Two specific alkaline phosphatase forms were identified in the integument of wildtype ceratitis capitata during transition of larvae to pupae. Ceratitis capitata an overview sciencedirect topics. Aug 01, 2011 the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wiedemann diptera. The animal diversity web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. The species originated in subsaharan africa and is not known to be established in the continental united states. Adw doesnt cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, host list the berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles for c. Biological control of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis. Stability of a double translocation strain in ceratitis capitata. Functional morphology of the mouthparts of the adult.
Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. Identification of genes for engineering the male germline. Fruit flies biology and management martin aluja springer. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. The mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, commonly referred to as medfly, is considered one of the worlds most destructive pests. It is a challenge to bring together all relevant information about the sterile insect technique sit and its application in areawide integrated pest management aw ipm programmes. Ceratitis ceratitis capitata scientific classification kingdom.
Maitland 1 nature volume 355, pages 159 161 1992 cite this article. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous pest, which infests multiple species of fruits and vegetables worldwide. The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of ceratitis capitata has been determined. We at the bcmhgsc would like to thank the many members of the medfly community whose hard. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of toxic baits and. Here we report that, in contrast to drosophila, the sxl homologue in the medfly, ceratitis capitata, expresses the same mrnas and protein isoforms in both xx and xy animals irrespective.
It is a highly polyphagus species, able to feed on over 300 hosts and known to be capable of adapting to a wide range of climates. The oldest populations of mediterranean fruit flies a. Argov y, gazit y 2008 biological control of the mediterranean fruit fly. A decision support system dss was developed and evaluated to control the mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata wiedermann, by incorporating a semiautomatic pest monitoring and a precision targeting approach in multivarietal orchards. The mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous and invasive insect pest, causing enormous economic damage in horticultural systems. Mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wiedemann. This book is the edited, cameraready proceedings of a recent international symposium on fruit flies of economic importance. Analysis of ceratitis capitata individuals from a the ceres valley, b the western cape and c south africa using the bayesian based method implemented in the program tess. Ceratitis capitata is prevalent in many parts of the world.
In drosophila, sxl functions as a binary switch in sex determination. Reproductive biology of fopius arisanus hymenoptera. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann insecta. Possui coloracao geral pardoamarelada, com diversas manchas e linhas pretas pelo torax e asas. Tephritidae on cultivated, exotic fruit species in the highland valleys of tucuman in northwest argentina. Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. The induced translocations were selected by identifying linkage between a visible marker eye colour or pupal colour and sex. Development of an embryonic lethality system in mediterranean. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly ceratitis capitata wiedemann diptera. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It is native to the west coast of africa, where it lives together with other similar species. Functional characterization and fitness cost of spinosad. This page was last edited on 4 november 2016, at 08.
Tephritidae 2 against the medfly, which could jeopardize some freshfruit markets if it should become established in florida. Although its name implies that it is native to the mediterranean region, and it is an important pest there, researchers place its origin in equatorial africa gilstrap and hart, 1987. Biological control of the mediterranean fruit fly in israel. In the framework of the development of a genetic sexing mechanism malelinked translocations were induced and studied in the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata. Dss1, based on the degree days calculation, defines when the traps should be deployed in the field. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In addition to the traditional control with chemical insecticides, sterile insect technique sit has been implemented in integrated programs worldwide, and has become an essential measure for the control of this pest. Thomas, in postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. It has a high dispersive ability, a very large host range and a tolerance of both natural and cultivated habitats over a comparatively wide temperature range. Ceratitis capitata wiedemann the medfly is generally considered to be the most economically important pest fruit fly.
Locomotion by jumping in the mediterranean fruitfly larva. Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow and brown fruit pest that originates from subsaharan africa. Further research into the biology of these species and their ability to overcome barriers is necessary to explain this difference, and to better understand invasion risk. It is considered to be a major pest of a number of commercial fruits, including fruits that are grown in subtropical or more temperate environments but see remark under host plants. Tephritidae requires either whole specimens or specific body parts from the late larval or adult stages of development white and elsonharris, 1992. Comparison of mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata tephritidae bisexual. Biochemistry and cell biology canadian science publishing. When it has been detected in florida, california, and texas, especially in recent years, each infestation necessitated. A currently used control strategy is the sterile insect technique sit that reduces pest populations through infertile matings with massreleased, sterilized insects. Genomic organization and characterization of the white.
It has a high economic impact, affecting production, control costs and market access. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly is one of the worlds most economically damaging pests. The mitochondrial genome of the mediterranean fruit fly. Argov y, gazit y 2008 biological control of the mediterranean fruit fly in. These modified insects carry a genetic system that results in the death of some or all of their.
