Size-Specific Survival and Fecundity for Laboratory Strains of Two Tephritid (Diptera: Tephritidae) Species: Implications for Mass Rearing

Size-Dependent Feeding and Reproduction by Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

“…Positive relationships between adult or pupal weight or size and resulting egg complement or fecundity have been reported in several Lepidoptera (Bragg 1970, Miller et al 1982, Wagner et al 1987, Spurgeon et al 1995, Greenberg et al 2001, Diptera (Hawley 1985, Krainacker et al 1989, and Hymenoptera (Zhang andWagner 1991, Eliason andMcCullough 1997). Many authors have reported that among arthropod predators and parasitoids there is often a positive correlation between body size or weight and reproductive potential (OÕNeill and Skinner 1990, Croft and Copland 1993, Zheng et al 1993, Greenberg et al 1995.…”

Longevity and fecundity of four species of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae)

“…The parameters that can be studied include immature survival and duration of the life cycle of immature, adult survival and fertility, population growth rates, mean generation time and age distribution (Carey 1989).…”

“…Four facts on fruit flies have been studied for their effects on demographic parameters: mass rearing, body size, adult nutrition and larvae host (Carey 1989). Regarding mass rearing, in most of the species studied, the flies reared in laboratory have higher fertility rates, reproduce earlier and have a life cycle shorter than wild flies (Carey 1989, Joachim-Bravo & Zucoloto 1998.…”

“…Four facts on fruit flies have been studied for their effects on demographic parameters: mass rearing, body size, adult nutrition and larvae host (Carey 1989). Regarding mass rearing, in most of the species studied, the flies reared in laboratory have higher fertility rates, reproduce earlier and have a life cycle shorter than wild flies (Carey 1989, Joachim-Bravo & Zucoloto 1998. Body size has been considered a factor that affects survival and fertility of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedmann), Bractocera dorsalis (Hendel) and four species of Anastrepha (Krainacker et al 1989, Liedo et al 1992, Sivinski 1993.…”

“…Regarding mass rearing, in most of the species studied, the flies reared in laboratory have higher fertility rates, reproduce earlier and have a life cycle shorter than wild flies (Carey 1989, Joachim-Bravo & Zucoloto 1998. Body size has been considered a factor that affects survival and fertility of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedmann), Bractocera dorsalis (Hendel) and four species of Anastrepha (Krainacker et al 1989, Liedo et al 1992, Sivinski 1993. Natural resources used as food by adults and physical factors, such as temperature, affect certain demographic parameters, such as survival and fertility (Hendrichs et al 1993, Jacome et al 1999, Perez et al 2000, Taufer et al 2000.…”