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Locomotor Activity of Adult Olive Fruit Flies Recorded under Conditions of Food or Water Deprivation Texto completo
2024
Evangelia I. Balampekou | Dimitrios S. Koveos | Thomas M. Koutsos | Georgios C. Menexes | Apostolos Kapranas | James R. Carey | Nikos A. Kouloussis
The olive fruit fly, known as <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is causing substantial economic losses in olive crops worldwide. Studying the activity patterns of the insect may expand our knowledge to eventually adopt more sustainable and effective pest control approaches. In the present study, we investigated the impact of food and water deprivation on the mobility of olive fruit flies using a modified version of the LAM25 system (locomotor activity monitor)—Trikinetics, an automated locomotor activity electronic device. Both male and female flies at four different age groups, reared on olives in the laboratory, were individually placed in glass tubes. Their locomotor activity was recorded every minute by three monitors within the digital device over a three-day period. Our observations revealed that adults exhibited significantly reduced movement during nighttime compared to daytime. The greatest mobility was observed during the period of 15:00 to 20:59. Additionally, younger flies demonstrated higher levels of mobility compared to older ones. Flies subjected to both food and water deprivation exhibited higher mobility compared to the control group. These insights offer valuable insights for enhancing pest management strategies aimed at controlling olive fruit flies adopting a more sustainable approach.
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Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China) eng
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