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Selection by mating competitiveness improves the performance of Anastrepha ludens males of the genetic sexing strain Tapachula-7

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2016

L. Quintero-Fong ,
J. Toledo ,
L. Ruiz ,
P. Rendón ,
D. Orozco-Dávila ,
L. Cruz  and
P. Liedo
L. Quintero-Fong*
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, 30700 Tapachula, Chiapas, México Programa Moscafrut, Camino a los Cacahotales S/N. CP., 30860, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
J. Toledo
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, 30700 Tapachula, Chiapas, México
L. Ruiz
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, 30700 Tapachula, Chiapas, México
P. Rendón
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Technical Cooperation-Latin-America, Guatemala City, Zona 10, Guatemala
D. Orozco-Dávila
Affiliation:
Programa Moscafrut, Camino a los Cacahotales S/N. CP., 30860, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
L. Cruz
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, 30700 Tapachula, Chiapas, México
P. Liedo
Affiliation:
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, 30700 Tapachula, Chiapas, México
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +52 (962) 628 9800, ext 5471 Fax: +52 (962) 628 9806 E-mail: jquintero@ecosur.edu.mx
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Abstract

The sexual performance of Anastrepha ludens males of the Tapachula-7 genetic sexing strain, produced via selection based on mating success, was compared with that of males produced without selection in competition with wild males. Mating competition, development time, survival, mass-rearing quality parameters and pheromone production were compared. The results showed that selection based on mating competitiveness significantly improved the sexual performance of offspring. Development time, survival of larvae, pupae and adults, and weights of larvae and pupae increased with each selection cycle. Differences in the relative quantity of the pheromone compounds (Z)-3-nonenol and anastrephin were observed when comparing the parental males with the F4 and wild males. The implications of this colony management method on the sterile insect technique are discussed.

Keywords

sterile insect techniquemass rearingmating competitivenessgenetic sexing strainMexican fruit fly
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 106 , Issue 5 , October 2016 , pp. 624 - 632
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