| Title: | Field dispersal and survival of sterile medfly males aromatically treated with ginger root oil |
| Author(s): | Paranhos BJ; Papadopoulos NT; McInnis D; Gava C; Lopes FS; Morelli R; Malavasi A; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Fruit Flies, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Tropical Semi Arid, BR 428, km 152, CP 23, 56.302-970 Petrolina-PE, Brazil. bjordao@cpatsa.embrapa.br" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "We studied the dispersal behavior and survival of sterile medfly males either treated or not with ginger root oil (GRO), in field conditions, in Petrolina-PE, northeast Brazil, from May 2006 to December 2007 in a sterile insect technique (SIT) program. The tsl strain Vienna 8 from the Ceratitis capitata Wied. (Diptera: Tephritidae), medfly, mass-rearing facility located in Juazeiro-BA, Brazil, was used. The results showed that sterile males either exposed or not to GRO exhibit similar dispersal behavior and postrelease survival. More than 60% of the sterile males, either treated or not treated with GRO, were recovered at a 25-m distance from the releasing point, approximately 20% at 50 m, and 5% in traps situated 100 m from the releasing point. Around 90% of the sterile males, exposed or not to GRO, were recovered 5 d after release of the sterile male individuals, whereas <1% were recovered after 11 d. Our results imply that ginger root oil can be used to treat sterile medfly males without interfering with their dispersal or survival in the field" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Ceratitis capitata/*drug effects *Ginger Infertility Male Oils, Volatile/*pharmacology *Pest Control, Biological Plant Roots Sexual Behavior, Animal/*drug effects;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineParanhos, Beatriz Jordao Papadopoulos, Nikos T McInnis, Donald Gava, Carlos Lopes, Fabiana S C Morelli, Renata Malavasi, Aldo eng England 2010/04/15 Environ Entomol. 2010 Apr; 39(2):570-5. doi: 10.1603/EN08309" |
