Title:	Development of suitable adult diets for Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae).
Authors:	BRAGA SOBRINHO, R. GUIMARAES, J. A. ARAUJO, E. L. MOREIRA, M. A. B.
Affiliation:	RAIMUNDO BRAGA SOBRINHO, CNPAT; JORGE ANDERSON GUIMARAES, CNPH; Elton Lúcio Araújo, UFERSA; MARCOS ANTONIO BARBOSA MOREIRA, CPATC.
Date Issued:	2010
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRUIT FLIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE, 8., 2010, Valencia, Espanha. Proceedings... Valencia: Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 2010.
Pages:	CD-ROM.
Description:	The South American fruit fly (A. fraterculus Wied., 1830) is a major quarantine pest of fruits in Brazil. Many countries have imposed severe restrictions to import fresh fruits from Brazil due to this insect. Attempts to mass rearing A. fraterculus have been developed in many fruit producer countries. Among other problems suitable and economíc adult díets have heen one of the main bottleneck to start and establish a colony. The colony is one of the main pillars of a mass rearing program with focus on Sterile lnsect Technique (SIT). lt depends totally on insect adjustment for reproduction in artificial diets and control environment. In this paper are shown the resukts and finds of suitable and economic diets for A. fraterculus adults in Brazil.
Keywords:	Dieta para adultos
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPAT)