A sweet tooth makes a fly a pest

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Mar 15:S0169-5347(24)00058-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe major insect pest of soft and stone fruits, the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, has evolved a greater preference for laying eggs on ripe fruits over fermented ones. In a recent study, Cavey et al. found that higher responsiveness to low sugar concentrations has had an important role in this evolutionary shift in egg-laying behavior.PMID:38493056 | DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.002
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