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2. Release of sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes: chilling effect on mass-reared males survival and escape ability and on irradiated males sexual competitiveness
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Sánchez-Aldana-Sánchez, Génesis Alejandra, Liedo, Pablo, Bond, J. Guillermo, and Dor, Ariane
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- 2023
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3. Release of sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes: chilling effect on mass-reared males survival and escape ability and on irradiated males sexual competitiveness
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Génesis Alejandra Sánchez-Aldana-Sánchez, Pablo Liedo, J. Guillermo Bond, and Ariane Dor
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract In the sterile insect technique, it is important to measure the impact of mass-rearing and handling of sterile males to allow a successful control of the target wild population. This study evaluates the effect of pre-release chilling on the survival, escape ability, and sexual competitiveness of male Aedes aegypti. To determine survival and escape ability, mosquitoes were chilled at 4 °C using four different treatments of either one exposure (25 min) or two consecutive exposures (25 + 25 min, 25 + 50 min, 25 + 100 min). For sexual competitiveness, two different treatments were evaluated, chilling for 25 min once and twice. Results showed that the longest exposure to chilling caused a significant reduction of survival time, from 67 to 54 days. Escape ability was reduced by the first chilling from 25 to 7% and with the second chilling, it was reduced from 30 to 24% in the control to 4.9, 2.0 and 0.5% for 25, 50 and 100 min, respectively. Sexual competitiveness index was reduced from 1.16 in the control, to 0.32 and − 0.11 for treatments involving one and two chilling periods, respectively. It is recommended to increase the chilling temperature and reduce the exposure time to reduce the harmful effects on sterile males.
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- 2023
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4. Host-specific demography of Utetes anastrephae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a native parasitoid of Anastrepha spp. fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)
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María Dina Estrada-Marroquín, Jorge Cancino, Daniel Sánchez, Pablo Montoya, and Pablo Liedo
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Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The braconid Utetes anastrephae (Viereck, 1913) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a larva-pupal parasitoid of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha Schiner, commonly associated with Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) (Diptera: Tephritidae), the most important pest of mango (Mangifera indica L., 1753) in Mexico. This parasitoid was established in a laboratory colony using larvae of Anastrepha ludens (Loew, 1873) as host. Here we describe a demographic study to compare the reproductive and population parameters of this parasitoid reared on A. obliqua and A. ludens under laboratory conditions. Two U. anastrephae cohorts of 30 individual pairs each were set up, one was reared on A. obliqua larvae and the other one on A. ludens. Every day, 30 third instar larvae of each host species were exposed to an adult pair through the lifespan of the female. Daily mortality and fecundity were recorded. Life tables were constructed and sex ratios, parasitism rates, survival, reproductive and population parameters were estimated. Higher survival of U. anastrephae females was observed in females from A. obliqua (mean live expectancy of 22.4 days), but higher fecundity and parasitism occurred in females from A. ludens (net fecundity of 62.61 daughters/ female and 16.72% parasitism rate). The intrinsic rate of increase (r = 0.128 and r = 0.134 for A. obliqua and A. ludens respectively), mean generation time (27.88 and 28.30 days) and population doubling time (5.42 and 5.16 days) were similar in both cohorts, as well as the sex ratio (73 and 69% of females). These results suggest that A. ludens as host increase the production rates; however, any one of these two species could be used as host for mass rearing purposes.
