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Yeast hydrolysate supplement increases starvation vulnerability of Q ueensland fruit fly
Author(s) -
TAYLOR PHILLIP W.,
KHAN MAHFUZA,
COLLINS SAMUEL R.,
REYNOLDS OLIVIA L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/phen.12039
Subject(s) - biology , hydrolysate , yeast , sterile insect technique , longevity , starvation , food science , toxicology , botany , pest analysis , biochemistry , genetics , hydrolysis , endocrinology
Post‐teneral diets containing yeast hydrolysate are reported to increase longevity, reproductive development and sexual performance of Q ueensland fruit fly (‘ Q ‐fly’) Bactrocera tryoni F roggatt ( D iptera: T ephritidae). Consequently, diets including yeast hydrolysate are recommended for sterile Q ‐flies before release in sterile insect technique ( SIT ) programmes. However, in some tephritids, diets including yeast hydrolysate are associated with an increased vulnerability to starvation. In the present study, the effects of yeast hydrolysate supplementation before release are considered with respect to the longevity of released Q ‐fly when food becomes scarce. Experiments are carried out in three settings of varying resemblance to field conditions: 5‐L laboratory cages, 107‐L outdoor cages and 14 140‐L field cages containing potted citrus trees. In all experimental settings, compared with flies that received only sucrose, male and female Q ‐flies that are provided with yeast hydrolysate during the first 2 days of adult life have a significantly shorter survival when subsequently deprived of food. Yeast supplementation appears to commit Q ‐flies to a developmental trajectory that renders them more vulnerable to starvation. The practical significance of these findings for SIT depends on how often the releases are carried out under conditions in which Q ‐flies experience extreme food shortages in the field.