Evaluation of Quality Production Parameters and Mating Behavior of Novel Genetic Sexing Strains of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae).

The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the most important pest of fruits and vegetables in tropical and subtropical countries. The sterile insect technique (SIT) as a component of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) approaches is being u...

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Main Authors: Polychronis Rempoulakis, Gustavo Taret, Ihsan Ul Haq, Viwat Wornayporn, Sohel Ahmad, Ulysses Sto Tomas, Thilakasiri Dammalage, Keke Gembinsky, Gerald Franz, Carlos Cáceres, Marc J B Vreysen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4918918?pdf=render