Abstract:The variation in co-occurrence between pests may influence spatio-temporal persistence strategies of species, with implications for pest management. The co-occurrence of Anastrepha species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in papaya orchards was investigated in areas at different distances from a native forest reserve in Espírito Santo, Brazil, to investigate positive, negative, or random interactions, understood as potential coexistence, interspecific competition, or neutral interactions, respectively. Data were obtaine… Show more
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