Behavior paradigms in the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann)

dc.authorscopusid8437827400
dc.contributor.authorDemirel, N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T15:41:19Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T15:41:19Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Medfly, Ceratitis capitata Weidemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the most important fruit fly pests in the world. Several different behavior patterns have been reported including courtship behavior, mating behavior, oviposition behavior, feeding behavior and resting behavior. Courtship behavior described for wild males usually followed a predictable sequence of: male calling ? females approach ? male wing vibrating ? female standing ? male wing fanning ? copulation. In contrast, these transitions were generally absent in the courtship of mass-reared males. Mating behavior can be classified as two different tactics, lekking and fruit guarding by males. Lekking, defined as participating in a male aggregation where at least one male is emitting pheromone from the anal gland. Fruit guarding by males is the alternative-mating tactic in which a male is stationed on a host and accosts females who alight on it to oviposit. In addition, some synthetic compounds, e.g., trimedlure, can affect mating behavior of medfly males. In the ultimate stage of oviposition behavior, the Medfly lays eggs underneath the skin of host fruit. This describes as a blanket term covering pre-and post-oviposition behavior, which may change based on host and host plant variety or the availability of the host plants containing resources such as fruit and protein food stimuli. Feeding behavior of the adult medflies includes acquiring carbohydrates, primarily from feeding on the juices of ripe fruit and honeydew, protein from bird feces and decomposing fruit, whereas the immature stages develop better on diets containing higher concentrations of glucose and sucrose than containing high starch concentration or maltose. Resting behavior patterns differed between males and females, location on the host plant and temperature. Understanding these can be very important to its control on crops. Research concerning Medfly behavior could improve methods to control this important pest. © 2007 Academic Journals.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3923/je.2007.129.135
dc.identifier.endpage135en_US
dc.identifier.issn1812-5670
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34648813852en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage129en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3923/je.2007.129.135
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/14180
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Network for Scientific Informationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Entomologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject(Diptera: Tephritidae)en_US
dc.subjectits behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectCeratitis capitata Weidemannen_US
dc.subjectMeditenanean fruit flyen_US
dc.titleBehavior paradigms in the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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