Open AccessERADICATION OF CERATITIS CAPITATA (WIEDEMANN) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) IN CARNARVON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Fisher K. T.,
Hill A. R.,
Sproul A. N.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1985.tb00228.x
Subject(s) - ceratitis capitata , tephritidae , biology , capitata , larva , infestation , mediterranean climate , sterile insect technique , zoology , botany , ecology , pest analysis , brassica oleracea
Abstract Using the Sterile Insect Technique, Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), was eradicated in December 1984 from Carnarvon in Western Australia. Eradication is based on finding no infestation of adults or larvae for a period equivalent to 3 fly generations according to a standard set by Hendrichs et al. (1982).