ReviewInsects2025
Economically Important Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Ghana and Their Regulatory Pest Management.
Review in Insects, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Terpenes and Phenylpropanoids with Potent Toxicity on Two Tephritid Fruit Flies and Reduced Impact to a Non-Target Parasitoid.Insects · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Local Food Baits for Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique.Insects · 2026Article
- Effect of male age at the time of irradiation on the sexual performance of sterile Ceratitis capitata males: insights from remating female offspring.Insect science · 2026Article
- Biomass and Extracts of Metarhizium robertsii MT008 as Potential Biopesticides for Controlling the Fruit Fly Anastrepha obliqua.Neotropical entomology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tephritid fruit flies are serious pests of Ghana's numerous economically important fruits and vegetables. Their damages include rotting, premature ripening, and dropping of fruits, which lead to severe production losses, reduction in export volumes, trade restrictions, and other health implications when infested fruits are consumed. Due to the activities of these pests, less than 10% of fruits (especially mango) and vegetables produced are exported, and more than 60% of them end up in waste yearly. With current regulatory measures, Ghana has made significant progress in managing fruit flies, especially after the European Union (EU) ban in 2015. However, the pests remain problematic in the sub-region. A more coordinated nationwide approach and investments in postharvest treatment facilities are anticipated to help reduce pest populations, increase trading volumes and incomes, increase access to other markets, including the United States, and boost Ghana's economy. It is estimated that for every US$1 invested in managing fruit flies, the return on investment is US$93.
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