Influence of host fruit species of medfly Ceratitis capitata on the parasitism level of Aganaspis daci.

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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BIODIVERSITY AND POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF FRUIT FLY (Diptera: Tephritidae) IN DOMESTIC ORCHARDS OF PARAÍBA STATE, BRAZIL

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252021v34n125rc ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 242-248

Author(s):

JOÁLISSON GONÇALVES DA SILVA ◽

CARLOS HENRIQUE DE BRITO ◽

ROBÉRIO DE OLIVEIRA ◽

ELTON LÚCIO ARAÚJO ◽

KENNEDY SANTOS GONZAGA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Population Distribution ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Diversity Indices ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

High Similarity ◽

Population Frequency ◽

Fruit Species ◽

Anastrepha Fraterculus ◽

Species Being

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to characterize, through faunistic indices, the populations of fruit flies in the Brejo Paraibano microregion and analyze whether these populations are similar to one another. The study was conducted in eight municipalities located in the Agreste Paraibano mesoregion and Brejo Paraibano microregion, Paraíba state, Brazil, where two rural properties of each municipality were selected, georeferenced and identified according to the diversity criterion of fruit species. Each municipality was assumed to have a population of fruit flies with its own characteristics, determined by the faunistic indices of frequency, constancy, dominance, Shannon-Wiener and Margalef diversity indices, as well as evenness. 3.159 specimens of fruit flies were captured, of which 85.57% belonged to the genus Anastrepha and 14.43% to the genus Ceratitis. 11 species of fruit flies were captured in the traps. Anastrepha fraterculus was the most frequent, dominant and constant species, being present in all locations; followed by A. obliqua, A. sororcula and Ceratitis capitata. The studied municipalities have a similarity of 54%, which indicates a high similarity between the areas. Most species captured in the present study occur at low population frequency.

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Nonhost Status of Commercial Sweet Granadilla (Passiflora ligularis) in Peru to Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Anastrepha fraterculus

Journal of Economic Entomology ◽

10.1093/jee/toaa026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 1158-1175

Author(s):

Orlando S Dolores ◽

Javier M Layme ◽

Carlos C Huaynate

Keyword(s):

Development Time ◽

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Oviposition Behavior ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Resistance Mechanisms ◽

Natural Host ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Anastrepha Fraterculus ◽

Fruit Maturity ◽

Host Status

Abstract The host status of sweet granadilla (Passifflora ligularis Juss.) to Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) in Peru was determined. Experiments were conducted in Pasco (Peru) in four different orchards, over 2 yr (2016 and 2017), two orchards per year. Choice (granadilla plus natural host) and no-choice foraging behavior trials were conducted using sleeves under field conditions, and forced infestation was examined in laboratory cages, with five females per fruit. The development time of C. capitata was determined, and the oviposition behavior of C. capitata and A. fraterculus was examined. Three fruit maturity stages of intact (n = 1,320) and punctured (n = 1,320) granadilla fruits were examined. Adult C. capitata (n = 4,418) and A. fraterculus (n = 2,484) were trapped in the orchards, and commercial granadilla fruits (n = 1,940) sampled and dissected. Fruit fly infestation was not found in any intact granadilla fruits. Larvae and pupae were found inside punctured granadilla only in fruits broken after 20 d, and adults only emerged when those pupae were removed from the fruit. Ceratitis capitata development time was longer in punctured granadilla than that in host fruit. In the oviposition test, A. fraterculus and C. capitata did not lay eggs in intact granadilla, and C. capitata laid eggs in punctured fruits but larvae were not found. Because of the resistance mechanisms of the pericarp, commercial fruits of Passiflora ligularis are not a natural host of C. capitata and A. fraterculus in Peru.

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Effect of host fruit, temperature and Wolbachia infection on survival and development of Ceratitis capitata immature stages

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0229727 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. e0229727 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Niki K. Dionysopoulou ◽

Stella A. Papanastasiou ◽

Georgios A. Kyritsis ◽

Nikos T. Papadopoulos

Keyword(s):

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Wolbachia Infection ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Survival And Development

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Effect of Host Fruit Species, Size, and Color on Parasitization of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Environmental Entomology ◽

10.1093/ee/20.5.1469 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 1469-1474 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Jorge L. Leyva ◽

Harold W. Browning ◽

Frank E. Gilstrap

Keyword(s):

Anastrepha Ludens ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Fruit Species ◽

Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata

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Asymmetries in Physiological State as a Possible Cause of Resident Advantage in Contests

Behaviour ◽

10.1163/156853998792913546 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 135 (8) ◽

pp. 1013-1030 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Russell Messing ◽

Daniel Papaj

Keyword(s):

Ceratitis Capitata ◽

Physiological State ◽

Egg Laying ◽

Field Cage ◽

Searching Behaviour ◽

Relative Age ◽

State Variable ◽

Dynamical State ◽

Host Fruit ◽

Possible Cause

AbstractAs is common in defense of resources in many animals, contests on host fruit between female Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata) are generally resolved in favour of the resident individual. Here we offer an interpretation of resident advantage in this species which is derived from a dynamical state-variable perspective on behaviour. We first demonstrated the occurrence of residence advantage. In field-cage assays of freely-foraging and freely-interacting females within a tree bearing host coffee berries, the occurrence of two females on a berry almost always resulted in contests. Approximately half of the contests among females on berries resulted in clear winners; resident females won an overwhelming majority of such contests. Contests tended to occur while the resident fly was currently engaged in egg-laying, either boring into the berry with their ovipositor or marking the berry after laying eggs. Non-residents, by contrast, were uniformly engaged in searching behaviour. We next tested the hypothesis that degree of resident advantage is a function of the degree to which a resident is engaged in egg-laying behaviour just prior to the contest. In experimental manipulations of resident status, which female won depended strongly on what residents were doing at the time contests were initiated. If residents were resting and grooming, non-residents (who were uniformly searching) usually won. If residents were laying eggs or marking the fruit after laying eggs, residents usually won. Only when both residents and non-residents were engaged in searching behaviour did the outcome of a contest not depend on resident status. Finally, we tested the hypothesis that contest outcome is related to the dynamical state of the contestants in terms of their relative age. We staged contests between host-deprived females that differed in age by two weeks, manipulating age independently of resident status. Older females won virtually all contests with younger ones regardless of resident status. In a field-cage assay of freely-foraging flies, older females also engaged in significantly more egg-laying activity. Taken together, these results indicate that older females value a fruit more highly than do younger ones, invest more in defense of that resource and therefore win more contests.

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