Insects (2012) 3, 668-691

John Sivinski and Martin Aluja (2012)
The roles of parasitoid foraging for hosts, food and mates in the augmentative control of Tephritidae
Insects 3 (3), 668-691
Abstract: Ultimately, the success of augmentative fruit fly biological control depends upon the survival, dispersal, attack rate and multi-generational persistence of mass-reared parasitoids in the field. Foraging for hosts, food and mates is fundamental to the above and, at an operational level, the choice of the parasitoid best suited to control a particular tephritid in a certain environment, release rate estimates and subsequent monitoring of effectiveness. In the following we review landscape-level and microhabitat foraging preferences, host/fruit ranges, orientation through environmental cues, host vulnerabilities/ovipositor structures, and inter and intraspecific competition. We also consider tephritid parasitoid mating systems and sexual signals, and suggest the directions of future research.
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Database assignments for author(s): Martín Aluja

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
inundative/inoculative release

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (parasitoid)
Doryctobracon areolatus (parasitoid)
Utetes anastrephae (parasitoid)
Odontosema anastrephae (parasitoid)