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- 2022
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5. Mass-Rearing Conditions Do Not Always Reduce Genetic Diversity: The Case of the Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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Lorena Ruiz-Montoya, Mayren Sánchez-Rosario, Emiliano López-Gómez, Maricela Garcia-Bautista, Anahí Canedo-Texón, David Haymer, and Pablo Liedo
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Tephritidae ,genetic differentiation ,insect pest ,mass-rearing adaptation ,microsatellites markers ,sterile insect technique ,Science - Abstract
The application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires the adaptation of insects to mass-rearing conditions. It is generally accepted that this adaptation may include a reduction in genetic diversity and an associated loss of desirable characteristics for the effective performance of sterile insects in the field. Here, we compare the genetic diversity of two mass-reared strains of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens, and a wild (WIL) population collected near Tapachula, Mexico, using seven DNA microsatellites as molecular genetic markers. The mass-reared strains were a bisexual laboratory strain (LAB) with approximately 130 generations under mass-rearing and a genetic sexing strain, Tapachula-7 (TA7), also under mass-rearing for 100 generations. Our results revealed an overall low level of genetic differentiation (approximately 15%) among the three strains, with the LAB and WIL populations being genetically most similar and TA7 most genetically differentiated. Although there were some differences in allele frequencies between strains, our results show that overall, the adaptation to mass-rearing conditions did not reduce genetic variability compared to the wild sample in terms of heterozygosity or allelic richness, nor did it appear to alter the level of inbreeding with respect to the wild populations. These results are contrary to the general idea that mass-rearing always results in a reduction in genetic diversity. Overall, our findings can contribute to a better understanding of the impact that adaptation to mass-rearing conditions may have on the genetic make-up of strains.
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- 2024
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6. Shadow Effect for Small Insect Detection by W-Band Pulsed Radar
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Miguel Hernández Rosas, Guillermo Espinosa Flores-Verdad, Hayde Peregrina Barreto, Pablo Liedo, and Leopoldo Altamirano Robles
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radar ,entomology ,shadow effect ,W-band radar ,fruit fly ,insect detection ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 - Abstract
In radar entomology, one primary challenge is detecting small species (smaller than 5 cm) since these tiny insects reflect radiation that can be poorly observable and, therefore, difficult to interpret. After a literature search on radar entomology, this research found few works where it has been possible to sense insects with dimensions smaller than 5 cm using radars. This paper describes different methodologies to detect Mediterranean fruit flies with 5–6 mm sizes using a pulsed W-band radar and presents the experimental results that validate the procedures. The article’s main contribution is the successful detection of Mediterranean fruit flies employing the shadow effect on the backscattered radar signal, achieving an 11% difference in received power when flies are present. So far, according to the information available and the literature search, this work is the first to detect small insects less than 1 cm long using a pulsed radar in W-Band. The results show that the proposed shadow effect is a viable alternative to the current sensors used in smart traps, as it allows not only detection but also counting the number of insects in the trap.
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- 2023
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7. Bacterial Diversity Associated with Anastrepha obliqua Males Change Under Mass-Rearing Conditions and with Irradiation
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Roque-Romero, Linnet, Guillén-Navarro, Karina, Zarza, Eugenia, Montoya, Pablo, and Liedo, Pablo
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- 2023
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8. Effect of the Sterile Insect Technique and Augmentative Parasitoid Releases in a Fruit Fly Suppression Program in Mango-Producing Areas of Southeast Mexico
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Jorge Cancino, Pablo Montoya, Fredy Orlando Gálvez, Cesar Gálvez, and Pablo Liedo
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fruit fly management ,area-wide control ,fruit fly parasitism ,FTD ,Science - Abstract
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), by means of sterile male releases of Anastrepha ludens (Loew), coupled with Augmentative Biological Control (ABC), by releasing the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), was evaluated in a commercial mango production area for one year. The obtained results were compared with mean fruit fly population values from two previous years without the combined use of both techniques. The treatments were: SIT + ABC, SIT, ABC, and Control, and each treatment was established in blocks of 5000 Ha separated by distances of 5–10 km. The evaluations were carried out through fruit sampling to assess percent parasitism and trapping of adult flies to obtain Flies per Trap per Day (FTD) values. The mean percentage of parasitism increased from 0.59% in the control treatment to 19.38% in the block with ABC. The FTD values decreased from ~0.129 and ~0.012 in the control block to 0.0021 in the block with SIT and ABC, representing a 98% suppression. The difference between the two periods in the control block was not significant. We conclude that the integration of both techniques resulted in an additive suppression of the pest population, supporting the use of both control techniques in an area-wide pest management context.
