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The Impeccable Timing of the Apple Maggot Fly, <i>Rhagoletis pomonella</i> (Dipetera: Tephritidae), and its Implications for Ecological Speciation

Mattsson, Monte Arthur

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The Population Genetics of the Colonization of the Western United States by the Apple Maggot, Rhagoletis Pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

McPheron, Bruce AlanUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae), is native to eastern North America, but has recently been reported in various parts of the western United States. Larvae of the species infest a variety of fruits, but three hosts are of special interest. Hawthorns (Crataegus) are …

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Effects of anthropogenic change on interactions between North American tephritid flies and their biotic associates

Giers, Corbyn SaoirseUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2020

… fruits as its host. After the introduction of apples, a fruit larger than hawthorn berries, to North America by humans, R. pomonella made a host shift to apples, which provide a partial escape from natural enemies and competitors. Similarly, Z. electa made a host shift from native horsenettle, …

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