Gutierrezorozco, in postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Pathogenicity and characterization of a novel bacillus cereus sensu lato isolate toxic to the. Thermal tolerance in adult mediterranean and natal fruit flies ceratitis capitata and ceratitis rosa. Documents about ceratitis capitata certca number title download. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann is a pest of over 300 fruits, vegetables and nuts. It is highly polyphagous, attacking 300 plant species, and presents high reproductive potential and dispersal capacity fletcher 1989a, liquido et al. Males of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata medfly, defend individual leaves as mating territories. A world assessment of their biology and management. Analysis of ceratitis capitata individuals from a the ceres valley, b the western cape and c south africa using the bayesian based method implemented in the program tess.
Ceratitis capitata hcan be found in agricultural areas where large quantities of fruit provide plenty of. Activity of mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata. The duration of the egg stage was significantly influenced by temperature. Genetic elimination of fieldcage populations of mediterranean fruit. The induced translocations were selected by identifying linkage between a visible marker eye colour or pupal colour and sex. Anastrepha ludens an overview sciencedirect topics. Pdf the mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata diptera. Cold response of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis. Taxonomic notes on the subgenera ceratitis hoplolophomyia and ceratitis acropteromma diptera, tephritidae.
Within this family, ceratitis capitata, the mediterranean fruit fly has a widespread distribution and a very large number of hosts liquido et al. Tephritidae samples from different geographic origins c. Evaluation of quarantine risk of introduction of ceratitis. Article pdf available in international journal of agriculture and biology. Medfly adults showed aggregated distributions in the experimental field. Ceratitis capitata an overview sciencedirect topics. The most common ssr was the dinucleotide tgncan occurring in. C were investigated on the eggs of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd instar larvae of ceratitis capitata in two australian blueberry cultivars c9942 and c0009.
However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Analysis of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Braconidae on ceratitis capitata and anastrepha spp. The scientific program of the symposium provides a balanced overview between. Ceratitis capitata spends part of its life cycle in the soil, where late thirdinstar larvae, pupae and newlyem erged adults can be found.
Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts of c. Fruit flies biology and management martin aluja springer. Dec 17, 2014 efficacy of kaolin, spinosad and malathion against ceratitis capitata in citrus orchards. Microsatellite polymorphism in the mediterranean fruit fly. Ceratitis capitata certcadocuments eppo global database. Pdf evolutionary biology of certain chilean rhagoletis species. Larvae of trypetidae, which infest the ripe fruit, can be.
Harris 1992 give a more detailed host list by region. Potential geographical distributions of the fruit flies. Transformants were identified as phenotypic revertants of a whiteeyed mutation carried by the recipient strain. About the project the ceratitis capitata genome sequence and its analysis has been published in genome biology, the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata, is a major destructive insect pest due to its broad host range, which includes hundreds of fruits and vegetables. Aug 01, 2011 the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wiedemann diptera. Mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Methods two correlative ecological niche modelling techniques. Papadopoulos and others published mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis. Exogenous functional dna was introduced into the germline chromosomes of the mediterranean fruit fly medfly ceratitis capitata with a germline transformation system based on the transposable element minos from drosophila hydei.
Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, host list. Flies were exposed to one of four developmental acclimation temperatures t acc. Some of the most important pests that infest sapodilla fruit are the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata and the mexican fruit fly anastrepha ludens. The ceratitis capitata genome sequence and its analysis has been published in genome biology, the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species. Keywords ceratitis capitata, ceratitis rosa, ecological niche models, fruit. For manual annotations, curators were provided with the webapollo. The main objective of the present study was to determine whether. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Jan 18, 2017 the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species. Males also occasionally touch the substrate with the tip of their abdomen. Pupation, adult emergence and sex ratios of survived flies were investigated to study the c.
The mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata oxford academic. Ceratitis capitata is thoroughly known because of its wide prevalence in many places of the world. The examined developmental stages were early eggs 42 h, first instar, second instar and third instar larvae. Pdf this study aimed to evaluate adult emergence and duration of the pupal stage of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, and. Ceratitis capitata wied th t d t ti t f t h itidthe most devastating pest of tephritidae world worldwide problem of agricultural productionwide problem of agricultural production imin morocco, l i d b 77 062 600losses were estimated by. Description of new ceratitis macleay diptera, tephritidae species from africa. Biology studies and improvement of ceratitis capitata. Ecological niches and potential geographical distributions of. Ceratitis capitata is considered a major tephritid fruit fly pest of economic importance attacking more than 300 different hosts, primarily temperate and subtropical fruits. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. A female mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, pumps eggs through her ovipositor into the soft outer layers of a ripe coffee berry.
The results showed that exposure time at low temperatures was a key factor to. These stages are a ttacked by a large number of ground. Genomic organization and characterization of the white. Influence of host fruit and temperature on the body size. A female mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, pumps eggs through her ovipositor into the soft outer layers. Media in category ceratitis capitata the following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann 1. Intensive search for synthetic attractants of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, resulted in the discovery of trimedlure mcgovern and beroza, 1966.
