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Irradiation of early immature Anastrepha ludens stages for the rearing of Doryctobracon areolatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a fruit fly parasitoid

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Florida López-Arriaga Open the ORCID record for Florida López-Arriaga [Opens in a new window] ,
Victor Hugo Gordillo ,
Jorge Cancino Open the ORCID record for Jorge Cancino [Opens in a new window]  and
Pablo Montoya Open the ORCID record for Pablo Montoya [Opens in a new window]
Florida López-Arriaga*
Affiliation:
Programa Moscafrut, SADER-SENASICA, Camino a los Cacaoatales S/N, CP 30860, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
Victor Hugo Gordillo
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociencias, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Boulevard Akichino S/N, CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
Jorge Cancino
Affiliation:
Programa Moscafrut, SADER-SENASICA, Camino a los Cacaoatales S/N, CP 30860, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
Pablo Montoya
Affiliation:
Programa Moscafrut, SADER-SENASICA, Camino a los Cacaoatales S/N, CP 30860, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
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Author for correspondence: Florida López-Arriaga, Email: florida.lopez.i@senasica.gob.mx
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Abstract

Doryctobracon areolatus is a native parasitoid of the Neotropical region that presents the highest percentages of natural parasitism of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha. In the Moscafrut Program SADER-SENASICA, located in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, Mexico, a laboratory colony of this species is maintained on Anastrepha ludens, the Mexican fruit fly, with the aim to scale the production of the parasitoid up to massive levels. In order to eliminate unwanted emergence of adult flies during the rearing process, this study evaluated the effect of irradiation (at doses of 20, 30, 40, and 50 Gy) applied to eggs, and first and second instar larvae of A. ludens; all irradiated stages were subsequently exposed as second instar larvae to adult females of D. areolatus. Irradiation did not affect the eclosion of A. ludens eggs but, at doses of 40 and 50 Gy, it did cause delayed larval development and pupation, as well as lower larval weight. Adult fly emergence was suppressed at all doses, except in eggs irradiated at 20 Gy. Doses of 20 and 30 Gy applied to the eggs and larvae did not affect the emergence, survival, fecundity or flight ability of the emerged parasitoids, but the second instar larvae were easily handled during the rearing process. Our results suggest that D. areolatus can be successfully produced in second instar larvae of A. ludens irradiated at 30 Gy.

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Biological controleggsirradiated hostlarvaenative parasitoids
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 110 , Issue 5 , October 2020 , pp. 630 - 637
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