Environmental Entomology (2010) 39, 570-575

Beatriz Jordão Paranhos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Donald McInnis, Carlos Gava, Fabiana S.C. Lopes, Renata Morelli and Aldo Malavasi (2010)
Field dispersal and survival of sterile medfly males aromatically treated with ginger root oil
Environmental Entomology 39 (2), 570-575
Abstract: We studied the dispersal behavior and survival of sterile medfly males either treated or not with ginger root oil (GRO), in field conditions, in Petrolina-PE, northeast Brazil, from May 2006 to December 2007 in a sterile insect technique (SIT) program. The tsl strain Vienna 8 from the Ceratitis capitata Wied. (Diptera: Tephritidae), medfly, mass-rearing facility located in Juazeiro-BA, Brazil, was used. The results showed that sterile males either exposed or not to GRO exhibit similar dispersal behavior and postrelease survival. More than 60% of the sterile males, either treated or not treared wth GRO, were recovered at a 25-m distance from the releasing point, ~20% at 50 m, and 5% in traps situated 100 m from the releasing point. Around 90% of the sterile males, exposed or not to GRO, were recovered 5 d after release of the sterile male individuals, whereas <1% were recovered after 11 d. Our results imply that ginger root oil can be used to treat sterile medfly males without interfering with their dispersal or survival in the field.
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Database assignments for author(s): Beatriz A.J. Paranhos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Aldo Malavasi, Carlos Alberto Tuão Gava

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ceratitis capitata		Brazil (NE)