Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated to host plants from the orchard on the Pici Campus of the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.
Souza A. J. B., Lima M. G. A. de, Guimarães J. A., Figueiredo A. E. Q. de
Author Affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Paranjana, 1700, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Arquivos do Instituto Biológico (São Paulo) 75 : 021-027
Abstract : This paper presents a one-year survey of the fruit flies species and their host plants in the Didactic Vegetable Garden of the University of Ceará (CCA/UFC) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Fruit samples were collected biweekly from January 2005 to January 2006 at different heights within the canopies of the host trees and from fruits recently fallen to the ground. Fruit samples were kept individually in sealed plastic containers to establish the precise association between the host fruits and fruit fly species. Two species of Anastrepha, Anastrepha zenildae and Anastrepha sororcula, were obtained. These species were exclusively associated with guava (Psidium guajava) fruits. Another three male specimens of Anastrepha were obtained from ciruela (Spondias purpurea) fruits. Specimens of Ceratitis capitata were associated with nine host plants: P. guajava, mango Mangifera indica, Spondias purpurea, Java plum Syzygium cumini, Malabar plum Syzygium jambos, Surinam cherry Eugenia uniflora, star fruit Averrhoa carambola, tangerine Citrus reticulata and Barbados cherry Malpighia glabra. From January through March 2005, the highest rate of C. capitata was obtained from guava fruits.