Aggressive behavior in medflies (Ceratitis capitata) and its modification by mass rearing (Diptera : Tephritidae)

Authors
Briceno, RD Ramos, D Eberhard, WG
Citation
Rd. Briceno et al., Aggressive behavior in medflies (Ceratitis capitata) and its modification by mass rearing (Diptera : Tephritidae), J KAN ENT S, 72(1), 1999, pp. 17-27
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE KANSAS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00228567 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
17 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-8567(199901)72:1<17:ABIM(C>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Male and female Ceratitis capitata employ at least nine different behavior patterns during aggressive interactions that include possible visual, audit ory, and tactile stimuli. Male flies of a 4.5 year old mass-reared strain w ere less aggressive in some respects than wild flies.