Improving Mating Performance of Mass-Reared Sterile Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Through Changes in Adult Holding Conditions: Demography and Mating Competitiveness

Liedo, Pablo; Salgado, Sergio Zamora; Oropeza, A.; Toledo, Jorge

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[33:impoms]2.0.co;2

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“…Similar results were observed by Liedo et al (2007) and Díaz-Fleischer et al (2009), who evaluated cage density under laboratory conditions and found that low densities resulted in individuals with increased mating competitiveness. In the same sense, the highest fl ight ability for A. ludens was obtained in MX screen towers, as they have a larger ventilation area.…”

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Chilled packing systems for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the sterile insect technique

Hernández¹,

Escobar²,

Bravo³

et al. 2010

Neotrop. entomol.

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-We evaluated three packing systems (PARC boxes, "GT" screen towers and "MX" screen towers) for the emergence and sexual maturation of sterile fruit fl ies, at three adult fl y densities (1, 1.2 and 1.3 fl y/cm 2 ) and three food types. At the lowest density, results showed no signifi cant differences in the longevity and fl ight ability of adult Anastrepha ludens (Loew) and Anastrepha obliqua Macquart among the three packing systems. Higher densities resulted in a decrease in these parameters. In the evaluation of the three food types, no signifi cant differences were found either on longevity or fl ight ability of A. ludens. However, the greatest longevity for both sexes A. obliqua was obtained with commercial powdered Mb ® and the mix of sugar, protein and corn starch on paper (SPCP) food types. The highest value for fl ight ability in A. obliqua males was obtained with powdered Mb ® and SPCP food types, and for females with Mb ® powdered food. Our data indicated that GT and MX screen tower packing systems are an alternative to the PARC boxes, since they were suitable for adult fl y sexual maturation without any harm to their longevity or fl ight ability. The tested foods were equivalent in both fruit fl y species, with the exception of the agar type for A. obliqua, which yielded the lowest biological parameters evaluated. Our results contribute to the application of new methods for the packing and release of sterile fl ies in large-scale programs.

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Chilled packing systems for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the sterile insect technique

Hernández¹,

Escobar²,

Bravo³

et al. 2010

Neotrop. entomol.

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“…This is reflected in the number of hosts parasitized and the level of superparasitism observed among mass-reared females under our experimental conditions. A similar phenomenon has been observed in fruit flies (Liedo and Carey 1996;Miyatake 1998;Cayol 2000;Liedo, Salgado, Oropeza, and Toledo 2007;Hernández, Toledo, Artiaga-Ló pez, and Flores 2009), where females become more fertile and precocious as a consequence of their adaptation to mass-rearing conditions. Ethograms suggested that the behavioral sequences in the choice of either parasitized larvae or non-parasitized larvae did not differ in wild and lab females.…”

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Host discrimination and superparasitism in wild and mass-rearedDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hym.: Braconidae) females

González

Montoya

Pérez‐Lachaud

et al. 2010

Biocontrol Science and Technology

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We compared the oviposition behavior and host discrimination ability of wild and mass-reared Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) females parasitizing Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae. Both kinds of parasitoid females were presented simultaneously with parasitized and nonparasitized larvae in choice tests, and their superparasitism performance was evaluated under a mass-rearing situation. At the time of the test, D. longicaudata had 156 generations under mass-rearing conditions. Our goal was to determine the effect of the mass-rearing process on the foraging decisions of this species. One of the primary findings was the apparent ubiquity of superparasitism by D. longicaudata females. Both types of females showed similar patterns in each of the phases of oviposition behavior evaluated. The only notable differences were among the percentages of transition between behaviors, mainly related to the intensity with which each activity was performed. Under a mass-rearing situation, both strains of females had a similar tendency to increase superparasitism (i.e., number of oviposition scars per puparium and the proportion of superparasitized larvae) over time. The mass-rearing process appears to have induced the selection of more aggressive, fertile and precocious females. Despite these observations, we concluded that the process of adaptation to mass-rearing conditions has not substantially influenced the foraging and ovipositional behaviors in this species.

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“…The pupal weight of C. capitata has also been found to increase significantly through colonization (Liedo et al, 2007). The pupal weight of C. capitata has also been found to increase significantly through colonization (Liedo et al, 2007).…”

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Demographic and quality control parameters of laboratory and wild Anastrepha striata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Hernández

Rivera

Aceituno‐Medina

et al. 2014

Int. J. Trop. Insect Sci.

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In this study, rearing systems for, and the quality and demographic parameters of, a wild strain (WS) and two laboratory strains (LSs; one maintained on a torula yeastcasein diet and the other on a starter-gel diet) were determined for the American guava fruit fly Anastrepha striata (Schiner). No differences were observed between the LSs, but there were significant differences between the LSs and WSs. The LSs had the highest values for larval recovery, pupal weight, egg hatch, number of eggs/female per day, net reproductive rate and intrinsic rate of increase. Therefore, during a short oviposition period, the LSs had a high fecundity. There were no differences in pupation at 24 h and larval weight between the WS and LS. However, the values of parameters, adult emergence, female and male life expectancies, age at first oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods and mean generation time were the highest in the WS.

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Improving Mating Performance of Mass-Reared Sterile Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Through Changes in Adult Holding Conditions: Demography and Mating Competitiveness

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Cited by 51 publications

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Chilled packing systems for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the sterile insect technique

Chilled packing systems for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the sterile insect technique

Host discrimination and superparasitism in wild and mass-rearedDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hym.: Braconidae) females

Demographic and quality control parameters of laboratory and wild Anastrepha striata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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