Factors affecting the dispersal of large-scale releases of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni

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作者
Gilchrist, A. S. [1 ]
Meats, A. W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Evolut & Ecol Res Ctr, Sch Biol Earth & Environm, Fruit Fly Res Lab, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
[2] A12 Univ Sydney, Sch Biol Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
inbreeding; marking; mass rearing; sterile insect technique; trapping; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE; FROGGATT DIPTERA TEPHRITIDAE; RANGE DISPERSAL; DACUS-TRYONI; FLIES; WILD; MALES; ECLOSION; STRAINS; PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01642.x
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
This study investigated two factors potentially affecting the spatial distribution of Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) after release from a single point. First, the effect of age at release was investigated using a single cohort of 205 000 males from a mass-rearing strain used for sterile insect releases. Approximately half were released as immature males and the remainder as sexually mature males (1 week later). Males were collected over 3 weeks from a grid of 135 traps, each containing a pheromone/insecticide bait, positioned between 4 and 500 m from the release point. Variation in the distribution of fly density around the release point was assessed by regressing trapped fly counts against distance. Unexpectedly, no significant differences were found in the spatial distribution of the flies. Second, the effect of inbreeding on spatial distribution was investigated using replicated simultaneous releases of two strains of B.similar to tryoni. One strain was the existing (inbred) mass-rearing strain that has been selected for high productivity in a mass-rearing facility. The second strain was deliberately outbred but also selected for high productivity. Almost 100 000 males of each strain were released over the two experiments. Regression of trappings against distance differed significantly between strains in only one of five releases, but in all cases the outbred strain had a greater dispersal distance. As our trapping grid was not regular but contained gaps of up to 100 m, a small preliminary experiment investigated whether flies move faster along tree rows or across open fields. At distances up to 100 m, we found no detectable difference in fly distributions. These results are primarily relevant to the large-scale point releases carried out as part of an existing B.similar to tryoni sterile insect programme and are discussed in that context.
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