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Remating behavior in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) females is affected by male juvenile hormone analog treatment but not by male sterilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2013

S. Abraham ,
M.C. Liendo ,
F. Devescovi ,
P.A. Peralta ,
V. Yusef ,
J. Ruiz ,
J.L. Cladera ,
M.T. Vera  and
D.F. Segura
S. Abraham*
Affiliation:
Cátedra de Terapéutica Vegetal, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal de la Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia de la UNT, Tucumán, Argentina CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.C. Liendo
Affiliation:
CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina Instituto de Genética ‘E.A. Favret’, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
F. Devescovi
Affiliation:
CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina Instituto de Genética ‘E.A. Favret’, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
P.A. Peralta
Affiliation:
Instituto de Genética ‘E.A. Favret’, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
V. Yusef
Affiliation:
Centro Atómico Ezeiza, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CAE, CNEA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
J. Ruiz
Affiliation:
CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina Estacion Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres, Tucumán, Argentina
J.L. Cladera
Affiliation:
Instituto de Genética ‘E.A. Favret’, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.T. Vera
Affiliation:
Cátedra de Terapéutica Vegetal, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal de la Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia de la UNT, Tucumán, Argentina CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
D.F. Segura
Affiliation:
CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina Instituto de Genética ‘E.A. Favret’, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*
* Author for correspondence Phone: +54 0381 4390040 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been proposed as an area-wide method to control the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann). This technique requires sterilization, a procedure that affects, along with other factors, the ability of males to modulate female sexual receptivity after copulation. Numerous pre-release treatments have been proposed to counteract the detrimental effects of irradiation, rearing and handling and increase SIT effectiveness. These include treating newly emerged males with a juvenile hormone mimic (methoprene) or supplying protein to the male's diet to accelerate sexual maturation prior to release. Here, we examine how male irradiation, methoprene treatment and protein intake affect remating behavior and the amount of sperm stored in inseminated females. In field cage experiments, we found that irradiated laboratory males were equally able to modulate female remating behavior as fertile wild males. However, females mated with 6-day-old, methoprene-treated males remated more and sooner than females mated with naturally matured males, either sterile or wild. Protein intake by males was not sufficient to overcome reduced ability of methoprene-treated males to induce refractory periods in females as lengthy as those induced by wild and naturally matured males. The amount of sperm stored by females was not affected by male irradiation, methoprene treatment or protein intake. This finding revealed that factors in addition to sperm volume intervene in regulating female receptivity after copulation. Implications for SIT are discussed.

Keywords

South American fruit flySITmethoprenesperm storage
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 310 - 317
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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