Influence of Previous Experience with Host Plant Foliage on Behavior of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Females

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dc.contributor.authorProkopy, Ronald J.
dc.contributor.authorAluja, Martin
dc.contributor.authorPapaj, Daniel R.
dc.contributor.authorRoitberg, Bernard D.
dc.contributor.authorWong, Tim T.Y.
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-09T01:24:00Z
dc.date.available2009-09-09T01:24:00Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractConsistent with the findings of a previous study, foliage-naive gravid females of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), when released onto the foliage of non-fruiting host plants in a Held cage, spent more time on the foliage of citrus than of tomato plants of comparable size. We found here that 3 days of previous experience with the foliage of citrus or tomato plants did not detectably alter the nature of this response pattern. This suggests that prior experience of medfly females with plant foliage (in contrast to prior experience with plant fruit) is probably of negligible biological significance. We also found that the response pattern of medfly females of a strain cultured in the laboratory for more than 300 generations was qualitatively similar to but quantitatively different from the response pattern of wild medflies.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.citationProkopy RJ, Aluja M, Papaj DR, Roitberg BD, Wong TTY. 1989. Influence of previous experience with host plant foliage on behavior of Mediterranean fruit fly females. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 29:97-101.
dc.identifier.issn0073-134X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/11244
dc.publisherHawaiian Entomological Society
dc.titleInfluence of Previous Experience with Host Plant Foliage on Behavior of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Females
dc.typeArticle
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