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- 2023
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9. Effects of Purpureocillium lilacinum (Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae) on food consumption and sexual behavior of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) fruit flies
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Toledo-Hernández, Ricardo, Toledo, Jorge, Liedo, Pablo, Holguín-Meléndez, Francisco, Valle-Mora, Javier, and Huerta-Palacios, Graciela
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- 2021
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10. Juntas y revueltas: la sororidad en el feminismo contemporáneo
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Belén Liedo
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cuidado ,emociones ,interseccionalidad ,justicia epistémica ,sororidad ,vulnerabilidad ,Philosophy (General) ,B1-5802 ,Sociology (General) ,HM401-1281 - Abstract
La sororidad ha ganado protagonismo en los nuevos discursos feministas, en España y en el mundo. Mientras que en España se trata de un uso reciente, en otros momentos históricos del feminismo ya se han producido importantes reflexiones sobre el tema que pueden iluminar la comprensión del presente. La idea de sororidad que suele manejarse en la actualidad puede analizarse a través de varios componentes: la confianza en los testimonios de todas las mujeres, la apelación a lo emocional, a los cuidados y la vulnerabilidad compartida y la valoración de la unión entre las mujeres por encima de sus diferencias. La potencia política de la asociación entre las mujeres, sin embargo, no está exenta de problemas. Todos estos aspectos merecen un análisis detenido para poder construir un concepto de sororidad políticamente fructífero.
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- 2022
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11. Can Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria Suppress Fruit Fly Pests? A Review
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Jorge Toledo, Brenda M. Morán-Aceves, Jorge E. Ibarra, and Pablo Liedo
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fruit flies ,entomopathogenic nematodes ,biological control agent ,sustainable approach ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are serious pests that affect fruit production and marketing. Both third instar larvae and pupae are biological stages that persist in the soil until adult emergence. Entomopathogenic nematodes (ENs) are biological control agents that are used to control agricultural pests in greenhouse or field conditions. Several studies have been carried out under laboratory and field conditions showing how ENs can be applied within an area-wide integrated pest management approach to control fruit fly species in orchards and backyard fruit trees. In this review, we analyze how soil physical characteristics and biotic factors affect the performance of these biological control agents. Of the reviewed papers, more than half evaluated the influence of soil texture, humidity, temperature, and other factors on the performance of infective juveniles (IJs). Abiotic factors that significantly influence the performance of IJs are temperature, humidity, and texture. Among the biotic factors that affect IJs are fungi, bacteria, mites, insects, and earthworms. We conclude that ENs have the potential to be applied in the drip area of fruit trees that are infested by fruit flies and contribute to their suppression. This approach, in conjunction with an area-wide pest management approach, may contribute to pest suppression and increase the sustainability of agroecosystems.
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- 2023
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12. Cuidar en común
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Belén Liedo
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Comunes ,comunidades ,cuidados ,cuidado comunitario ,Philosophy (General) ,B1-5802 - Abstract
Los comunes y los cuidados son dos temas que han ganado presencia en los discursos públicos y políticos de los últimos años, y parecen guardar una especial afinidad entre sí. En este artículo, propongo que hay dos formas diferentes de entender la relación entre los comunes y los cuidados, argumentando a favor de una de ellas: el cuidado en común o cuidado comunitario. De esta forma, planteo que los cuidados pueden ser definidos como aquello que se hace para mantener ciertos comunes, forjando los vínculos que dan forma a las comunidades de acuerdo con unos estándares éticos. Estos estándares pueden ser establecidos de acuerdo con la ética del cuidado y en continuación con la tradición política de los comunes.
