Effects of male sterility on female remating in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Kraaijeveld, K. and Chapman, T. (2004) Effects of male sterility on female remating in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271 (4). pp. 209-211. ISSN 0962-8452

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Abstract

Mating–induced reductions in female receptivity are common in insects. These responses are of interest because of their utility in insect pest control. In addition, the control of receptivity is likely to be the subject of sexual conflict over remating frequency. We investigated the specific effect of male sterility on female receptivity in an important pest species, the Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly), in which sterile males are often used for population suppression. Sterile males performed less courtship, obtained significantly fewer first and second matings than fertile males, and reduced female receptivity significantly less effectively than did fertile males. We modelled the likelihood of fertile matings and show that the low mating success of sterile males represents a significant problem for medfly sterile insect technique (SIT) programmes.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
Related URLs:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0116
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:38
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:02
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1220
DOI:	10.1098/rsbl.2003.0116

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