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Preference and infestation level of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) on fruits of some Psidium guajava L. cultivars and relation to their physicochemical parameters

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This study aimed to verify the preference and infestation level of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) [South American fruit fly] in fruits of guava cultivars and to correlate them to variables such as peel coloration, soluble solids and pH of fruit cultivars. The following cultivars were used: Pedro Sato, Paluma, Cascão and Século XXI. The infestation was evaluated in cages, considering two scenarios: no-choice and multiple choice. In both tests, evaluations of the fruit attraction to insects were conducted for a period of 1′, 3′, 5′, 10′, 20′, 30′, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h. The visit of A. fraterculus on the assayed cultivars in relation to the time was studied by logistic regression. After 10 days, the number of larvae in each fruit was recorded. In the multiple choice test, the visit proportions were significantly higher in the fruits of cvs. Século XXI and Pedro Sato than in those of cvs. Paluma and Cascão. In the no-choice test, the visit proportions were significantly lower in the Paluma fruits. In both tests, the rate of fruit infestation by A. fraterculus did not differ among cvs. Pedro Sato, Paluma and Cascão, whereas the fruits of cv. Século XXI were more infested. The indexes of pH did not interfere with the infestation of A. fraterculus, whereas a high rate of soluble solids and low color angle appear to be crucial for discriminating the fruits of the most susceptible cultivars. Infestation rate of Século XXI fruits displayed significant correlations with: °Brix (r= 0.7078) and color angle (h) (r= –0.9499) of guava fruits under the multiple choice conditions.

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The English of this manuscript was revised by Academic Proofreading Services. We thank the Val Fruit Company for providing the cultivars of guava fruits and the Technology Laboratory of the Department of Agricultural Products Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary (FCAV) - UNESP - Jaboticabal for making it possible to carry out physicochemical analyses on fruit. We would like to thank anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on this work.

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  1. Departamento de Fitossanidade, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP/FCVA, 14884-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Flávia Q. de Oliveira & Arlindo L. Boiça Junior

  2. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura – CENA/USP, 13416-000, Piracicaba, Brazil

    Maria de Lourdes Z. Costa, Patricia A. Sanches & Julio M. M. Walder

  3. Departamento de Fitotecnia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB/CCA, 68397-000, João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

    Jacinto de L. Batista

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de Oliveira, F.Q., Junior, A.L.B., Costa, M.d.L.Z. et al. Preference and infestation level of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) on fruits of some Psidium guajava L. cultivars and relation to their physicochemical parameters. Phytoparasitica 42, 475–483 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-014-0384-7

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