Abstract
In this study, the effects of relaxed mass-rearing conditions on Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) production and quality were determined. Relaxed rearing conditions were defined by a reduction in the density of adult flies, from 80,000 to 60,000 flies per mass-rearing cage, and a reduction in the density of larvae, from 6.18 to 3.70 eggs/g of diet. In the parental generation, flies reared under relaxed conditions exhibited significant and a few non-significant changes - increased daily fecundity from 37 to 42 eggs per female, larval recovery from 80 to 91%, larval weight from 18.5 to 19.5 mg, pupation at 24h from 92 to 96%, pupal weight from 13.5 to 14.3 mg, adult emergence from 92 to 94% and percentage of fliers from 89 to 90%. During the following 12 generations, non-significant differences were observed, but comparisons between relaxed and non-relaxed colonies were significant. The sexual competitiveness of males produced under relaxed conditions was similar to that of wild males.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Aluja M., Cabrera M., Ríos E., Guillén J., Celedonio H., Hendrichs J. and Liedo P. (1987) A survey of the economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) present in Chiapas and a few other fruit growing regions in Mexico. Florida Entomologist 70, 320–328.
Aluja M., Celedonio-Hurtado H., Liedo P., Cabrera M., Castillo F., Guillen J. and Ríos E. (1996) Seasonal population fluctuations and ecological implications for management of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in commercial mango orchards in Southern Mexico. Journal of Economic Entomology 89, 654–667.
Artiaga-López T., Hernández E., Domínguez-Gordillo J., Moreno D. S. and Orozco-Dávila D. (2004) Mass-production of Anastrepha obliqua at the Moscafrut Fruit Fly Facility, Mexico, pp. 389–392. In Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, 6–10 May 2002, Stellenbosch, South Africa (edited by B. N. Barnes). Isteg Scientific Publications, Irene.
Calkins C. O. and Parker A. G. (2005) Sterile insect quality, pp. 269–296. In Sterile Insect Technique. Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (edited by V. A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs and A. S. Robinson). Springer, Dordrecht.
Cayol J. P., Vilardi J., Rial E. and Vera M. T. (1999) New indices and method to measure the sexual compatibility and mating performance of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) laboratory-reared strains under field cage conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 92, 140–145.
FAO/IAEA/USDA (2003) Manual for Product Quality Control and Shipping Procedures for Sterile Mass-Reared Tephritid Fruit Flies. Version 5.0. IAEA, Vienna. 85 pp.
Fisher K. and Caceres C. (2000) A filter rearing system for mass reared genetic sexing strains of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae), pp. 543–550. In Area-Wide Control of Fruit Flies and Other Insect Pests. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, 28 May–5 June 1998, Penang, Malaysia (edited by K. H. Tan). Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang.
Hernández E., Flores-Breceda S., Sosa-Iturbe M., De La L. and Ezquivel H. (2005) Tamaño de unidad muestral y número de repeticiones para la estimación de los parámetros de desarrollo de Anastrepha obliqua y Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 44, 155–164.
Hernández E., Toledo J., Artiaga-López T. and Flores S. (2009) Demographic changes in Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) throughout the laboratory colonization process. Journal of Economic Entomology 102, 542–551.
Joshi A. and Mueller L. D. (1988) Evolution of higher feeding rate in Drosophila due to density-dependent natural selection. Evolution 42, 1090–1093.
Leppla N. C. (1989) Laboratory colonization of fruit flies, pp. 91–103. In Fruit Flies, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control (edited by A. S. Robinson and G. Hooper). Vol. 3B. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Leppla N. C., Huettel M. D., Chambers D. L., Ashley T. R., Miyashita D. H, Wong T. T. Y. and Harris E. J. (1983) Strategies for colonization and maintenance of the Mediterranean fruit fly. Entomología Experimentalis et Applicata 33, 89–96.
Liedo P., Salgado S., Oropeza A. and Toledo J. (2007) Improving mating performance of mass-reared sterile Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) through changes in adult holding conditions: demography and mating competitiveness. Florida Entomologist 90, 33–40.
Message C. M. and Zucoloto F. S. (1989) Effect of some artificial diets on egg production by Anastrepha obliqua. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 49, 699–701.
Meza J. S., Díaz Fleischer F. and Orozco D. (2005) Pupariation time as a source of variability in mating performance in mass-reared Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 98, 1930–1936.
Moreno D. S., Ortega-Zaleta D. A. and Mangan R. L. (1997) Development of artificial larval diets for the West Indian fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 90, 427–434.
Orozco-Dávila D., Hernández R., Solís E., Quintero J. L. and Domínguez J. (2006) Establishment of a colony of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) under relaxed mass-rearing conditions in Mexico, pp. 335–339. In Fruit Flies of Economic Importance: From Basic to Applied Knowledge. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, 10–15 September 2006. Brazil, Moscamed, Salvador.
Parker A. G. (2005) Mass-rearing for sterile insect release, pp. 209–232. In Sterile Insect Technique. Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (edited by V. A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs and A. S. Robinson). Springer, Dordrecht.
Reyes E. J., Santiago M. G. and Hernández M. P. (2000) The Mexican fruit fly eradication programme, pp. 377–380. In Area-Wide Control of Fruit Flies and Other Insect Pests. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, 28 May–5 June 1998, Penang, Malaysia (edited by K. H. Tan). Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang.
Rivera J. P., Hernández E., Toledo J., Salvador M. and Silva R. (2007) Dieta texturizada con agar para el desarrollo larvario de tres especies de moscas de la fruta (Diptera: Tephritidae). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 46, 37–52.
Rull Gabayet J. A., Reyes Flores J. and Enkerlin Hoeflich W. (1996) The Mexican national fruit fly eradication campaign: largest fruit fly industrial complex in the world, pp. 561–563. In Fruit Fly Pests. A World Assessment of Their Biology and Management (edited by B. A. McPheron and G. J. Steck). St Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida.
SAS Institute (2003) JMP Statistical, Discovery Software. Version 5.0.1. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA.
Schwarz A. J., Zambada A., Orozco D. H. S., Zavala J. L. and Calkins C. O. (1985) Mass production of the Mediterranean fruit fly at Metapa, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 68, 467–477.
Underwood A. J. (2005) Experiments in Ecology: their logical design and interpretation using analysis of variance. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 504 pp.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Orozco-Dávila, D., Artiaga-López, T., Hernández, M.D.R. et al. Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) mass-rearing: effect of relaxed colony management. Int J Trop Insect Sci 34 (Suppl 1), S19–S27 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758414000058
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758414000058