The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae)

Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Genetics Section, Genetics Laboratory Master’s Thesis: Genetic Structure and Differentiation of Natural Populations of the Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae. Postgraduate Programme in ‘Biotechnology and Applications in Agriculture’ Vasiliki Androutsopoulou, Athens, November 2011 Abstract In the present study, natural populations of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, using the starch gel electrophoresis method, with the aim of detecting polymorphism in four enzymes, encoded by four corresponding genes, which are of particular significance and interest for the genetics, morphology and physiology of the olive fruit fly. The results of the study could prove ... Read more

M. Koukidou1*†, A. Klinakis1*†‡, C. Reboulakis§, L. Zagoraiou*†¶, N. Tavernarakis*, I. Livadaras*, A. Economopoulos§ and C. Savakis*† *Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; †Medical School and §Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece Abstract The olive fruit fly (olive fly) Bactrocera oleae (Dacus), recently introduced in North America, is the most destructive pest of olives worldwide. The lack of an efficient gene transfer technology for olive fly has hampered molecular analysis, as well as development of genetic techniques for its control. We have developed a Minos-based transposon vector carrying a self- ... Read more