Oviposition preference and larval performance in Ceratitis capitata (Díptera, Tephritidae)

Joachim-Bravo, Iara Sordi; Zucoloto, Fernando Sérgio

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751997000400004

Abstract

Experiments concerning oviposition preference were carried out on Ceratitis capitata to determine whether females are able to preferentially oviposit on natural hosts in which the larvae develop better. The results indicated that the females do not preferentially oviposit on hosts of better nutritive value for the larvae.

Ceratitis capitata; fruit flies; oviposition behavior; insects

Oviposition preference and larval performance in Ceratitis capitata (Díptera, Tephritidae)

Iara Sordi Joachim-Bravo; Fernando Sérgio Zucoloto

Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Experiments concerning oviposition preference were carried out on Ceratitis capitata to determine whether females are able to preferentially oviposit on natural hosts in which the larvae develop better. The results indicated that the females do not preferentially oviposit on hosts of better nutritive value for the larvae.

Key words:Ceratitis capitata, fruit flies, oviposition behavior, insects

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We would like to thank Ana Paula dos Santos and Laércio Massocato for technical assistance.

Recebido em 17.X.1996; aceito em 18.IX.1997.

Auerbach, M. & D. Simberloff. 1989. Oviposition site preference and larval mortality in a leaf-mining moth. Ecol. Entomol. 14: 131-140.
Boller, E.F. & C.O. Calkins. 1984. Measuring, monitoring and improving the quality of mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitala Wied. 3. Improvement of quality by selection. Ztschr. angew. Ent 98: 1-15.
Cangussu, J.A. & F.S. Zucoloto. 1995. Self-selection and perception threshold in adult female of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae). Jour. Insect Physiol. 41 (3): 223-227.
Carey, J.R. 1984. Host-specific demographic studies of the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata. Ecol. Entomol. 9: 261-270.
Courtney, S.P. 1986. The ecology of pierid butterflies: dynamics and interactions. Adv. Ecol. Res. 15: 51-131.
Craig, T.P.; J.K. Itami & P.W. Price. 1989. A strong relationship between oviposition preference and larval performance in a shoot-galling sawfly. Ecology 70 (6): 1691-1699.
Damman, H. & P. Feeny. 1988. Mechanisms and consequences of selective oviposition by the zebra swallowtail butterfly. Anim. Behav. 36: 563-573.
Economopoulos, A. P. 1992. Adaptation of the mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to artificial rearing. Jour. Econ. Ent. 85 (3): 753-758.
Fitt, G.P. 1986. The influence of ashortage of hosts on the specificity of oviposition behavior in species of Dacus (Diptera, Tephritidae). Physiol. Entomol. 11: 133-143.
______. 1990. Variation in ovariole number and egg size of species of Dacus (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their relation to host specialization. Ecol. Entomol. 15: 255-264.
Fletcher, B.S. 1987. The biology of dacine fruit flies. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 32: 115-144.
Fletcher, B.S. & R.J. Prokopy. 1991. Host location and oviposition in tephritid fruit flies, p. 139-171. In: W.J. Bailey & J. Ridsdill-Smith (Eds). Reproductive Behaviour of Insects: Individuals and Populations. New York, Chapman & Hall, 387p.
Futuyma, D.J. 1983. Selective factors in the evolution of host choice by phytophagous insects, p.227-224. In: S.A. Ahmed (Ed.). Herbivorous Insects: Host Seeking Behaviour and Mechanisms. New York, Academic Press, 423p.
Hamilton, J.G. & M.P. Zalucki. 1993. Interactions between a specialist herbivore, Corcidosema plebejana, and its host plants Malva parviflora and cotton, Gossypium hirsutum: oviposition preference. Entomol. exp. appl. 66: 207-212.
Joachim-Bravo, I.A. & F.S. Zucoloto. 1997. Oviposition preference in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae): Influence of rearing diet. Inheringia, Ser. Zool., 82: 133-140.
Kakinohana, H. 1980. Qualitative change in the mass-reared melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coq. Proc. Symp. Fruit Fly Prob., Kyoto, p.27-36.
Karban, R. & S. Courtney. 1987. Intraspecific host plant choice: lack of consequences for Streptanthns tortnosus (Cruciferae) and Euchloe hyantis (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Oikos 48: 243-248.
Kouki, J. 1993. Female's preference for oviposition site and larval performance in the water-lily beetle, Galenicella nymphaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Oecologia 93: 42-47.
