Oviposition behavior of Ceratitis capitata wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Association between oviposition preference and larval performance in individual females
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2001-12-01
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Joachim-Bravo, Iara S.
Fernandes, Odair A. [UNESP]
De Bortoli, Sérgio A. [UNESP]
Zucoloto, Fernando S.
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The oviposition preference and larval performance of females of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) were examined. Wild or laboratory-reared females were tested for oviposition preference in relation to papaya fruit in different stages of ripeness, as well as to two different fruits: papaya and apple. The results demonstrated that both laboratory-reared and wild females preferred ripe papaya fruit compared to unripe fruit for oviposition, and that ripe papaya was the best for larval performance. When oviposition preference was tested with different fruits (papaya and apple), both wild and laboratory-reared larvae developed better in papaya. However, only wild females showed a preference for oviposition on papaya as opposed to apple. Laboratory-reared females showed no oviposition preference on fruits that resulted in better larval performance.
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Apple, Fruitfly, Oviposition behavior, Papaya
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Neotropical Entomology, v. 30, n. 4, p. 559-564, 2001.