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

ABRAHAM, SOLANA; LIENDO, M. CLARA; DEVESCOVI, FRANCISCO; PERALTA, PATRICIA A; V YUSEF; MJ RUIZ; CLADERA, J; M. TERESA VERA; DIEGO F. SEGURA

BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

Año: 2013 p. 1 - 8

0007-4853

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 ...