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- 2022
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13. Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies
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María Victoria Martínez-López, Gonzalo Díaz-Cobacho, Belén Liedo, Jon Rueda, and Alberto Molina-Pérez
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altruism ,solidarity ,transplantation ,models of consent ,ethics ,public health ,Logic ,BC1-199 ,Philosophy (General) ,B1-5802 - Abstract
Altruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used indistinctly and equivocally, despite the different ethical implications of each concept. This paper aims to clarify to what extent we can speak of altruism and solidarity in the predominant models of organ donation. It also raises the ethical question of whether these categories are adequate as a basis for such models, bearing in mind that organs are a scarce resource and that a shortage of them may mean that fewer lives are saved or improved.
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- 2022
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14. Ethical Governance of AI in the Global South: A Human Rights Approach to Responsible Use of AI
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Aníbal Monasterio Astobiza, Txetxu Ausín, Belén Liedo, Mario Toboso, Manuel Aparicio, and Daniel López
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AI ,ethics ,governance ,global south ,policy ,General Works - Abstract
There is a growing debate on how to regulate and make responsible use of digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). In an increasingly globalized scenario, power relations and inequalities between different countries and regions need to be addressed. While developed countries are leading the building of an ethical governance architecture for AI, in the so-called global south (e.g., countries with a post-colonial history, also called non-developing countries), their situation of vulnerability and dependence on northern domination leads them to import digital technology, capital and modes of organization from these developed countries. This imbalance, in the absence of an ethical reflection, can have a significantly negative impact on their already excluded, oppressed and discriminated populations. In this paper, we want to explore to what extent countries from the global south that import digital technology from developed countries may be affected if we do not take into account the need for multi-level and ethical global governance of AI from a human rights/democratic perspective. In particular, we want to address two problems that may arise: (a) Lack of governance capacity in southern populations resulting from their dependence from northern leadership on technological innovations and regulations, and (b) material and workforce extractivism inflicted by the northern countries on southern ones.
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- 2022
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15. Comparison of Ground Release and Drone-Mediated Aerial Release of Aedes aegypti Sterile Males in Southern Mexico: Efficacy and Challenges
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Carlos F. Marina, Pablo Liedo, J. Guillermo Bond, Adriana R. Osorio, Javier Valle, Roberto Angulo-Kladt, Yeudiel Gómez-Simuta, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas, Ariane Dor, and Trevor Williams
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sterile insect technique ,release techniques ,recapture rates ,vector control ,release time ,physical injury ,Science - Abstract
Sterile males of Aedes aegypti were released once a week for 8 weeks to evaluate the dispersal efficiency of ground and aerial drone release methods in a rural village of 26 Ha in southern Mexico. Indoor and outdoor BG-Sentinel traps were placed in 13–16 houses distributed throughout the village. The BG traps were activated 48 h after the release of the sterile males and functioned for a 24 h period following each release. Over the 8-week period of simultaneous ground and aerial releases, an average of 85,117 ± 6457 sterile males/week were released at ground level and 86,724 ± 6474 sterile males/week were released using an aerial drone. The ground release method resulted in higher numbers of captured males (mean = 5.1 ± 1.4, range 1.1–15.7 sterile males/trap) compared with the aerial release method (mean = 2.6 ± 0.8, range 0.5–7.3 sterile males/trap) (p < 0.05). Similarly, the prevalence of traps that captured at least one sterile male was significantly higher for ground release compared to the aerial release method (p < 0.01). The lower numbers of sterile males captured in the aerial release method could be due to mortality or physical injury caused by the chilling process for immobilization, or the compaction of these insects during transport and release. However, aerial releases by a two-person team distributed insects over the entire village in just 20 min, compared to ~90 min of work for a five-person team during the ground release method. Ground release also resulted in higher aggregations of males and some villagers reported feeling discomfort from the presence of large numbers of mosquitoes in and around their houses. We conclude that modifications to the handling and transport of sterile males and the design of containers used to store males are required to avoid injury and to improve the efficiency of aerial releases for area-wide SIT-based population suppression programs targeted at mosquito vectors of human disease.
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- 2022
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16. Biology, ecology and invasiveness of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: a review
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Giunti, Giulia, Benelli, Giovanni, Campolo, Orlando, Canale, Angelo, Kapranas, Apostolos, Liedo, Pablo, De Meyer, Marc, Nestel, David, Ruiu, Luca, Scolari, Francesca, Wang, Xingeng, and Papadopoulos, Nikos T.
