ABSTRACT
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................115 General Terms for Describing Microbe–Tephritid Interactions....................................................116 Background: Exposure, Acquisition, and Transmission................................................................116 Bacteria in the Life History of Tephritids: A Link to Nitrogen Provisioning and Other Metabolic Activities.......................................................................................................118 Attraction of Tephritids to Odors of Bacteria or Odors Produced by Bacteria............................119 Tephritid–Microbe–Plant Interactions ...........................................................................................120 Tephritids and Internal Extracellular Bacteria...............................................................................121 BioÞlms within Digestive and Reproductive Organs and Tephritids............................................121 Microoganisms as Potential Biocontrol Agents of Tephritids.......................................................123 Use of Probiotics in Mass-Rearing Programs and Sterile Insect Technique ................................124 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................124 Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................125 References ......................................................................................................................................125
Members of the family Tephritidae include some of the world’s most devastating agricultural pests such as
