Tephritid Workers Database

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The Tephritid Workers Database[1] is a web based database collecting and sharing information on tephritid fruit flies, one of the most economically important group of insect species that threaten fruit and vegetable production and trade worldwide (McPheron & Steck 1996) [2]. Because these species are increasingly becoming important, a tremendous amount of information is made available each year: new technologies developed, new information on their biology and ecology; new control methods made available, new species identified, new outbreaks recorded and new operational control programmes launched.

Tephritid Workers Database was developed by a group of tephritid fruit fly workers, with the support of the Insect Pest Control Section of the Joint FAO/International Atomic Energy Agency programme[3] to allow each Tephritid fruit fly workers worldwide to keep up-to-date on the most recent developments and providing an easily accessible and always available resource.

In the past, a newsletter with information on fruit fly workers was issued annually under the auspices of the International Organisation of Biological Control (IOBC)[4]. This newsletter is now defunct. The Tephritid Workers Database is self-maintained by the participants and its development depends on the active contribution of the members.

Launched on May 2004 on the internet, the TWD database has now more than 720 members from 86 countries and is sponsoring or hosting websites of other regional fruit fly working groups [5].

Previous symposiums of the international fruit fly workers:

Initiated in 1982 at the First International Symposium held in Athens, the quadrennial fruit fly symposium for the international fruit fly workers is being well established now with a large number of scientists from all over the world attending the symposium.

• The First International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Athens, Greece, November 16-19, 1982.

• The Second International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Crete, Greece, 16 - 21 September 1986.

• The Third International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Antigua, Guatemala, 14 – 20 October 1990.

• The Fourth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Sand Key, Florida, USA, 5 – 10 June 1994.

• The Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Penang, Malaysia, 1 – 5 June 1998.

• The Sixth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 6 – 10 May 2002.

• The Seventh International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 10 – 15 September 2006 [6].

References

• Cavalloro, R. (ed.) (1983). Fruit flies of economic importance. Proceedings of the CEC/IOBC International Symposium, Athens, Greece, November 16-19, 1982. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema. 656 p. ISBN 9061915031
• Cavalloro, R. (ed.) (1986). Fruit Flies of Economic Importance 84: Proceedings of the Cec/Iobc AD Hoc Meeting , Held in Hamburg, on 23rd August 1984. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema. 224p. ISBN 9061916364
• Economopoulos, A. P. (ed.) (1987). Fruit flies: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importanc, September 16-21, 1986, Colymbari, Crete, Greece. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers (distributors). 590 p. ISBN 0444989463
• Cavalloro, R. (ed.) (1989). Fruit flies of economic importance 87. Proceedings of the CEC/IOBC International Symposium, Rome, April 7-10 1987. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema. 640 p. ISBN 9061918693
• Robinson, A. S. & Hooper, G. (eds.) (1989). Fruit flies. Their biology, natural enemies, and control, Vol. 3(B). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Ltd. 448 p. ISBN 0444427503
• White, I. M. & Elson-Harris, M. (1992). Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. London: International Institute of Entomology. 601 p. ISBN 0851987907
• Aluja, S. M. & Liedo, P.F. (eds.) (1993). Fruit flies: Biology and management. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, October 14-20, 1990, Antigua Guatemala. New York: Springer-Verlag. 492 p. ISBN 0387979050
• McPheron, B.A. & Steck G.J. (eds.) (1996). Fruit Fly Pests: A World Assessment of Their Biology and Management. Boca Raton: St. Lucie Press. 586 p. ISBN 1574440144
• Tan, K.-H. (ed.) (2000). Area-Wide Control of Fruit Flies and Other Pests. Joint Proceedings of the International Conference in Area-Wide Control of Insects Pests and the Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, both held in June 1998 in Penang, Malaysia. Pulau Penang: Penerbit Universiti Sains. 782 p. ISBN 9838611956
• Barnes, N. B. (ed.) (2004). Proceedings of the 6th International Fruit Fly Symposium, May 6-10, 2002, Stellenbosch, South Africa: Isteg Scientific Publications. 512 p. ISBN 1868492982