TY - JOUR
T1 - Size, fecundity, and gonadic maturation of Toxotrypana curvicauda (Diptera: Tephritidae)
AU - Jiménez-Pérez, Alfredo
AU - Villa-Ayala, Patricia
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, is an important pest of papaya. It is distributed from Florida, USA, to northern South America. We studied aspects of its biology on papaya, Carica papaya. Females and males emerged within a 3-d period with similar numbers emerging daily. Females are heavier than males but had similar longevity. Puparial length, puparial weight, and adult weight did not correlate with adult longevity. First chorionated eggs were recorded 4 d after emergence. Females 6 d old had an average of 44 ± 2.2 (sem) chorionated eggs. Heavier females have a reproductive advantage as they have more chorionated eggs than light females. More than 85% of females lived at least 6 d.
AB - The papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, is an important pest of papaya. It is distributed from Florida, USA, to northern South America. We studied aspects of its biology on papaya, Carica papaya. Females and males emerged within a 3-d period with similar numbers emerging daily. Females are heavier than males but had similar longevity. Puparial length, puparial weight, and adult weight did not correlate with adult longevity. First chorionated eggs were recorded 4 d after emergence. Females 6 d old had an average of 44 ± 2.2 (sem) chorionated eggs. Heavier females have a reproductive advantage as they have more chorionated eggs than light females. More than 85% of females lived at least 6 d.
KW - Carica papaya
KW - Egg maturation
KW - Emergence rhythm
KW - Longevity
KW - Mexico
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745818538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[194:SFAGMO]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[194:SFAGMO]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0015-4040
VL - 89
SP - 194
EP - 198
JO - Florida Entomologist
JF - Florida Entomologist
IS - 2
ER -