It is highly polyphagous, very widespread both in tropical and temperate areas, and it is considered one of the most important pests for world fruit production. Highly efficient genome editing by homologydirected. Twoday old males were irradiated with 5 krad of xrays and mated to virgin females. Mediterranean fruit fly an overview sciencedirect topics. Evaluation of a chemosterilization strategy against ceratitis capitata diptera. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. The mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, is one of the worlds most destructive fruit pests. Braconidae on ceratitis capitata and anastrepha spp. The goal of this study was to identify genes that could provide potential components for manipulation of the male germline in two major pest species, the mosquito aedes aegypti l. Tephritidae, is one of the most polyphagous and important pests of edible fruits worldwide. Molecular sexing in the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis. Using morphological characters, sex identification in insect species such as the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, diptera. Ceratitis capitata wiedemann, 1824 is an insect of the order diptera belonging to the tephritidae family. In contrast to this, molecular sexing approaches, in particular those utilizing dna.
Ceratitis capitata certcaoverview eppo global database. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Molecules free fulltext laboratory evaluation of natural. Novel rna viruses producing simultaneous covert infections.
However, for many applications there are few if any such components available. Morris rockstein, jaime miquel, in the physiology of insecta second edition, volume i, 1973. The mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata wied. The circular genome is 15 980 bp long and contains a standard gene complement, i. A manual of the insects of the hawaiian islands, including an enumeration of the species and the notes on their origin, distribution, hosts, parasites, etc. Background the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous and invasive insect pest, causing vast economical damage in horticultural systems. Measuring, monitoring and improving the quality of. Ceratitis capitata is one of the worlds most destructive and damaging fruit pest, and causes important economic losses in the 85 countries where is distributed. With huge losses experienced annually from fruit fly devastation, information on these highpr. Ceratitis capitata is a quarantined pest, meaning that when it is detected in the united states. The mexican fruit fly and the caribbean fruit fly are also major fruit flies that are destructive to fruit. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Ceratitis capitata nucleus information resources iaea.
This species is native to both the ethiopian and palearctic regions, and introduced populations have since been discovered in all of the biogeographic regions. A world assessment of their biology and management. Mediterranean fruit fly medfly ceratitis capitata mediterranean fruit fly medfly ceratitis capitata is an insect pest of fruits and vegetables. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A book of national and international importance, fruit fly pests is an exhaustive compendium of information with data provided by more than 100 contributors that will appeal to a wide variety of readers. It exhibits a unique ability to invade and adapt to ecological niches throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though medfly infestations have been prevented and controlled by the sterile insect technique sit as part of integrated pest management programs ipms. Population genetics of ceratitis capitata in south africa. Both flies are notorious pests of tropical and subtropical fruits. Ceratitis macleay, 1829 ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, host list. Highly efficient genome editing by homologydirected repair. The whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species.
Mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. Under the control of the primary sexdetermining signal, it produces functional protein only in xx animals to implement female development. Global assessment of seasonal potential distribution of. Sep 22, 2016 the mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata, is a major destructive insect pest due to its broad host range, which includes hundreds of fruits and vegetables. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata, is a major destructive insect pest due to its broad host range, which includes hundreds of fruits and vegetables. Tephritidae is one of the most serious pests affecting cultivated plants in the world christenson and foote 1960. It exhibits a unique ability to invade and adapt to ecological niches throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though medfly infestations have been prevented and controlled by the sterile insect technique. The separation was achieved by deaecellulose chromatography. The ceratitis capitata genome sequence and its analysis has been published in genome biology, the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species.
It is a native of africa and was first detected in hawaii in 1910. Pdf mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann. The whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly. Ceratitis capitata wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The sustainability of control programs for the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, for citrus crops in spain has been threatened by the development of resistance to malathion and lambdacyhalothrin in recent years. The ceratitis capitata homologue of the drosophila sex. The mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitatawiedemann is one of the worlds most destructive insect pests, costing. Ceratitis capitata is considered a major tephritid fruit fly pest of economic importance attacking more than 300 different hosts, primarily temperate and subtropical fruits. Pdf reproductive biology of fopius arisanus hymenoptera.
One of the best known species is ceratitis capitata, the mediterranean fruit fly. Ceratitis capitata was nominated as a natural sciences good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time. The mediterranean fruit fly medfly is one of the worlds most economically. Acropteromma ceratalaspis hoplolophomyia pardalaspis pterandrus. Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow and.