Krainacker, D.A.; J.R. Carey & R.I. Vargas. 1987. Effect of larval host on life history traits of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Oecologia 73: 583-590.
Leppla, N.C.; M.D. Huettel; D.R. Chambers; T.R. Ashley; D.H. MIyashita; T.T.Y. Wong & E.J. Harris. 1983. Strategies for colonization and maintenance of the mediterranean fruit fly. Entomol. exp. appl. 33: 89-96.
Mazomenos, B.; J.L. Nation; W.J. Coleman; K.C. Dennis & R. Esponda. 1977. Reproduction in Caribbean fruit flies: Comparisons between a laboratory strain and a wild strain. Florida Entomol. 60: 139-144.
Neilson, W.T.A. 1967. Development and mortality of the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella, in crab apples. Can. Entomol. 99: 217-219.
Nylin, S. & N. Janz. 1993. Oviposition preference and larval performance in Polygonia c-album (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae): The choice between bad and worse. Ecol. Entomol. 18: 394-398.
Price, P. W.; H. Roininen & J. Tahvanainen. 1987. Plant age and attack by the bud galler, Euura mucronata. Oecologia 73: 334-337.
Prokopy, R.J.; C. Kallet & S.S. Cooley. 1985. Fruit acceptance pattern of Rhagoletis pomonella flies from different geographic regions. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 78: 799-803.
Prokopy, R.J. & B.D. Roitberg. 1984. Foraging behavior of true fruit flies. Amer. Scientist 72: 39-49.
Rausher, M.D. 1979. Larval habitat suitability and oviposition preference in three related butterflies. Ecology 60: 503-511.
______. 1982. Population differentiation in Eaphydtyas editha butterflies: larval adaptation to different host. Evolution 36 (3): 581-590.
Renwick, J.A.A. 1989. Chemical ecology of oviposition in phytophagous insects. Experientia 45: 223-228.
Roininen, H. & J. Tahvanainen. 1989. Host selection and larval performance of two willow-feeding sawflies. Ecology 70 (1): 129-136.
Rössler, Y. 1975. The ability to inseminate: a comparison between laboratory-reared and field population of the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wied.). Entomol. exp. appl. 18: 255-260.
SIEGEL, S. 1956. Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. New York, MacGraw-Hill, 340p.
Singer, M.C. 1986. The definition and measurement of oviposition preference in plant-feeding insects, p.65-89. In: J.R. Miller & T.A. Miller (Eds). Insect-plant interactions. New York, Springer-Verlag, 527p.
Suzuki, Y. & J. Koyama. 1980. Temporal aspects of mating behavior of the melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett (Díptera: Tephritidae): A comparison between laboratory and wild strains. Appl. Ent. Zool. 15: 215-224.
Teran, H.R. 1978. Seleccion de alimentos por los machos e influencia de estos y del espacio vital sobre el comportamiento reproductivo de las hembras de Ceratitis capitata. Revta Agron. N. E. Argent. 15: 59-66.
Thompson, J.N. 1988. Evolutionary ecology of the relationship between oviposition preference and performance of offspring in phytophagous insects. Entomol. exp. appl. 47: 3-14.
Underwood, D.L.A. 1994. Intraspecific variability in host plant quality and ovipositional preferences in Eucheria socialis (Lepidoptera:Pieridae). Ecol. Entomol. 19: 245-256.
Valladares, G. & J.H. Lawton. 1991. Host-plant selection in the holly leaf-miner: Does mother know best? Jour. Animal Ecology 60: 272-240.
Via, S. 1986. Genetic covariance between oviposition preference and larval performance in an insect herbivore. Evolution 40 (4): 778-785.
Whitham, T.G. 1980. The theory of habitat selection: examined and extended using Pemphigus aphids. Am. Nat. 115: 449-466.
Wong, T.T. Y. & L.M. Nakahara. 1978. Sexual development and mating response of laboratory-reared and native Mediterranean fruit flies. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 71: 592-596.
Zucoloto, F.S. 1987. Feeding habits of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae): can larvae recognize a nutrionally effective diet? Jour. Insect Physiol. 33: 349-353.
______. 1991. Effects of flavour and nutritional value on diet selection by Ceratitis capitata larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae). Jour. Insect Physiol. 37 (1): 21-25.
______. 1993a. Acceptability of different Brazilian fruits to Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and fly performance on each species. Brazilian Jour. Med. Biol. Res. 26: 291-298.
______. 1993b. Adaptation of a Ceratitis capitata population (Diptera, Tephritidae) to an animal protein-based diet. Entomol. exp. appl. 67: 119-127.

