Urban Spitaler

Yeast species affects feeding and fitness of Drosophila suzukii adults

Urban Spitaler, Flavia Bianchi, Daniela Eisenstecken et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 2020 · 37 citations · Full text

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Behavioral manipulation of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> for pest control: high attraction to yeast enhances insecticide efficacy when applied on leaves

Guillermo Rehermann, Urban Spitaler, Karolina Sahle et al. · Pest Management Science · 2021 · 31 citations · Full text

Persistence of a Yeast-Based (Hanseniaspora uvarum) Attract-and-Kill Formulation against Drosophila suzukii on Grape Leaves

Flavia Bianchi, Urban Spitaler, Irene Castellan et al. · Insects · 2020 · 20 citations · Full text

Field and greenhouse application of an attract‐and‐kill formulation based on the yeast <i>Hanseniaspora uvarum</i> and the insecticide spinosad to control <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> in grapes

Urban Spitaler, Carlo S Cossu, Lorenz Delle Donne et al. · Pest Management Science · 2021 · 20 citations · Full text

Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture

Crispus M. Mbaluto, Pascal M. Ayelo, Alexandra G. Duffy et al. · Arthropod-Plant Interactions · 2020 · 19 citations · Full text