Apple Maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) Trap Enhancement with Washed Bacterial Cells

Establishment and Vertical Passage of Enterobacter (Pantoea) Agglomerans and Klebsiella pneumoniae through All Life Stages of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

“…This mixed pattern of sym- for completion of sexual maturation and egg production. Adults not only enhance symbiont horizontal transmission efÞciency by attraction to, and feeding on, these bacteria in nature (MacCollom et al 1992(MacCollom et al , 1994Prokopy et al 1993) but also ingest the carrier substrates with a high nitrogen content. That is, the ßies are simultaneously ingesting high levels of nitrogenous compounds and the symbionts that facilitate nitrogen catabolism.…”

“…Since that time, the main focus of work into the nature of tephritidÐ bacteria interactions has been the attraction of certain pest Tephritidae to bacteria (MacCollom et al 1992(MacCollom et al , 1994Lauzon et al 1998Lauzon et al , 2000 or to odors produced by bacteria in culture (Bateman and Morton 1981, Drew and Faye 1988, Martinez et al 1994, Robacker and Flath 1995, Robacker and Bartelt 1997, Robacker et al 1998, Epsky et al 1998, Robacker and Lauzon 2002. This work sought to establish lures for detection of these important agricultural pests rather than to determine the intimacy and meaning of any symbiotic relationship that exists in nature.…”

Attraction of Mexican fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to bacteria: effects of culturing medium on odour volatiles

“…For example, a strain of Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Gavini et al. 1989 isolated from adult apple maggot flies ( Rhagoletis pomonella ) was more attractive to apple maggot flies than a strain obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (MacCollom et al. 1994).…”

“…A great deal of attention has been paid to the importance of the bacteria species and strains used in these studies because it was widely believed that bacteria originating from the fruit fly for which an attractant was sought would be the most attractive to that fly. For example, a strain of Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Gavini et al 1989 isolated from adult apple maggot flies (Rhagoletis pomonella) was more attractive to apple maggot flies than a strain obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (MacCollom et al 1994).…”

Microbiota intestinal de larvas e adultos de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae): diversidade e efeito do alimento

“…Desde então, pesquisas têm sido desenvolvidas para se conhecer a relação de tefritídeos praga e suas bactérias associadas (MACCOLLOM et al, 1992(MACCOLLOM et al, , 1994LAUZON et al, 1998LAUZON et al, , 2000. Na subfamília Dacinae (Diptera: Tephritidae), enterobactérias específicas (Erwinia herbicola, Enterobacter cloacae e Klebsiella oxytoca) são conhecidas como mediadoras de interações de adultos e larvas com a planta hospedeira (RAGHU et al, 2002).…”