Four Tephritid Species in Hawaii

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Pest Tephritid Species in Hawaii

• Ceratitis capitata - Mediterranean fruit fly
• Bactrocera dorsalis Oriental fruit fly
• Bactrocera cucurbitae Melon fly
• (the Tri-Fly Eradication Program in Hawaii)

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The Sterile Insect Technique

• Release of sterile flies
• Ability of sterile males to mate with wild
  females
• Use of chemical pesticides to knock down the
  wild population
• Impact on non-target species

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Research on Basic Biology
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Lek Mating System
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Pheromone Calling
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Courtship Display
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Significance of Sex Pheromone

• Critical for mating success among males
• Difference between sterile and wild males
• Increase mating success rate

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Successful mating
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