Environmental Entomology (1998) 27, 1045-1052

Donald B. Thomas and jesus Loera-Gallardo (1998)
Dispersal and longevity of mass-released, sterilized Mexican fruit flies (Diptera : Tephritidae)
Environmental Entomology 27 (4), 1045-1052
Abstract: Trap-back experiments using McPhail traps were conducted to study dispersal and longevity of mass-released, sterile Mexican fruit flies, Anastrepha ludens (Loew). The flies were released at 3 ecologically different sites in northern Mexico. Some flies were recaptured up to 9 km from the release point. However, standard distance was estimated using a regression model that indicated 240 in was the typical dispersal distance. The life expectancy of the released flies from the time of release varied from 5 to 10 d. Greatest longevity, up to 22 wk, occurred during the winter months.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jesus Loera-Gallardo

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anastrepha ludens	Citrus (genus)	Mexico