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    Determination of host status of citrus fruits against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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    Authors
    Staub, G
    De Lima, F.
    Majer, Jonathan
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Staub, C. and De Lima, F. and Majer, J. 2008. Determination of host status of citrus fruits against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology. 47 (3): pp. 184-187.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Entomology
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00646.x
    ISSN
    1326-6756
    School
    Department of Environmental Biology
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    This is the accepted version of an article which has been published in final form as: Staub, C. and De Lima, F. and Majer, J. 2008. Determination of host status of citrus fruits against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology. 47 (3): pp. 184-187. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00646.x

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28311
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    Abstract

    The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is a pest of citrus in parts of Western Australia. Three citrus cultivars: Valencia oranges, Eureka lemons and Imperial mandarins, as well as non-citrus control fruits, were examined for attractiveness and suitability to Medfly in the field and in the laboratory using choice and no-choice experiments. Oranges were more susceptible to Medfly than mandarins and lemons. Punctures in the skin had a significant impact on the degree of infestation in both citrus and non-citrus control fruit. Artificial infestation and larval survivorship were used to investigate the suitability of each cultivar to Medfly under laboratory conditions. Oranges and mandarins were suitable for the development of Medfly, but lemons were a poor host. When each cultivar was in season, field cage trials demonstrated that infestation occurred in oranges and mandarins but not in lemons.

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