Sexual competitiveness of sterile males of Ceratitis capitata from a tsl strain exposed to different essential oils of native species of Argentina in field cage experiments

FLAVIA JOFRÉ BARUD; MARÍA PÍA GOMEZ; G. BACHMNN; JOSEFINA RUIZ; DIEGO SEGURA; A. BARTOLUCCI; E. GARCÍA; N. LARA; A.F. MURÚA; O. LARIA; C. RUIZ; MARÍA TERESA VERA; MARÍA LIZA LÓPEZ

Tapachula, Chiapas

Simposio; 10th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance; 2018

Entomological Society of America

The Sterile Insect Technique is used throughout the world to reduce the populations of fruit flies of economic impact. Among the actions taken to improve the sexual competitiveness of sterile males of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is the exposure to plant-derived volatiles. The exposure to the essential oil of the ginger root (GRO) is one of the most studied cases and has been implemented in the field. The aim of this study was to advance in the knowledge of the effect of the exposure of the essential oil volatiles from different native species of Argentina on the sexual competitiveness of sterile males from one genetic sexing strain of C. capitata males as a part of a joint project between the National Fruit Fly Control and Eradication Program and Research Institutions.