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[2] Boller, E.F. & C.O. Calkins. 1984. Measuring, monitoring and improving the quality of mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitala Wied. 3. Improvement of quality by selection. Ztschr. angew. Ent 98: 1-15.

[3] Cangussu, J.A. & F.S. Zucoloto. 1995. Self-selection and perception threshold in adult female of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae). Jour. Insect Physiol. 41 (3): 223-227.

[4] Carey, J.R. 1984. Host-specific demographic studies of the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata. Ecol. Entomol. 9: 261-270.

[5] Courtney, S.P. 1986. The ecology of pierid butterflies: dynamics and interactions. Adv. Ecol. Res. 15: 51-131.

[6] Craig, T.P.; J.K. Itami & P.W. Price. 1989. A strong relationship between oviposition preference and larval performance in a shoot-galling sawfly. Ecology 70 (6): 1691-1699.

[7] Damman, H. & P. Feeny. 1988. Mechanisms and consequences of selective oviposition by the zebra swallowtail butterfly. Anim. Behav. 36: 563-573.

[8] Economopoulos, A. P. 1992. Adaptation of the mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to artificial rearing. Jour. Econ. Ent. 85 (3): 753-758.

[9] Fitt, G.P. 1986. The influence of ashortage of hosts on the specificity of oviposition behavior in species of Dacus (Diptera, Tephritidae). Physiol. Entomol. 11: 133-143.

[10] ______. 1990. Variation in ovariole number and egg size of species of Dacus (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their relation to host specialization. Ecol. Entomol. 15: 255-264.

[11] Fletcher, B.S. 1987. The biology of dacine fruit flies. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 32: 115-144.

[12] Fletcher, B.S. & R.J. Prokopy. 1991. Host location and oviposition in tephritid fruit flies, p. 139-171. In: W.J. Bailey & J. Ridsdill-Smith (Eds). Reproductive Behaviour of Insects: Individuals and Populations. New York, Chapman & Hall, 387p.

[13] Futuyma, D.J. 1983. Selective factors in the evolution of host choice by phytophagous insects, p.227-224. In: S.A. Ahmed (Ed.). Herbivorous Insects: Host Seeking Behaviour and Mechanisms. New York, Academic Press, 423p.

[14] Hamilton, J.G. & M.P. Zalucki. 1993. Interactions between a specialist herbivore, Corcidosema plebejana, and its host plants Malva parviflora and cotton, Gossypium hirsutum: oviposition preference. Entomol. exp. appl. 66: 207-212.

[15] Joachim-Bravo, I.A. & F.S. Zucoloto. 1997. Oviposition preference in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae): Influence of rearing diet. Inheringia, Ser. Zool., 82: 133-140.

[16] Kakinohana, H. 1980. Qualitative change in the mass-reared melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coq. Proc. Symp. Fruit Fly Prob., Kyoto, p.27-36.

[17] Karban, R. & S. Courtney. 1987. Intraspecific host plant choice: lack of consequences for Streptanthns tortnosus (Cruciferae) and Euchloe hyantis (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Oikos 48: 243-248.

[18] Kouki, J. 1993. Female's preference for oviposition site and larval performance in the water-lily beetle, Galenicella nymphaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Oecologia 93: 42-47.

[19] Krainacker, D.A.; J.R. Carey & R.I. Vargas. 1987. Effect of larval host on life history traits of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Oecologia 73: 583-590.

[20] Leppla, N.C.; M.D. Huettel; D.R. Chambers; T.R. Ashley; D.H. MIyashita; T.T.Y. Wong & E.J. Harris. 1983. Strategies for colonization and maintenance of the mediterranean fruit fly. Entomol. exp. appl. 33: 89-96.