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The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a highly polyphagous pest that is economically important for fruit production in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. It is considered a cosmopolitan pest due to its extreme invasiveness and has established populations in all continents except Antarctica. The medfly’s broad range of host plants and distinctive biological, behavioral, and genetic traits help it easily adapt to and colonize novel environments. This review provides an overview of the specific characteristics of this species and its current distribution and invasiveness. It also outlines future challenges for medfly bioecology and invasiveness.
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- 2023
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17. Management of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: past, present, and future
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Giunti, Giulia, Benelli, Giovanni, Campolo, Orlando, Canale, Angelo, Kapranas, Apostolos, Liedo, Pablo, De Meyer, Marc, Nestel, David, Ruiu, Luca, Scolari, Francesca, Wang, Xingeng, and Papadopoulos, Nikos T.
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Population monitoring and management of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), are still challenging, and are tightly connected to a deep understanding of its biology and ecology. Within this framework, new innovative control approaches and tools are frequently proposed and developed to integrate the available techniques and to overcome the difficulties involved in designing effective Integrated Pest Management programs. Indeed, some biological, ecological, and genetic characteristics of C. capitata can limit the efficacy of classical pest management strategies. This article provides a comprehensive review of the currently available tools, devices and approaches used to monitor and control medfly populations worldwide.
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- 2023
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18. Peer Review #2 of "Do patterns of insect mortality in temperate and tropical zones have broader implications for insect ecology and pest management? (v0.1)"
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Liedo, P, additional
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- 2022
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19. Ethical and legal challenges of automated driving: The prioritization of socio-political values
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Diaz-Piedra, Carolina, Liedo, Belen, de Prado-Gordillo, Miguel Núñez, Caurcel, M Jesus, and Stasi, Leandro L. Di
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Much research on the ethics of automated driving (AD) focusses on moral decision-making processes in extreme traffic situations. However, more likely scenarios involving daily trade-offs among different values in the design and implementation of AD are also worth considering. Our main goal was to provide an in-depth analysis of how diverse experts and stakeholders prioritize different socio-political values. Through a series of workshops, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups, we assessed today's major social, ethical, and legal concerns related to AD, as well as their relative prioritization in specific near-future realistic traffic scenarios. We summarize experts’ and lay-people's opinions on the trade-offs among six socio-political values (privacy, autonomy, safety, security, performance, and costs) and present overall recommendations for the design of future AD technologies.
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- 2023
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20. Effect of a Probiotic-Enriched Diet on Sexual Competitiveness, Pheromone Emission, and Cuticular Hydrocarbons of Sterile and Fertile Anastrepha ludens(Diptera: Tephritidae)
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Caravantes-Villatoro, Luis A, Liedo, Pablo, Guillén-Navarro, Karina, and Rojas, Julio C
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The sterile insect technique has been used for the eradication or control of numerous tephritid fruit flies. However, mass-rearing and sterilization can affect the microbiota and sexual performance of male tephritid fruit flies. Despite the addition of postteneral protein food which contributes to the enhancement of the sexual performance of mass-reared males, in some cases, they are less competitive than their wild counterparts. Alternatively, the addition of probiotics may improve the sexual performance of mass-reared sterile males. In this study, we evaluated the effect of a postteneral Lactobacillus casei-enriched diet on the sexual competitivity, pheromone emission, and cuticular hydrocarbons of mass-reared sterile and fertile Anastrepha ludens(Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) males. Flies were fed either with sugar, standard diet (sugar and protein, 3:1), sugar + probiotic, or standard diet + probiotic. The addition of the probiotic improved the sexual competitivity of fertile and sterile males that were devoid of protein but led to a negative effect on males fed with a standard diet. As compared to males that were fed with the standard diet + probiotic/only sugar, the males fed with the standard diet or those fed on sugar + probiotic displayed a higher number of mating instances. Sterile males that fed on sugar + probiotic had a higher relative amount of anastrephine, epianastrephine, n-methyl octacosane, and 2-methyl triacontane than those fed on sugar only. Overall, these compounds were common in the treatments where males had the best sexual performance. Our results suggest that the probiotics offer nutritional advantages to males whose food lacks protein.