Of these, 125 localities had information on the month when medfly. Since sit practitioners tend to operate in the context of only one insect pest species, it was also a challenge for authors to develop and write their. It has spread from there to other mild, subtropical and tropical zones in both hemispheres. Ceratitis capitata scientific classification kingdom. Functional morphology of the mouthparts of the adult mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata pablo a. Mediterranean fruit fly medfly, ceratitis capitata pest. Identification of genes for engineering the male germline of aedes aegypti and ceratitis capitata. The separation was achieved by deaecellulose chromat. Occurrence of ceratitis capitata and anastrepha fraterculus. Ceratitis capitata is a quarantined pest, meaning that when it is detected in the united states efforts are made to eradicate it usdaaphis 2002. Current control methods include the application of conventional insecticides, leading to pesticide resistance and unwanted environmental effects. Recent advances in the demography and invasion biology of fruit flies.
The mediterranean fruit fly is slightly smaller than a housefly with an average length of 3. Ceratitis capitata, the mediterranean fruit fly, is one of the most serious agricultural pests worldwide responsible for significant reduction in fruit and vegetable yields. Feb 23, 2006 it is a challenge to bring together all relevant information about the sterile insect technique sit and its application in areawide integrated pest management aw ipm programmes. General information about ceratitis capitata certca. Genus ceratitis 1certg species ceratitis capitata certca contact eppo. It causes significant economic losses because of direct damage to fruit as well as restricting the capacity of growers to export to medflyfree areas due to costs related to harvesting surveillance and control actions. However, a highly resistant strain, jw100s, has been obtained after laboratory selection. Influence of host fruit and temperature on the body size of. Identification of genes for engineering the male germline of.
Ceratitis capitata hcan be found in agricultural areas where large quantities of fruit. Highly efficient homologydirected repair using cas9. There are no known positive effects of ceratitis capitata on humans economic importance for humans. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties.
Ceratitis capitata certcaphotos eppo global database. Biological sciences agricultural pests surveys apple apples fruit flies environmental aspects fruit flies tephritidae fruitflies host plants insectplant. The whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution. Pdf the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit. Spinosad is widely used without apparent loss of efficacy. Ceratitis capitata a suitable case for genetic sexing. Introduction the mediterranean fruit tly medfly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann diptera. It causes significant damage to fruits and vegetables, and.
Ceratitis capitata news newspapers books scholar jstor. It has similar environmental requirements to ceratitis capitata except that it can withstand less dry conditions. For publication in journals, books or magazines, permission should be obtained from the original photographers with a copy to eppo. Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts of c. Occurrence of ceratitis capitata and anastrepha fraterculus diptera. Tephritidae is one of the main pests for citrus and other fruit trees. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In laboratory tests conducted in honolulu, hawaii, from 1964 to 1968 unpublished, oriental fruitflies, dacus dorsalis, and mediterranean fruitflies, ceratitis capitata, sexually sterilized with tepa, lived longer than untreated flies of both sexes. Locomotion by jumping in the mediterranean fruitfly larva ceratitis capitata david p. Female medfly pierce the skin of fruit to lay 110 eggs around 1mm beneath the surface. About the project the ceratitis capitata genome sequence and its analysis has been published in genome biology, the whole genome sequence of the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata wiedemann, reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species.
The mediterranean fruit fly medfly belongs to the tribe ceratitidini of the subfamily dacinae, and is the most wellknown of the 65 species of the genus ceratitis. Of all true fruit flies, medflies are the most rampant pest, attacking practically all with a fleshy fruit species. It is considered a cosmopolitan species and can be found in many places because it. The medfly as it is commonly called has invaded many countries and caused major economic losses for fruit farmers.
Comparison of the intronexon organization of this locus among. Parasitoids of medfly, ceratitis capitata, and related. A successful and environmentfriendly control strategy is the sterile insect technique sit that reduces pest populations through infertile matings with massreleased, sterilized insects. Its presence in europe was first reported in 1842 fimiani, 1989, although damage attributed to c. Each individual is indicated with a vertical line, the different shades of grey represent the individuals estimated percentage membership to the k clusters.
Economically, medflies impact humans by damaging crops and making the fruit unmarketable. Their biology, natural enemies, and control, part 2. It exhibits a unique ability to invade and adapt to ecological niches throughout. Marmaras, defense and melanization depend on the eumelanin pathway, occur independently and are controlled differentially in developing ceratitis capitata, insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 24, 7. Ceratitis capitata fruit fly econex pheromones and traps. Field evaluation of a medfly genetic sexing strain in hawaii. Alternative synthetic biology approaches are being developed in which the control agent is a modified version of the pest insect itself. It is highly polyphagous, attacking 300 plant species, and presents high reproductive potential and dispersal capacity fletcher 1989a, liquido et al. All photos included on this page can only be used for educational purposes.
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