incubation at 28°C, 32°C, and 36°C influenced the emission rate of sitophilure from and <i>S. zeamais</i> attraction to commercial monitoring lures over 14 days. While lures incubated at 36°C emitted sitophilure at 4-fold lower rates than those incubated at 28°C or 32°C after 7 days, lure efficacy was similar across temperature regimes. These findings suggest that both chemical communication and semiochemical-based monitoring of <i>S. zeamais</i> are relatively robust to variation in ambient temperature.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"1098-1107"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anastrepha grandis: Distribution, Host Plants, and Management—A Review","authors":"Liz Maria Matilde Duarte,&nbsp;Manoel Araécio Uchoa,&nbsp;Isaias de Oliveira","doi":"10.1111/eea.70124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Anastrepha grandis</i> (Macquart, 1846) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the primary pests of Cucurbitaceae in the Americas, causing direct damage to agricultural production and being of major quarantine importance. Despite its economic importance, no comprehensive review has yet consolidated information on its geographic distribution, host plants, and management strategies, which limits the identification of knowledge gaps and the development of integrated pest management. Although several studies have addressed the biology, behavior, and management of <i>A. grandis</i>, this information remains scattered and fragmented across the literature, indicating the need for a systematized and critical synthesis. The objective of this review was to synthesize the main scientific findings on <i>A. grandis</i>, with emphasis on its geographic distribution, host plant associations, and population management strategies. This integrative review, conducted using systematized criteria, compiles, organizes, and critically analyzes 53 studies published between 1988 and 2025, revealing a marked increase in scientific output from 2014 onward. The species exhibits a well-established distribution in South America, with most records concentrated in Brazil, particularly in the Southeast and Central-West regions. Sixteen host plant species have been reported in the literature, most of which belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. Reported management strategies mainly include the use of baited traps with attractants or other semiochemicals, the application of selective insecticides, quarantine treatments (gamma irradiation and cold treatment), and integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. Nevertheless, significant challenges persist, especially regarding early detection during crop establishment, the delimitation of pest-free areas, and the projection of potential range expansion under climate change scenarios. Overall, this review fills an important knowledge gap and provides a foundation for more effective and sustainable management strategies, while guiding future research aimed at mitigating the impacts of this pest species on regional and international agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":11741,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata","volume":"174 9","pages":"977-988"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eea.70124","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}