Mating behavior of wild and mass-reared strains of the melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae), in a field cage

The mating behavior of melon flies, Dacus cucurbitae COQUILLETT, released on a field-caged non-host tree was compared between wild (W-) and mass-reared (L-) strain. Mating initiation occurred earlier (at higher light intensity) in L-strain than W-strain flies, but courtship and copultion occurred ma...

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Published inApplied Entomology and Zoology Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 203 - 209
Main Authors Koyama, J, Nakamori, H, Kuba, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo JAPANESE SOCIETY OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY 1986
Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
Subjects
Animal ethology
Bactrocera cucurbitae
Biological and medical sciences
Dacus cucurbitae
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
laboratory rearing
mating behavior
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Tephritidae
wild animals
Pest
Fruit crop
Tephritidae
Arthropoda
Insecta
Sexual behavior
Captivity
Wild animal
Invertebrata
Diptera
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Summary:The mating behavior of melon flies, Dacus cucurbitae COQUILLETT, released on a field-caged non-host tree was compared between wild (W-) and mass-reared (L-) strain. Mating initiation occurred earlier (at higher light intensity) in L-strain than W-strain flies, but courtship and copultion occurred mainly on the tree leaves in both strains. Presumably as a result of common rendezvous site, L- and W-strains mated at random when confined in the field cage, and no evidence of sexual isolation existed between strains though copulations occurred relatively earlier in L-strain than in W-strain flies.
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ISSN:0003-6862
1347-605X
DOI:10.1303/aez.21.203