Patterns in Appearance and Fruit Host Utilization of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on the Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai, Hawaii

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dc.contributor.author Harris, Ernest J.
dc.contributor.author Liquido, Nicanor J.
dc.contributor.author Lee, Clifford Y.L.
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-02T09:13:13Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-02T09:13:13Z
dc.date.issued 2003-11
dc.description.abstract Distribution and population characteristics of tephritid flies, namely, solanaceous fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons Hendel, oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis (Hendel), melon fly, B. cucurbitae (Coquillet), and Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) were monitored with male lure traps on Kalaupapa peninsula on the island of Molokai. Likewise, fruits were inventoried and sampled to augment trap data and generate information on the spatial patterns of fruiting phenology and fruit utilization among fruit flies. In 1991–1992 and 1995, trap catches indicated that B. dorsalis and B. cucurbitae had similar seasonal population trends and were caught in highest density in residential and wild guava areas. However, the mean catch/trap/day for B. dorsalis (654 ± 493.73) was ca. 40-fold higher than B. cucurbitae (31.4 ± 15.28). Only 1 C. capitata was caught in a coffee tree, Coffea arabica L., in Kalaupapa Settlement on December 12, 1995. Although, B. latifrons was never caught in male lure traps baited with latilure, fly presence was detected in fruit collections. For the first time in Kalaupapa settlement, we report infestations of B. latifrons in sodom apple, Solanum sodomeum L., lei kikania, S. aculeatissium Jacq., cherry tomato, Lycopersicum esculeatissium Miller and coffee, Coffea arabica L. Fruit sampling proved to be a sensitive tool to survey for fruit flies, particularly, B. latifrons, as well as a reliable indicator to characterize fruit host sharing among the four fruit fly species. Niche biology and ecology of B. latifrons is discussed in relation to other tephritid fruit flies on the Kalaupapa peninsula.
dc.identifier.citation Harris EJ, Liquido NJ, Lee CYL. 2003. Patterns in appearance and fruit host utilization of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on the Kalaupapa peninsula, Molokai, Hawaii. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 36:69–78.
dc.identifier.issn 0073-134X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/99
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Hawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subject Bactrocera dorsalis
dc.subject Bactrocera cucurbitae
dc.subject Bactrocera latifrons
dc.subject population ecology
dc.subject host plants
dc.subject Ceratitis capitata
dc.subject spatial distribution
dc.subject population dynamics
dc.subject phenology
dc.subject fruits (plant anatomy)
dc.subject traps
dc.subject pest monitoring
dc.subject Molokai
dc.subject Hawaii
dc.subject fruit flies
dc.subject Solanaceae
dc.title Patterns in Appearance and Fruit Host Utilization of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on the Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai, Hawaii
dc.type Article
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