Browsing by Subject "medfly"
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Are citrus species favorable hosts for the Mediterranean fruit fly? A demographic perspective
(2009)We studied, under laboratory conditions, demographic parameters of adult Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) (medfly), obtained from three sweet orange varieties, lemon, and ... -
Dietary effects on sex-specific health dynamics of medfly: Support for the dynamic equilibrium model of aging
(2011)We examined experimentally the relationship between the period of unhealthy life and longevity in the medfly by using the first sign of supine behavior (upside down; immobile) in medflies as an indication of their poor ... -
Susceptibility of kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) cultivars to Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation
(2014)Laboratory no-choice tests were conducted to determine whether the kiwifruit cultivars Hayward, Tsechelidis (Actinidia deliciosa) and Soreli (A. chinensis) are hosts of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. ...