Lethality of pesticides on immature and adult stages of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Angélica da Silva Salustino,
Lylian Souto Ribeiro,
Marília de Macêdo Duarte Morais
et al.
Abstract:The species Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann, 1824), known as Mediterranean fruit fly, is an important pest for fruit trees worldwide. The control of this pest is carried out mainly by the chemical method, using organophosphorus, pyrethroid, and spinosyn pesticides. The lethality of doses of malathion, deltamethrin, and spinetoram on immature and adult stages of C. capitata was evaluated under laboratory conditions. The egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages were exposed to doses of pesticides through contact and i… Show more
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