[21] Mazomenos, B.; J.L. Nation; W.J. Coleman; K.C. Dennis & R. Esponda. 1977. Reproduction in Caribbean fruit flies: Comparisons between a laboratory strain and a wild strain. Florida Entomol. 60: 139-144.

[22] Neilson, W.T.A. 1967. Development and mortality of the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella, in crab apples. Can. Entomol. 99: 217-219.

[23] Nylin, S. & N. Janz. 1993. Oviposition preference and larval performance in Polygonia c-album (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae): The choice between bad and worse. Ecol. Entomol. 18: 394-398.

[24] Price, P. W.; H. Roininen & J. Tahvanainen. 1987. Plant age and attack by the bud galler, Euura mucronata. Oecologia 73: 334-337.

[25] Prokopy, R.J.; C. Kallet & S.S. Cooley. 1985. Fruit acceptance pattern of Rhagoletis pomonella flies from different geographic regions. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 78: 799-803.

[26] Prokopy, R.J. & B.D. Roitberg. 1984. Foraging behavior of true fruit flies. Amer. Scientist 72: 39-49.

[27] Rausher, M.D. 1979. Larval habitat suitability and oviposition preference in three related butterflies. Ecology 60: 503-511.

[28] ______. 1982. Population differentiation in Eaphydtyas editha butterflies: larval adaptation to different host. Evolution 36 (3): 581-590.

[29] Renwick, J.A.A. 1989. Chemical ecology of oviposition in phytophagous insects. Experientia 45: 223-228.

[30] Roininen, H. & J. Tahvanainen. 1989. Host selection and larval performance of two willow-feeding sawflies. Ecology 70 (1): 129-136.

[31] Rössler, Y. 1975. The ability to inseminate: a comparison between laboratory-reared and field population of the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wied.). Entomol. exp. appl. 18: 255-260.

[32] SIEGEL, S. 1956. Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. New York, MacGraw-Hill, 340p.

[33] Singer, M.C. 1986. The definition and measurement of oviposition preference in plant-feeding insects, p.65-89. In: J.R. Miller & T.A. Miller (Eds). Insect-plant interactions. New York, Springer-Verlag, 527p.

[34] Suzuki, Y. & J. Koyama. 1980. Temporal aspects of mating behavior of the melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett (Díptera: Tephritidae): A comparison between laboratory and wild strains. Appl. Ent. Zool. 15: 215-224.

[35] Teran, H.R. 1978. Seleccion de alimentos por los machos e influencia de estos y del espacio vital sobre el comportamiento reproductivo de las hembras de Ceratitis capitata. Revta Agron. N. E. Argent. 15: 59-66.

[36] Thompson, J.N. 1988. Evolutionary ecology of the relationship between oviposition preference and performance of offspring in phytophagous insects. Entomol. exp. appl. 47: 3-14.

[37] Underwood, D.L.A. 1994. Intraspecific variability in host plant quality and ovipositional preferences in Eucheria socialis (Lepidoptera:Pieridae). Ecol. Entomol. 19: 245-256.

[38] Valladares, G. & J.H. Lawton. 1991. Host-plant selection in the holly leaf-miner: Does mother know best? Jour. Animal Ecology 60: 272-240.

[39] Via, S. 1986. Genetic covariance between oviposition preference and larval performance in an insect herbivore. Evolution 40 (4): 778-785.

[40] Whitham, T.G. 1980. The theory of habitat selection: examined and extended using Pemphigus aphids. Am. Nat. 115: 449-466.

[41] Wong, T.T. Y. & L.M. Nakahara. 1978. Sexual development and mating response of laboratory-reared and native Mediterranean fruit flies. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 71: 592-596.

[42] Zucoloto, F.S. 1987. Feeding habits of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae): can larvae recognize a nutrionally effective diet? Jour. Insect Physiol. 33: 349-353.

[43] ______. 1991. Effects of flavour and nutritional value on diet selection by Ceratitis capitata larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae). Jour. Insect Physiol. 37 (1): 21-25.

[44] ______. 1993a. Acceptability of different Brazilian fruits to Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and fly performance on each species. Brazilian Jour. Med. Biol. Res. 26: 291-298.

[45] ______. 1993b. Adaptation of a Ceratitis capitata population (Diptera, Tephritidae) to an animal protein-based diet. Entomol. exp. appl. 67: 119-127.