Bioassay for Determining Tephritid Pupal and Adult Quality12

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A laboratory bioassay was developed for monitoring the quality of mass-reared pupae and was tested on 3 tephritid fruit fly species, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Dacus dorsalis Hendel, and D. cucurbitae Coquillett. This procedure incorporates an adult flight capability test with the traditional measures of pupal quality in terms of size and eclosion rate. The bioassay enables the assessment of production quality of flies and provides quantitative data which can be used as a basis for comparison. This is a simple and reliable method that provides useful information with minimum effort.

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