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Host influence on life history traits of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann in an arid region of Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Claudia Cecilia Rodriguez ,
Flavia Jofré Barud ,
María Pía Gómez ,
Jaled Sayra  and
María Liza López Open the ORCID record for María Liza López [Opens in a new window]
Claudia Cecilia Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología,Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
Flavia Jofré Barud
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA, San Juan, Argentina Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
María Pía Gómez
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA, San Juan, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Argentina
Jaled Sayra
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
María Liza López*
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA, San Juan, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Argentina
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Corresponding author: María Liza López; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is a successful generalist due to the trade-off between different variables in its life history traits. The present study aimed to assess some life history traits of C. capitata recovered from peach, plum and fig, three key host species, under the climatic conditions of an irrigation oasis in the arid province of San Juan, Argentina. Pupal abundance, sex ratio and morphometric parameters such as pupal and adult weight, pupal volume, wingspan and head-caudal length were influenced by the host in which the larvae were reared. Sexual maturity, measured as the peak of calling (pheromone emission), was homogeneous on the sixth and seventh days after emergence, but males recovered from fig showed early calling activity on the third day after emergence. The plasticity of C. capitata to adapt its life history traits to specific nutrient variations within the larval environment allows it to colonise and establish populations where key hosts, as those studied here, are available. The knowledge of the interactions between host fruit trees and C. capitata populations provides helpful information for planning the management of local orchards and urban fruit plantations within irrigation oases, taking into consideration the concept of key hosts as peach and fig.

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Ceratitis capitatafighost specieslife history traitspeachplum
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 114 , Issue 6 , December 2024 , pp. 729 - 736
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