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- 2022
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21. Effect of Aging on Three Lures Used for Monitoring Ceratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae): Release Rate, Volatile Composition, and Fly Recaptures
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Gómez-Escobar, Enoc, Alavez-Rosas, David, Castellanos, David, Quintero-Fong, Luis, Liedo, Pablo, and Malo, Edi A
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Prevention and control programs for Ceratitis capitatarequire a large supply of lures and traps for use in established trapping networks and mass-trapping suppression measures. The main lures currently used are: Trimedure (TML), three-component Biolure (BL), and Ceratrap (CT). The aim of this study was to determine the release rates of these lures, the chemical composition of their volatiles, and how these parameters change with exposure time. Tests were conducted under field conditions at three different elevations (25, 500, and 1,300 masl) during the dry and rainy seasons in Chiapas, Mexico. We found that for TML and BL, the release rate was similar in both seasons and at all three elevations. In the case of CT, the release rate was greater during the dry season and at the lowest elevation during the rainy season. With the caveat of using solid-phase microextraction technique for identification of lure compounds in this study, we found that the volatile compounds of TML were maintained throughout the rainy season, however, in the dry season, some compounds could not be detected. The volatile compounds emitted by BL were trimethylamine, ammonium acetate, and acetamide. Among volatile compounds of CT, acetic acid was the most abundant in the rainy season, while minor compounds were only detected during the first five weeks. Recapture rates were affected by elevation in the three lures tested and there was a significant interaction between elevation in exposure time for TML and BL.
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- 2022
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22. Eutanasia: razones, mitos y desatinos.
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Ortega Lozano, Ramón, Martínez-López, María Victoria, and Liedo, Belén
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- 2022
23. Efficacy of food-based attractants for monitoring Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in berry crops.
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Toledo-Hernández, Ricardo A., Lasa, Rodrigo, Montoya, Pablo, Liedo, Pablo, Rodríguez, Douglas, Sánchez, Arturo, and Toledo, Jorge
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DROSOPHILA suzukii ,DROSOPHILIDAE ,DIPTERA ,CIDER vinegar ,PEST control ,RASPBERRIES ,BERRIES ,BLUEBERRIES - Abstract
Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii Matsumura is an invasive fruit fly pest of soft-skinned fruits that causes serious economic losses in the berry growing areas of central Mexico. Effective attractants are necessary to detect its presence, to monitor populations where established, and to explore new strategies for pest control. The capture of D. suzukii in four food-based attractants was compared with apple cider vinegar (ACV) as the reference attractant in blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry crops. An active yeast-based lure, Fly Buster Powder®, resulted the most effective attractant capturing SWD flies in blackberry and blueberry. However, this attractant was similar to SuzukiiTrap® Max Captures, ACV and Pherocon® SWD, but less effective than a two-component attractant (2C trap) in raspberry. The specificity of attractants was variable among crops and experiments but Fly Buster Powder® tends to be highly selective in the capture of SWD with up to 70% of D. suzukii from all drosophilids captured. Fly Buster Powder® and 2C trap attractants were more effective trapping D. suzukii when aged for 7 days than when aged for 1 or 15 days. The specificity of both yeast-based attractants was significantly reduced when aged for 15 days than when aged for 1 or 7 days. • Capture and specificity of D. suzukii was variable depending on the berry crop and experiment. • Active yeast derived attractants resulted highly attractive and selective for D. suzukii in the neotropics. • Capture and specificity to D. suzukii of yeast-based attractants is dependent of its maturation period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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24. Effect of a Probiotic-Enriched Diet on Sexual Competitiveness, Pheromone Emission, and Cuticular Hydrocarbons of Sterile and Fertile Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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Caravantes-Villatoro, Luis A., Liedo, Pablo, Guillén-Navarro, Karina, and Rojas, Julio C.
