Effects of releasing two Diachasmimorpha longicaudata population lines for the control of Ceratitis capitata infesting three key host fruit species

The parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is increasingly being used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Innate and acquired behavioral responses—such as pest host fruit preference—of parasitoids can modulate their efficiency in the field and should be taken into consideration prior to parasitoid species’ selection for mass-rearing. We have assessed the influence of medfly-infested (two infestation ages, 1 and 4-d-old) and uninfested fruit species on host preference and efficiency of D. longicaudata by using a multistep assay including olfactory, laboratory and semi-field trials. We found that D. longicaudata was significantly more attracted to medfly-infested apples for both infestation ages, with the oldest being the most preferred. D. longicaudata exhibited a significant preference among the four fruits tested. The implications of these behavioral responses of D. longicaudata to medfly host fruits and infestation age are discussed in relationship to its use in IPM programs in the Mediterranean basin area.

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Influência da umidade em quatro tipos de solo no desenvolvimento pupal de Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824), Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830), do parasitóide Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmed, 1905) e de Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Lima, 1927.

10.11606/d.11.2008.tde-28072008-161138 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Flavia de Moura Manoel Bento

Keyword(s):

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Anastrepha Fraterculus ◽

Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata

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MOSCAS-DAS-FRUTAS (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) E SEUS PARASITÓIDES EM PLANTAS HOSPEDEIRAS DE TRÊS MUNICÍPIOS DO NORTE DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico ◽

10.1590/1808-1657v76p1952009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 195-204

Author(s):

C.D. Alvarenga ◽

C.A.R. Matrangolo ◽

G.N. Lopes ◽

M.A. Silva ◽

E.N. Lopes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata ◽

Spondias Tuberosa

RESUMO O levantamento das moscas-das-frutas foi por meio de coleta de frutos em áreas rurais e urbanas de Jaíba, Janaúba e Nova Porteirinha, durante 50 meses (maio/1999 a abril/2001 e junho/2002 a julho/2004). Foram amostradas 32 espécies de frutos em 17 famílias, porém foram obtidas moscasdas-frutas em apenas 18 hospedeiros. Foram coletados exemplares de Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) e de oito espécies de Anastrepha: A. fraterculus (Wied.), A. obliqua (Macquart), A. sororcula Zucchi, A. turpiniae Stone, A. zenildae Zucchi, A. pickeli Lima, A. montei Lima e Anastrepha n.sp.3. C. capitata ocorreu principalmente em hospedeiros introduzidos e foi predominante em áreas urbanas. As espécies de Anastrepha predominaram em áreas rurais. Umbu (Spondias tuberosa Arr. Câm.) e goiaba (Psidium guajava L.) foram os hospedeiros mais infestados pelos tefritídeos. Sete espécies de parasitóides foram coletadas: Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti)(mais numeroso), D. fluminensis (Lima), D. brasiliensis (Szépligeti), Opius bellus Gahan., Utetes anastrephae (Viereck), Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) e Aganaspis pelleranoi (Brèthes).

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New records of fruit trees as host for Neosilba species (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) in southeast Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2016-0213 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Laura Jane Gisloti ◽

Manoel A. Uchoa ◽

Angelo Prado

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Native Plant ◽

Native Plant Species ◽

Paulo State ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Fruit Species

Abstract Fruits of thirty-five cultivated native plant species (19 orders and 12 families) were sampled in farms of fruit production from two municipalities of São Paulo state, Brazil (January 2010 to March 2012) to evaluate species diversity of Neosilba flies. Thirty-one species of plants were the host for Neosilba species while four were not infested. Some aspects of the biology and patterns of species diversity, abundance, infestation rates, puparias viability and the interactions among species of frugivorous flies and their host plants were quantified. Seven species of Neosilba were reared: Neosilba bella Strikis & Prado (4 hosts), Neosilba certa (Walker) (4 hosts), Neosilba glaberrima (Wiedemann) (5 hosts), Neosilba inesperata Strikis & Prado (6 hosts) Neosilba pendula (Bezzi) (15 hosts), Neosilba pradoi Strikis & Lerena (8 hosts) and Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine (26 hosts). The association between the lance flies and the host fruit species is discussed.

