Effect of Elevation and Host Availability on Distribution of Sterile and Wild Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Puche, Helena; Midgarden, David; Ovalle, Oscar; Kendra, Paul E.; Epsky, Nancy D.; Rendón, Pedro; Heath, Robert R.

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2005)088[0083:eoeaha]2.0.co;2

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“…(2004b) on the spatial patterns of medfly in managed citrus plantations, that of Israely et al. (2005) on the spatial patterns of the medfly in a relatively large area of central Israel, and that of Puche et al. (2005) on the effect of elevation on medfly captures in Guatemala.…”

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Effect of elevation on spatio‐temporal patterns of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) populations in northern Greece

Kounatidis

Papadopoulos

Mavragani-Tsipidou

et al. 2008

J Applied Entomology

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The spatio‐temporal patterns of olive fly populations in a managed olive‐growing region in the area of Chalkidiki in northern Greece were followed during 2005. The trapping grid consisted of 700 traps. Throughout the growing season (July–October), McPhail traps loaded with ammonium sulphate were inspected at 5‐day intervals. Trapping data were analysed using Getis–Ord local spatial statistics. Clustering of trapped flies was significantly related to elevation, which ranged from sea level to 700 m above sea level. The effect of elevation upon clustering depended on seasonal climatic patterns. During the summer, ‘hot‐spots’ (i.e. significant aggregations of captured insects) were located at intermediate to high elevations and ‘cold‐spots’ (i.e. areas with significantly low numbers of captured insects) were found in the valleys. In contrast, during the fall, ‘hot‐spots’ were detected at lower elevations and ‘cold‐spots’ at higher elevations. Population phenology seemed to affect spatial patterns. During periods of low population levels across the entire region, clusters of traps with relatively high amounts of captured insects were found at lower elevations. Pest management activities may have affected population levels throughout the region, but our data set does not allow quantifying their effectiveness. Our data suggest that differences in environmental temperature, as a result of altitudinal cline and season, may affect both the size of the olive fly population and its spatial patterns. The implementation of spatio‐temporal analyses for management of the olive fly is discussed.

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Effect of elevation on spatio‐temporal patterns of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) populations in northern Greece

Kounatidis

Papadopoulos

Mavragani-Tsipidou

et al. 2008

J Applied Entomology

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“…One apparent difference between the 2 species with regard to site occupancy and detection as surveyed in this test is that of aggregation or clumped distributions. The distributions of natural fruit fly populations have been shown to be aggregated (Meats 2007;Puche et al 2005;Zalucki et al 1984). The sterile C. capitata males surveyed in this test were artificially distributed evenly on a weekly basis and as already noted, had very high site occupancy estimates (·).…”

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Capture ofAnastrepha suspensaand Sterile MaleCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Multilure Traps Versus Phase 4 Traps

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Dean

Fox

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Florida Entomologist

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“…In Mexico, the pest was eradicated in 1982 (Enkerlin et al., 2015), but it continuously re‐enters because it has established in Guatemala. The inflows are caused by its permanence in Guatemala, the annual unimodal distribution of the pest (Midgarden et al., 2014), its natural dispersion (Midgarden & Lira, 2008; Midgarden et al., 2014), movement by humans transporting the pest within fruit (Enkerlin et al., 2015), dispersion due to intraspecific competition for resources resulting from high population densities combined with changes in host fruit availability (Puche et al., 2005) and meteorological phenomena such as high wind speeds during storms (Enkerlin et al., 2015). The Mexican government, through the Moscamed Program, has successfully applied quarantine phytosanitary measures in the state of Chiapas, which keeps the country free of the pest (Enkerlin et al., 2015).…”

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Sexual performance and survival of males of Ceratitis capitata VIENNA 8 (Diptera: Tephritidae) inoculated with a commercial formulation of Beauveria bassiana

Ramírez

Salvador-Figueroa

Rosas-Quijano

et al. 2021

J Applied Entomology

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The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a polyphagous pest that feeds upon more than 300 host plants, including fruits and vegetables. To eradicate this pest, the Mexican program (Programa Moscamed) targeting fruit flies applied a novel approach that works with the sterile insect technique (SIT) by inoculating sterile flies with fungal spores of a commercial formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin. Dissemination occurs through contact with the sterile insect with wild populations. However, the fungus is known to reduce the homeostatic condition of the vector (sexual and aggressive interactions) to the point that it affects physical contact with the receptor. The objective was to evaluate the effect of B. bassiana on the sexual performance and survival of sterile males of the C. capitata strain VIENNA 8. Mating competition, induction of sterility, production of the sexual pheromone and survival were compared between inoculated and non‐inoculated sterile males. The parameters evaluated were fundamental to evaluate the success in the SIT. The results of the study indicated that the inoculated males with B. bassiana showed a gradual decrease in sexual performance (mating, induction of sterility and production of the sexual pheromone) and survival after treatment. We conclude that for SIT release programs, the effectiveness of targeted males is up to 5 days post‐inoculation. The implications of this biological control method in SIT are discussed.

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Effect of Elevation and Host Availability on Distribution of Sterile and Wild Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Effect of elevation on spatio‐temporal patterns of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) populations in northern Greece

Effect of elevation on spatio‐temporal patterns of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) populations in northern Greece

Capture ofAnastrepha suspensaand Sterile MaleCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Multilure Traps Versus Phase 4 Traps

Sexual performance and survival of males of Ceratitis capitata VIENNA 8 (Diptera: Tephritidae) inoculated with a commercial formulation of Beauveria bassiana

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