Caribbean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) mortality induced by shrink-wrapping infested mangoes.
Gould W. P., Sharp J. L.
Author Affiliation: Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, ARS, USDA, Miami, FL 33158, USA.
Journal of Economic Entomology 83 : 2324-2326
Abstract : Shrink wrapping of mangoes infested with different immature stages of Anastrepha suspensa was tested as a quarantine treatment. Each mango infested with eggs, 1- to 2-day-old larvae or mature larvae was wrapped with 2 layers (each layer 38.1 µm thick) of heat-shrinkable film. Wrapping for 3 days produced 98.67% mortality of all stages, but 99?9968% mortality (Probit 9) was predicted to require 16.3 days. According to results of previous studies, wrapping mangoes for 16.3 days may lower fruit quality.