Survival of wild adults of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) under natural winter conditions in north east Spain


Autoria(s): Peñarrubia María, Esther; Avilla Hernández, Jesús; Escudero Colomar, L. Adriana
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

The overwintering of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) at the northern limits of its geographic distribution is not yet well known. With the aim of estimating the survival rate of medfly adults in northeast Spain under natural winter conditions, a two-winter-season trial was carried out. A control was carried out in a climatic chamber at 25°C. The results showed that medfly adults were unable to survive the entire winter season in the Girona area. Climatic conditions, including the daily minimum temperature, daily maximum temperature and the high rainfall, appeared to be involved in adult mortality in winter.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/44527

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Relação

Reproducció del document publicat a http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/497087

Psyche, 2012, vol. 2012, ID 497087, p. 1-6

Direitos

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/deed.ca

open access

cc-by, (c) Peñarrubia-María, Avilla, Escudero-Colomar, 2012

Palavras-Chave #Fruita -- Malalties i plagues #Plagues -- Control #Insectes vectors en les plantes -- Control
Tipo

article