SURVEY FOR DACUS-LATIFRONS (DIPTERA, TEPHRITIDAE)
SURVEY FOR DACUS-LATIFRONS (DIPTERA, TEPHRITIDAE)
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DOI:
10.1093/jee/78.6.1311
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
NISHIDA, T
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作者:
VARGAS, RI;NISHIDA, T
The Malaysian fruit fly, Dacus latifrons (Hendel), is the fourth economically important tephritid to become established in Hawaii [USA]. A survey revealed D. latifrons to be widely distributed throughout Oahu in small urban and rural gardens. Of the solanaceous hosts sampled pepper, Capsicum annuum L.; tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Miller; wild tomato, L. pimpinellifolium (Juslinius) Miller; eggplant, Solanum melogena L.; and popolo, S. nigrum L., were infested. Mean infestation rates were high for pepper (79.6 flies per kg) and low for eggplant (12.7 flies per kg) and tomato (9.6 flies per kg). Although not a common weed, popolo (643 flies per kg) was heavily infested. The ability to utilize certain vegetables in small urban and rural gardens has made it possible for D. latifrons to fill a niche not occupied by D. cucurbitae Coquillett and D. dorsalis Hendel. In these small garden habitats, D. latifrons coexists with D. cucurbitae and D. dorsalis.