Oviposition Behavior of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Association Between Oviposition Preference and Larval Performance in Individual Females

Joachim‐Bravo, Iara Sordi; Fernandes, Odair Aparecido; Bortoli, Sérgio Antônio De; Zucoloto, Fernando Sérgio

doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2001000400008

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“…The MFF is a highly invasive species and has a high dispersive ability; this species originated from the Afrotropical region (White & Elson‐Harris, ) and has spread in five continents through human activities (De Meyer et al, ). Despite the large number of studies carried out on its biology, first in the Mediterranean area, where it initially spread (Cayol & Causse, ; Escudero‐Colomar, Vilajeliu, & Batllori, ; Papadopoulos, Carey, Katsoyannos, & Kouloussis, ; Papadopoulos, Katsoyannos, & Carey, ; Papadopoulos et al, ; Shoukry & Hafez, ) and then worldwide (Carey, ; Clark, Steck, & Weemsjr, ; Fisher, Hill, & Sproul, ; Vargas, Walsh, Armstrong, & Kanehisa, ; Vargas, Walsh, Kanehisa, & Armstrong, ; Vergani, ; Villaseñor et al, ; White, Meyer, & Stonehouse, ), the studies of the MFF behaviour on apple are limited (Joachim‐Bravo, Fernandes Odair, Bortoli, & Zucoloto, ; Laamari, Talbi, & Mahmoudi, ; Papadopoulos & Katsoyannos, ; Zanardi et al, ).…”

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“…According to Papadopoulos and Katsoyannos () and Joachim‐Bravo, Fernandes Odair et al () apples are not a favourable host for the development C. capitata and are recognized as one of the less susceptible fruits among the wide range of fruit hosts of the MFF; nevertheless, constant MFF infestations on apple are reported in some European regions (Cayol & Causse, ; Escudero‐Colomar et al, ; Papadopoulos et al, ; Papadopoulos & Katsoyannos, ; Papadopoulos, Katsoyannos, & Carey, ; Sciarretta & Trematerra, ).…”

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Susceptibility of selected apple cultivars to the Mediterranean fruit fly

Zanoni

Baldessari

Cristofaro

et al. 2019

J Applied Entomology

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Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), the Mediterranean fruit fly, is one of the key pest species affecting deciduous fruit orchards along the Mediterranean coasts. Because of global warming, C. capitata is gradually spreading north and is becoming a major pest of apples. Determining the susceptibility of the main apple varieties grown in the region will serve as a cornerstone to the management of this pest. In this study, we show the results of a field and laboratory no‐choice test conducted to determine the Medfly preferences on different apple cultivars. The seven main varieties of apples (Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Kanzi, Morgen Dallago and Fuji) were tested. The results demonstrate that C. capitata lays eggs on all apple cultivars in both field and laboratory conditions. The Granny Smith, Red Delicious and Morgen Dallago varieties showed the lowest susceptibility in laboratory conditions, (0.75, 1.55, 2 oviposition punctures/fruit, respectively), with significant differences in oviposition compared to the Golden Delicious, Kanzi and Fuji (3.27, 3.31, 3.1 oviposition punctures/fruit, respectively) varieties, which were shown to be the most susceptible to Medfly attack in laboratory conditions. On the other hand, only slight and not statistically significant differences emerged from the field trials. In relation to the physico‐chemical characteristics, the apple cultivars showing the lowest susceptibility (Granny Smith, Red Delicious and Morgen Dallago) had harder peels and pulps and lower sugar contents than the most susceptible cultivars (Golden Delicious, Fuji and Kanzi). These results were also confirmed through evaluation of larval development on different varieties. In fact, Granny Smith, Red Delicious and Morgen Dallago were the three varieties that did not allow adequate larval and adult development and reduced the possibility of the emergence of a new generation.

