Journal of Economic Entomology (2012) 105, 371-373

Pierre-François Duyck, Nikos A. Kouloussis, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Serge Quilici and James R. Carey (2012)
Exceptional longevity in the tephritid, Ceratitis rosa, a close relative of the Mediterranean fruit fly
Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (2), 371-373
Abstract: This study shows that the fruit fly, Ceratitis rosa (Karsch), has a significantly longer life span than the medfly, C. capitata (Wiedemann); the species used as a model organism for the demographics of insect aging. This was somewhat surprising given that both have similar distributions and overlapping niches. We postulate that the greater longevity of C. rosa is related to the fact that it can occupy colder habitats where the availability of suitable host plants may be very unpredictable in both time and space.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pierre-Francois Duyck, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Nikos A. Kouloussis, James R. Carey

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ceratitis capitata
	Ceratitis rosa