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Dispersal and flight range of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied. in Egypt
Author(s) -
Wakid A. M.,
Shoukry A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
zeitschrift für angewandte entomologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0044-2240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1976.tb04228.x
Subject(s) - ceratitis capitata , orchard , capitata , tephritidae , horticulture , biology , mediterranean climate , biological dispersal , botany , ecology , pest analysis , medicine , brassica oleracea , population , environmental health
Two releases of irradiated (9 krad) medflies were done in an orchard under semiarid conditions. Flies were marked by 3 different colours. Flight range of the irradiated tagged flies was found to be 700 m within an orchard. Flies released in an orchard did not reach another orchard 700 m far from the release point. Zusammenfassung Verbreitung und Flugentfernung bei der Mittelmeer‐Fruchtfliege Ceratitis capitata Wied. in Ägypten Freilassungsversuche mit markierten C. capitata in zwei Obstanlagen ergaben, daß die Fliegen sich innerhalb einer Anlage maximal 700 m ausbreiteten, daß es jedoch zwischen den beiden 700 m voneinander entfernten Obstplantagen keinen Überflug gab.