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Bionomics and damage potential of fruit fly Dacus persicus (Diptera: Tephritidae): a prospective biological control agent of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae)

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Ali, S., Shabbir, A. and Dhileepan, K. (2020) Bionomics and damage potential of fruit fly Dacus persicus (Diptera: Tephritidae): a prospective biological control agent of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30 (7). pp. 716-727. ISSN 0958-3157

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2020.1765982

Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09583157.2020.1765982

Abstract

Life history and damage potential of the fruit fly, Dacus persicus Hendel, a prospective biological control agent for calotrope, Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton, are described. The duration of life cycle of D. persicus (egg to the adult) was 42.2?±?0.38 days (range 38?50 days). Oviposition commenced 5.1?±?0.2 days after emergence and each female infested 4.5?±?0.2 fruits during its lifespan. D. persicus produced 76.9?±?5.21 larvae from which 66.1?±?3.7 adults emerged with a sex ratio of 4:3 female to male. The lifespan of adults was 16.3?±?0.68 days. The fruit fly larvae destroyed 100% of immature seeds in infested pods and significantly reduced the biomass of infested fruits by 62%. The field host specificity, high reproductive capacity, and damage potential of D. persicus indicate this species as a potential biological control of C. procera in Australia.

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Business groups:Biosecurity Queensland
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Keywords:Aak fruit fly, life cycle, classical biological control, calotrope, pre-dispersal seed predator
Subjects:Science > Entomology
Science > Invasive Species > Animals > Animal control and ecology
Science > Invasive Species > Plants > Biological control
Plant culture > Food crops
Plant culture > Fruit and fruit culture
Plant pests and diseases
Live Archive:07 Sep 2020 22:30
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:46

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