Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2002) 95, 564-569

N.T. Papadopoulos, B.I. Katsoyannos and J.R. Carey (2002)
Demographic parameters of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared in apples
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 95 (5), 564-569
Abstract: In the laboratory we studied the biology of a wild population of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), originating from apples collected near Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Development of immatures in 'Golden Delicious' apples lasted almost 1 mo. Approximately 33% of the eggs reached the adult stage. More than 80% of the females were reproductively mature at day 10 of age, and >80% were mated at day 15. Life expectancy at pupal eclosion was about 10 d higher in males than in females (59.9 versus 51.5 d). Average net fecundity was 562.4 eggs, and average daily oviposition rate was ~ 11 eggs. The daily population increase was 8%, and the mean generation time was 53 d. Population developing in apples consisted of 96% as immatures (eggs, larvae, pupae), and only 4% as adults. The importance of these findings to the population biology and overwintering behavior of this fly in temperate areas is discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nikos T. Papadopoulos, James R. Carey, Byron I. Katsoyannos

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ceratitis capitata	Apple (Malus)	Greece