Carabid beetles as natural antagonists of the olive fly Bactrocera oleae Rossi 1790
Journal: Archive of Doctoral Theses and Digital Collections (University of Calabria)
Year: 2014

The olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) infests most olive-growing countries of the world.The larvae feed on olive fruits and many mechanisms of control have been developed against this pest, including chemical spraying and biological methods (as parasitoid wasps).Carabid beetles are found in a variety of olive groves, although their impact on the food web and on olive pests is poorly known.Most olive fly larvae pupate on the ground underneath the trees, where they are vulnerable to many ground predato