Seasonal and annual trends in field populations of Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, in Mediterranean citrus groves: comparison of two geographic areas in eastern Spain
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Author
Navarro, C.
Marzal, C.
Bargues, L.
Garcia-Marí, F.
Publication date
2010-09-01ISSN
1695-971X
Abstract
Seasonal and annual trends in Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations were analyzed to
determine the factors that influence population fluctuations in the field. Adult flies were monitored along 2003-07 in
two citrus areas in eastern Spain with similar climate, Valencia and Tarragona. Adults were present throughout the
study period, even in winter. The initial annual population increase was related to previous winter and spring temperatures. Captures started to increase in April-May and usually reached a peak in July. This peak corresponded to the
maximum capture period in Valencia, but not in Tarragona, where there was usually a second peak in autumn, with
capture levels similar to the first peak. Gravid females were found throughout the year, even in overwintering populations
of medfly. The availability of other host fruit species in the vicinity of the citrus groves may explain the differences
in annual abundance and distribution of captures between the two areas studied.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
632 - Plant damage, injuries. Plant diseases. Pests, organisms injurious to plants. Plant protection
Pages
9
Publisher
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Is part of
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Citation
Martínez-Ferrer, M. T., C. Navarro, J. M. Campos, C. Marzal, J. M. Fibla, L. Bargues, and F. Garcia-Marí. 2010. “Seasonal and Annual Trends in Field Populations of Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis Capitata, in Mediterranean Citrus Groves: Comparison of Two Geographic Areas in Eastern Spain.” Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (3): 757–765. doi: 10.5424/sjar/2010083-1275
Grant agreement number
INIA/Programa nacional de recursos y tecnologías agroalimentarias/RTA03-103-C6-3/ES/La mosca de la fruta Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera:Tephritidae) en parcelas de cítricos dinámica de sus poblaciones y control mediante trampeo masivo/
INIA/Programa nacional de recursos y tecnologías agroalimentarias/RTA03-103-C6-4/ES/Control de Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) por medio de compuestos químicos alternativos al malatión/
INIA/Programa nacional de recursos y tecnologías agroalimentarias/RTA03-103-C6-6/ES/Control integrado de la mosca mediterránea de la fruta Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) en cítricos/
Program
Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
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