Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique

The effects of routine irradiation of the mass-reared males of the medfly, Ceratitis capitata on their mating performance were re-evaluated. Male courtship behavior was observed and quantifed both in laboratory (video recording cages) and field cage conditions. For the experiments, samples of the st...

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Autores principales:	Vilardi, Juan Cesar, Calcagno, Graciela Elena, Vera, María Teresa
Publicado:	2003
Materias:	Ceratitis capitata Courtship Irradiation Mating behavior Medfly SIT Sterilization biological control courtship irradiation mating behavior rearing sterile release method sterilization Capitata Ceratitis Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux2023-06-08T14:37:58Z Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique Vilardi, Juan Cesar Calcagno, Graciela Elena Vera, María Teresa Ceratitis capitata Courtship Irradiation Mating behavior Medfly SIT Sterilization biological control courtship irradiation mating behavior rearing sterile release method sterilization Capitata Ceratitis Ceratitis capitata Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae The effects of routine irradiation of the mass-reared males of the medfly, Ceratitis capitata on their mating performance were re-evaluated. Male courtship behavior was observed and quantifed both in laboratory (video recording cages) and field cage conditions. For the experiments, samples of the strains routinely mass-reared for SIT operations at Seibersdorf, Austria; Mendoza, Argentina and Metapa, Mexico, were used. No major qualitative differences were found in the courtship pattern between irradiated and non-irradiated males. However, the results revealed that the process of routine irradiation as commonly used in the mass rearing facilities at the time of the experiments, reduces the mating performance of the sterilized males nearly two-fold. A whole range of quantitative differences between the irradiated and non-irradiated males were detected and described, and their implications for the efficiency of SIT operations are discussed. In contrast, partial sterilization with low doses of radiation did not affect the mating competitiveness of the treated males to a noticeable degree. In view of the results obtained, and due to the current wider use of "male-only" strains in SIT operations, a re-evaluation of the sterilization strategy and irradiation doses for males used in SIT is recommended. Fil:Vilardi, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Calcagno, G.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vera, M.T. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2003 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux
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topic	Ceratitis capitata Courtship Irradiation Mating behavior Medfly SIT Sterilization biological control courtship irradiation mating behavior rearing sterile release method sterilization Capitata Ceratitis Ceratitis capitata Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae
spellingShingle	Ceratitis capitata Courtship Irradiation Mating behavior Medfly SIT Sterilization biological control courtship irradiation mating behavior rearing sterile release method sterilization Capitata Ceratitis Ceratitis capitata Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae Vilardi, Juan Cesar Calcagno, Graciela Elena Vera, María Teresa Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
topic_facet	Ceratitis capitata Courtship Irradiation Mating behavior Medfly SIT Sterilization biological control courtship irradiation mating behavior rearing sterile release method sterilization Capitata Ceratitis Ceratitis capitata Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae
description	The effects of routine irradiation of the mass-reared males of the medfly, Ceratitis capitata on their mating performance were re-evaluated. Male courtship behavior was observed and quantifed both in laboratory (video recording cages) and field cage conditions. For the experiments, samples of the strains routinely mass-reared for SIT operations at Seibersdorf, Austria; Mendoza, Argentina and Metapa, Mexico, were used. No major qualitative differences were found in the courtship pattern between irradiated and non-irradiated males. However, the results revealed that the process of routine irradiation as commonly used in the mass rearing facilities at the time of the experiments, reduces the mating performance of the sterilized males nearly two-fold. A whole range of quantitative differences between the irradiated and non-irradiated males were detected and described, and their implications for the efficiency of SIT operations are discussed. In contrast, partial sterilization with low doses of radiation did not affect the mating competitiveness of the treated males to a noticeable degree. In view of the results obtained, and due to the current wider use of "male-only" strains in SIT operations, a re-evaluation of the sterilization strategy and irradiation doses for males used in SIT is recommended.
author	Vilardi, Juan Cesar Calcagno, Graciela Elena Vera, María Teresa
author_facet	Vilardi, Juan Cesar Calcagno, Graciela Elena Vera, María Teresa
author_sort	Vilardi, Juan Cesar
title	Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
title_short	Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
title_full	Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
title_fullStr	Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
title_sort	effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (diptera, tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique
publishDate	2003
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p102_Lux
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Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique

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