Abstract
This chapter concentrates on three pestiferous Anastrepha species considered highly polyphagous and identified as potential exotic invaders: A. ludens, A. obliqua and A. grandis. It provides a comprehensive overview of the published information on these three species to aid further research efforts and to facilitate decision-making processes in the areas of management and regulatory entomology. Emphasis is given on recent studies of behaviour, especially those related to oviposition and host selection (and use), life history (including variation on the duration of larval development according to type of host), ecology and population dynamics. This review also discusses traditional control methods such as field sanitation, chemical and biological control, sterile insect technique, more recent efforts on biorational management and use of new tools. Short- and long-term research needs are considered.