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Multiple mating by females of two Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2009

A. Chinajariyawong ,
R.A.I. Drew ,
A. Meats ,
S. Balagawi  and
S. Vijaysegaran
A. Chinajariyawong
Affiliation:
Institute of Agriculture Technology, Walailak University, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80161, Thailand
R.A.I. Drew*
Affiliation:
International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia
A. Meats
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences A12, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
S. Balagawi
Affiliation:
International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia
S. Vijaysegaran
Affiliation:
International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +61 7 3735 3697 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Multiple mating was investigated in two tephritid species when females were under minimal male pressure because they were each confined with a single male in cages 20×20×20 cm and observed daily until they died. Laboratory-reared females of Bactrocera cucumis (French) lived up to 274 days and refractory periods averaged 59–63 days. However, the distribution of matings among B. cucumis females was not significantly different to that expected by chance. Wild females of Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) reared from field-collected fruits of Solanum mauritianum Scopoli lived for up to 134 days and mated up to three times with refractory periods between matings averaging 27–39 days. The distribution of the number of matings among females of B. cacuminata was non-random because of the high proportion of non-maters (50%); but, when only females mating more than once were considered, there was no significant departure from random expectation.

Keywords

refractory periodBactrocera cacuminataBactrocera cucumisSIT
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 100 , Issue 3 , June 2010 , pp. 325 - 330
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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