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Insects that are colonized for use in biological control programs must be behaviorally functional with respect to target field populations. To quantify adaptation during colonization and identify some of the behavioral changes that occur during the process, comparable colonies of field-collected and laboratory-adapted Caribbean fruit flies,Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) were monitored through 5 generations for fertility of eggs, weights and yields of pupae, and viability, sex ratio, insemination frequency, fecundity and CO2 production of adults. After five generations, the wild strain still produced 57% fewer eggs, required 6–7 extra days per cycle (16% longer), and produced 16% less CO2 per generation
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Les insectes élevés au laboratoire et destinés à être utilisés dans des programmes de lutte biologique doivent présenter des comportements similaires à ceux des insectes sauvages. De façon à étudier les modifications de comportement ainsi que les adaptations aux conditions d'élevage, deux souches de la Mouche antillaise des fruitsAnastrepha suspensa (Loew) ont été comparées. L'une recueillie dans la nature et l'autre adaptée aux conditions d'élevage ont été suivies pendant 5 générations au cours desquelles ont été étudiés la fertilité des œufs, le poids et le nombre de pupes formées, la longévité, le sex-ratio, la fréquence des accouplements, la fécondité et la production de CO2 chez les insectes parfaits. Pendant les 5 génerations les insectes issus de la nature ont présenté par rapport aux insectes d'élevage une fécondité réduite de 51% une durée de développement supérieure de 16% et une production de CO2 pendant la photophase diminuée de 16%.
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Leppla, N.C., Huettel, M.D., Chambers, D.L. et al. Comparative life history and respiratory activity of “wild” and colonized Caribbean fruit flies [Dipt.: Tephritidae]. Entomophaga 21, 353–357 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371633
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