Artificial diets for the rearing of adult and larvae of South-American fruit fly

Authors

  • Adrise Medeiros Nunes Universidade Federal de Pelotas - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fitossanidade
  • Karen Zamboni Costa Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Laboratório de Radioentomologia
  • Kenya Martins Faggioni Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Laboratório de Radioentomologia
  • Maria de Lourdes Zamboni Costa Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Laboratório de Radioentomologia
  • Rafael da Silva Gonçalves Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia
  • Júlio Marcos Melges Walder Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Laboratório de Radioentomologia
  • Mauro Silveira Garcia Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia
  • Dori Edson Nava Embrapa Clima Temperado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.15455

Keywords:

Anastrepha fraterculus, biological control, mass-rearing, steril insect, Tephritidae

Abstract

The objective of this work was to adequate artificial diets for the development of larva and adult stages of South-American fruit fly (Anastrepha fraterculus). For the larval stage, the following diets were tested: D1, original diet, with 10 g agar; D2, modified diet, with 3.6 g agar; and D3, modified diet, with dry sugarcane bagasse. For adults, four diets were tested: A, brewers’ yeast + honey (2:1); B, refined sugar + yeast extract + crude wheat germ (3:1:1); C, soybean extract + brown sugar + crude wheat germ (3:1:1); and D, brewers’ dried yeast + honey (2:1). The evaluated biological parameters were: duration of the egg-pupa period, duration and feasibility of the pupa stage, average mass of pupae, sexual ratio, and duration and feasibility of the egg-adult period. Larval stage development for D1 and D2 was similar, and indicated that the larval rearing can be managed with 1/3 agar quantity used in D1. The dry sugarcane bagasse, used in the artificial diet, negatively affected the larval development. Artificial diets with brewers’ yeast + honey and with refined sugar + yeast extract + crude wheat germ are the most adequate ones for adult rearing.

Published

2013-12-20

How to Cite

Nunes, A. M., Costa, K. Z., Faggioni, K. M., Costa, M. de L. Z., Gonçalves, R. da S., Walder, J. M. M., … Nava, D. E. (2013). Artificial diets for the rearing of adult and larvae of South-American fruit fly. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 48(10), 1309–1314. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2013.v48.15455

Issue

Section

ENTOMOLOGY