There have been relatively few attempts to model the distributions of the fruit flies ceratitis capitata wiedemann, ceratitis cosyra walker, and ceratitis rosa karsch in china, but the geographic distributions of these species are of considerable concern in terms of biosecurity. Pdf stability of a double translocation strain in ceratitis capitata. Pupariation, emerged adults, and sex ratios were examined on c. Scent marking by males of the mediterranean fruit fly. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann insecta. Pdf genetic structure of mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata. We at the bcmhgsc would like to thank the many members of the medfly community whose hard. Mitochondrial dna variation in spanish populations of ceratitis capitata wiedemann tephritidae and the colonization process. General information about ceratitis capitata certca. The improved version of the mcphail trap uses a combination of three chemicals to attract male and female fruit flies.
Fruit flies are enormously important economic pests, as california has learned over the past few years remember the mediterranean fruit fly. Recent advances in the demography and invasion biology of fruit flies. The medfly genome sequence provides critical insights into the biology of one of the. Ceratitis capitata certcaoverview eppo global database. Pm100228 eppo a1 and a2 lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests 2019. In the framework of the development of a genetic sexing mechanism malelinked translocations were induced and studied in the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata. Activity of mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wied. Zucchi 2001 have contributed for the management and control of agricultural pests. Novel sexdetermining genes have evolved from gene duplications in. Ceratitis capitata, mediterranean fruit fly english. The results showed that exposure time at low temperatures was a key factor to affect.
A manual of the insects of the hawaiian islands, including an enumeration of the species and the notes on their origin, distribution, hosts, parasites, etc. The mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitatawiedemann is one of the worlds most destructive insect pests, costing farmers billions of dollars annually. Pdf mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. The medfly genome sequence provides critical insights into the biology of one of the most. It exhibits a unique ability to invade and adapt to ecological niches throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though medfly infestations have been prevented and controlled by the sterile insect technique. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Peach infested with larvae of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Newer version of trap used to capture adults of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Reproductive biology of fopius arisanus hymenoptera.
The whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis. Integrated cotrol of citrus pests in the mediterranean region. Ceratitis capitata affects practically all the tree fruit crops, but has also been recorded on wild hosts belonging to a large number of families. Ceratitis capitata was nominated as a natural sciences good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This completely revised version of the australian handbook for the identification of fruit flies version 3. Influence of different tropical fruits on biological and. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, is a. Use of molecular markers for detecting the geographical origin of ceratitis capitata diptera. Development of an embryonic lethality system in mediterranean. The medfly as it is commonly called has invaded many countries and caused major economic losses for fruit farmers. Cold responses of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis. The problem is expected to get worse, and issues of both basic research and control measures are very important for this pest.
Genus ceratitis 1certg species ceratitis capitata certca contact eppo. Trimedlure is a mixture of 16 stereo and positional isomers of which the 1 s,2 s,4 r 4chloro isomer figure 3. Tephritidae is one of the most serious pests affecting cultivated plants in the world christenson and foote 1960. This page was last edited on 4 november 2016, at 08. Trimedlure is a mixture of 16 stereo and positional isomers of which the 1 s,2 s,4 r 4chloro isomer figure. Field evaluation of a medfly genetic sexing strain in hawaii. Tephritidae with a braconid parasitoid and a novel bait spray. Pdf reproductive biology of fopius arisanus hymenoptera. Gene transfer into the medfly, ceratitis capitata, with a. Ceratitis capitata 2011 eppo bulletin wiley online. Genetic structure of spanish populations of ceratitis. Tephritidae 2 against the medfly, which could jeopardize some freshfruit markets if it should become established in florida. Pupation, adult emergence and sex ratios of survived flies were investigated to study. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties.
The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata, is a major. Ceratitis capitata wied th t d t ti t f t h itidthe most devastating pest of tephritidae world worldwide problem of agricultural productionwide problem of agricultural production imin morocco, l i d b 77 062 600losses were estimated by 77,062,600 dh iaea, 1990. Ecological niches and potential geographical distributions. Additional information on the biology of the pest can also be found in eppocabi 1997. Comparison of mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata tephritidae bisexual and. While perching, males release an airborne pheromone known to attract females from everted rectal epithelium at the tip of the abdomen. Generalizations and implications for invasion biology are discussed. No fruit fly expert identification system and systematic information database. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata, is a major destructive. Influence of host fruit and temperature on the body size of. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, host list the berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles for c. Stability of a double translocation strain in ceratitis capitata. Ceratitis capitata nucleus information resources iaea. The future of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata invasion of.
Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow and brown fruit pest that originates from subsaharan africa. The handbook is a compilation of diagnostic information for 65 fruit fly species. Baasthe mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wied. Tephritidae article pdf available in biological control 292. Each individual is indicated with a vertical line, the different shades of grey represent the individuals estimated percentage membership to the k clusters. Population genetics of ceratitis capitata in south africa. Comparison of the intronexon organization of this locus among. Genomic organization and characterization of the white locus. Ceratitis capitata a suitable case for genetic sexing. The older version of the trap used a protein bait that captured large numbers of nontarget insects.
Pdf pupal development of ceratitis capitata diptera. The influence of thermal history on temperaturedependent flight performance was investigated in an invasive agricultural pest insect, ceratitis capitata diptera. The color is yellowish with brown tinge, especially on the abdomen, legs, and some markings on wings. Twoday old males were irradiated with 5 krad of xrays and mated to virgin females. This document is eeny214 in371 originally published as dpi entomology circulars 4, 230 and 273, updated for this publication, one of a series of.
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