A novel method for rearing the progeny of wild Mediterranean fruit flies using artificial fruit

R. Kaspi; I. Feitelson; T. Drezner; B. Yuval

doi:10.1007/BF02981809

A novel method for rearing the progeny of wild Mediterranean fruit flies using artificial fruit

R. Kaspi, I. Feitelson, T. Drezner, B. Yuval

Department of Entomology

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Abstract

A technique for rearing the progeny of wild Ceratitis capitata flies was developed. The method is based on wild captured flies which are allowed to oviposit in artificial fruit containing larval rearing medium. Flies develop in the fruit from eggs to last larval instar, then exit the fruit and pupate within vermiculite. This method was shown to be feasible and efficient, and to increase considerably the number of wild flies for testing purposes. Possible contribution to the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and potential applications of the method are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-22
Number of pages	8
Journal	Phytoparasitica
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981809
State	Published - 2001

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Funding Information:
We thank Bat-El Kaspi fl)r drawing figures 1 and 2. This research was supported by a grant from the U.S.-

Keywords

Artificial fruit
Ceratitis capitata
Rearing method

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A novel method for rearing the progeny of wild Mediterranean fruit flies using artificial fruit

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