Insights into the Interaction between the Monophagous Tephritid Fly Anastrepha acris and its Highly Toxic Host Hippomane mancinella (Euphorbiaceae)

Despite their enormous economic importance and the fact that there are almost 5000 tephritid (Diptera) species, fruit fly - host plant interactions are poorly understood from a chemical perspective. We analyzed the interactions among Anastrepha acris (a little studied monophagous tephritid) and its highly toxic host plant Hippomane mancinella from chemical, ecological and experimental perspectives, and also searched for toxicants from H....