Studies on a rapid adaptation of the Mediterranean fruit fly

Preliminary experiments in the Instituto Español de Entomología show that it is possible a rapid adaptation progress of a newly collected field population of Ceratitis capitata (Wied). Starting with 4 pairs from grapefruits brought in the laboratory from Valencia (Spain) in April,1984,a good daily o...

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Autor: Muñiz, Mariano
Tipo de recurso: otro
Fecha de publicación:1986
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/12000
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/12000
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ceratitis capitata
med fly
Adaptation
Fecundity
rearing
lab conditions
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Sumario:Preliminary experiments in the Instituto Español de Entomología show that it is possible a rapid adaptation progress of a newly collected field population of Ceratitis capitata (Wied). Starting with 4 pairs from grapefruits brought in the laboratory from Valencia (Spain) in April,1984,a good daily oviposition rate in the F1 was obtained (about 50 eggs/female). Although the egg production and the survival of larvae to pupation were low during the parental generation,hatchability,pupal production and adult emergence were near to 100% during the following generations. At the end of July a population of about 2.000 adults was obtained (F2). Conditions during the experiments were 22ºC, 70%RH and 12:12 hrs.light regime (1.900 lux).