Fitness of the “Apricot Eye” Mutant of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata1

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Abstract
The recessive mutant “apricot eye” was found inferior to the wild-type in mixed population cages. The apparent inferiority was due to a lower mating propensity of the “Apricot eye” males and a lowered survival of the “apricot eye” larvae under competition with wild-type larvae on artificial diet. Attraction to host fruit (such as various citrus varieties) was not affected by the eye color. The use of the genetically-marked strain of the Mediterranean fruit fly in ecological field studies should take into consideration the sexual inferiority of the “apricot eye” males.

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