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Host range and species diversity of Tephritidae of three plant formations in Western Burkina Faso

Bulletin of Entomological Research ◽

10.1017/s0007485320000243 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 110 (6) ◽

pp. 732-742

Author(s):

Issaka Zida ◽

Souleymane Nacro ◽

Rémy Dabiré ◽

Laura Moquet ◽

Hélène Delatte ◽

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Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Host Range ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Bactrocera Dorsalis ◽

Indigenous Plants ◽

New Host ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Fruit Species ◽

Wild Fruit ◽

Western Burkina Faso

AbstractIn Western Burkina Faso, the host range of fruit flies was evaluated in three plant formations between May 2017 and April 2019. Samples of 61 potential hosts were collected and incubated for fruit fly emergence. Twenty-seven hosts including cultivated and wild fruit were identified. Among cultivated fruit species, mango, and guava were the most infested while high infestation incidences were observed in the fruit of the indigenous plants Vitellaria paradoxa, Annona senegalensis, Sarcocephalus latifolius, and Saba senegalensis. Low infestation rates were observed in Anacardium occidentale, Citrus species, Opilia celtidifolia, and Cissus populnea. The highest infestation index (1648.57 flies kg−1) was observed from V. paradoxa. Eleven new host fruit infested with many fruit fly species are reported in Burkina Faso. A total of 18 fruit fly species were reared; Bactrocera dorsalis (42.94%), Ceratitis cosyra (29.93%), and Ceratitis silvestrii (22.33%) dominated those that emerged. Four fruit fly species have been detected for the first time in Burkina Faso. The main suitable fruit hosts are abundant and available from May through August during the rainy season and become rare and have low infestation from November to April during the dry season. This is the first study of its kind in the region. This study shows that the three plant formations had an impact on population dynamics of the three tephritid species of economic importance in Western Burkina Faso. This information should be integrated into the development of a fruit fly pests management strategy.

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Concentration and lethal time of toxic baits based on spinosyns on Ceratitis capitata and Diachasmimorpha longicaudata 1

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical ◽

10.1590/1983-40632018v4852480 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 323-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Morgana Mattiello Baldin ◽

Inana Xavier Schutze ◽

Cléber Antonio Baronio ◽

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia ◽

Marcos Botton

Keyword(s):

Mortality Rate ◽

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Lethal Concentration ◽

Sugarcane Molasses ◽

Time Data ◽

Laboratory Conditions ◽

Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata ◽

Lethal Time ◽

Food Lures

ABSTRACT The use of toxic baits with spinosyns (spinosad and spinetoram), along with the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, is a sustainable alternative for the management of Ceratitis capitata. This study aimed to evaluate the lethal concentration (LC) and lethal time (LT) of spinosad and spinetoram, associated with the food lures sugarcane molasses at 7 %, Biofruit at 3 %, Ceratrap® at 1.5 %, Flyral® at 1.25 %, Isca Samaritá® and Samaritá Tradicional® at 3 %, on C. capitata, under laboratory conditions, as well as their effect, at the concentration of 96 mg L-1, on D. longicaudata. For the lethal time data, mortality was assessed at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 and 96 h after the exposure to the toxic baits. The lowest lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC95), to spinetoram (0.5 mg L-1 and 3.7 mg L-1, respectively) and spinosad (0.8 mg L-1 and 7.8 mg L-1, respectively), corresponded to the association with Samaritá Tradicional® at 3 %. The lowest lethal time (TL50), in hours, for the spinosad insecticide, corresponded to the formulation containing Biofruit at 3 % (6.6), and, to spinetoram, Samaritá Tradicional® at 3 % (7.9). For D. longicaudata, the formulations that caused the lowest mortality corresponded to the association of Biofruit® at 3 % with spinosad (4.7 %) and Samaritá Tradicional® at 3 % with espinetoram (3.5 %). The toxic baits formulated with spinosad and espinetoram, associated with Isca Samaritá® at 3 %, caused a mortality rate of more than 60 % to the parasitoid D. longicaudata.

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