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Susceptibility of selected apple cultivars to the Mediterranean fruit fly

Zanoni

Baldessari

Cristofaro

et al. 2019

J Applied Entomology

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“…(), Joachim‐Bravo & Zucoloto (), Joachim‐Bravo et al. (), and Muthuthantri & Clarke () for data on other tephritid species. In short, the present study demonstrates a host plant‐mediated effect on a crucial parameter of adult fitness (male mating success) in the laboratory but similarly demonstrating this pattern in the field will be difficult, given the many ecological factors that may influence this relationship.…”

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Larval host plant influences male body size and mating success in a tephritid fruit fly

Shelly

2018

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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In phytophagous insects, the larval host plant may have a profound effect on the biology of the adult stage. This influence has been most widely studied in females, where larval diet may affect their fecundity and survival. Males have been less well studied, with focus on host plant effects on (1) male size and the consequences of variable male size on male mating success, ejaculate, and/or nuptial gifts, or (2) male-produced chemical signals important in sexual communication. The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a world-wide agricultural pest that infests plants of the family Cucurbitaceae primarily but also attacks hosts in other unrelated families. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether larval host influenced female choice in Z. cucurbitae and, in particular, test for random mating using adults (Z flies) whose larvae fed on a cucurbit host (zucchini, Cucurbita pepo L.) and adults (P flies) whose larvae fed on a non-cucurbit host (papaya, Carica papaya L., Caricaceae). In field tent trials, both Z and P females mated more often with Z males than P males, and in no-choice laboratory cage trials, mating latency was generally shorter for Z than for P males. Wing vein measurements, made both within and between generations, showed that Z males were consistently larger than P males. Further observations of fly trios -one female plus one large and one small male -revealed that large males dominated in aggressive encounters and exhibited wing fanning (signaling) more often than their smaller counterparts. Although olfactory signals associated with wing fanning were not investigated in the present study, the observed host-mediated difference in male size is, if not solely responsible, certainly an important determinant of the mating patterns described.

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“…Anastrepha fraterculus has longer developmental times than C. capitata, and it prefers unripe fruit for oviposition, whereas C. capitata prefers ripe fruit over unripe fruit (Malavasi et al, 1983;Joachim-Bravo et al, 2001). To this end, we conducted addition and substitution experiments transferring newly hatched larvae of both species into a container with a fixed amount of larval diet.…”

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Coexistence between two fruit fly species is supported by the different strength of intra‐ and interspecific competition

Liendo

Parreño

Cladera

et al. 2018

Ecological Entomology

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1. Unravelling the strength and modes of interspecific interactions between resident and introduced species is necessary in order to understand the basis of their coexistence or the displacement of the former by the latter. In Argentina, the indigenous Tephritidae fly Anastrepha fraterculus overlaps its distribution and host fruit with the introduced species Ceratitis capitata.2. This study focused on the relative strength of intra-and interspecific competition during the larval stage as a potential factor supporting coexistence. Classical competition experiments (addition and substitution) were conducted between larvae of the two species reared in artificial larval diet. The study evaluated whether a temporal separation between oviposition events affects the outcome of the competition.3. When both species started to consume the resource at the same time, A. fraterculus experienced a negative effect in larval survival, pupal weight and duration of larval stage, while for C. capitata, pupal weight decreased. When A. fraterculus started feeding 1 day earlier than C. capitata, the negative effects became milder, and when the temporal separation increased, these effects were reversed. Substitution experiments showed an increase in pupal weight when larvae had to share the resource with heterospecific larvae, and showed negative effects suffered for both species when they shared the resource with conspecific individuals.4. These results suggest that intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition, and a differential oviposition preference could generate an asynchrony of these species in nature. Such mechanisms could favour coexistence between A. fraterculus and C. capitata in an environment previously occupied only by the former.

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Oviposition Behavior of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Association Between Oviposition Preference and Larval Performance in Individual Females

Cited by 51 publications

References 38 publications

Susceptibility of selected apple cultivars to the Mediterranean fruit fly

Susceptibility of selected apple cultivars to the Mediterranean fruit fly

Larval host plant influences male body size and mating success in a tephritid fruit fly

Coexistence between two fruit fly species is supported by the different strength of intra‐ and interspecific competition

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