The western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an endemic herbivore of bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hooker) Eaton, but ∼100 years ago established on earlier-fruiting domesticated sweet cherry, Prunus avium (L.) L. Here, we determined if eclosion times of adult R. indifferens from sweet and bitter cherry differ according to the phenology of...

We studied the timing of reproductive maturity of cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), a key pest of sweet and tart cherries in the eastern United States. To determine when cherry fruit fly females become reproductively mature in managed and natural habitats, we deployed traps in sweet and tart cherry orchards and nearby stands of the ancestral host tree, black cherry. Flies were remo...

Tomato is often exposed to diverse abiotic stresses and cold stress one of harsh environmental stresses. Abnormal low temperature affects tomato growth development, leading to, e.g., physiological disorders, flower drops, abnormal fruit morphology, causing a decrease in yield quality. It important identify temperature-(LT) tolerant (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars relying on different types....