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- 2022
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25. Pupal Size Distribution and Sexual Dimorphism in Wild and Laboratory Populations of Two Species of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fruit Flies
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Sánchez-Rosario, Mayren, Pérez-Staples, Diana, Sanchez-Guillen, Daniel, Ruiz-Montoya, Lorena, and Liedo, Pablo
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- 2022
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26. Functional response and mutual interference in the parasitoid Coptera haywardi (Oglobin) (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) attacking Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) pupae.
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Clemente G, Toledo J, Pérez-Lachaud G, Valle-Mora JF, Liedo P, and Montoya P
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- Female, Animals, Pupa, Drosophila, Hymenoptera physiology, Tephritidae, Parasites
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Functional response and mutual interference are important attributes of natural enemies that should be analysed in species with the potential to be used as biological control agents in order to increase the predictive power of the possible benefits and/or consequences of their release in the field. Our main objective was to determine the functional response and mutual interference of Coptera haywardi (Oglobin), a pupal parasitoid of economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). The functional response of C. haywardi on A. ludens pupae corresponded to a type II model, with an attack rate of 0.0134 host pupa/h and a handling time of 1.843 h, which reveals a meticulous selection process of pupal hosts. The effect of mutual interference among foraging females was negatively correlated with increased parasitoid density in the experimental arena, showing a gradual decline in attack rate per individual female. The increase in the number of foraging females also had an impact on the number of oviposition scars per pupa and the number of immature parasitoids per dissected pupa, but not on the percentage of adult emergence or the sex ratio. Our results suggest that C. haywardi could act as a complementary parasitoid in the control of fruit fly pupae, since the random distribution of these pupae in the soil would decrease the possibility of aggregation and mutual interference between foraging females.
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- 2024
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27. Mass-Rearing Conditions Do Not Always Reduce Genetic Diversity: The Case of the Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) .
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Ruiz-Montoya L, Sánchez-Rosario M, López-Gómez E, Garcia-Bautista M, Canedo-Texón A, Haymer D, and Liedo P
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The application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires the adaptation of insects to mass-rearing conditions. It is generally accepted that this adaptation may include a reduction in genetic diversity and an associated loss of desirable characteristics for the effective performance of sterile insects in the field. Here, we compare the genetic diversity of two mass-reared strains of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens, and a wild (WIL) population collected near Tapachula, Mexico, using seven DNA microsatellites as molecular genetic markers. The mass-reared strains were a bisexual laboratory strain (LAB) with approximately 130 generations under mass-rearing and a genetic sexing strain, Tapachula-7 (TA7), also under mass-rearing for 100 generations. Our results revealed an overall low level of genetic differentiation (approximately 15%) among the three strains, with the LAB and WIL populations being genetically most similar and TA7 most genetically differentiated. Although there were some differences in allele frequencies between strains, our results show that overall, the adaptation to mass-rearing conditions did not reduce genetic variability compared to the wild sample in terms of heterozygosity or allelic richness, nor did it appear to alter the level of inbreeding with respect to the wild populations. These results are contrary to the general idea that mass-rearing always results in a reduction in genetic diversity. Overall, our findings can contribute to a better understanding of the impact that adaptation to mass-rearing conditions may have on the genetic make-up of strains.
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28. Shadow Effect for Small Insect Detection by W-Band Pulsed Radar.
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Hernández Rosas M, Espinosa Flores-Verdad G, Peregrina Barreto H, Liedo P, and Altamirano Robles L
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- Animals, Radar, Insecta
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In radar entomology, one primary challenge is detecting small species (smaller than 5 cm) since these tiny insects reflect radiation that can be poorly observable and, therefore, difficult to interpret. After a literature search on radar entomology, this research found few works where it has been possible to sense insects with dimensions smaller than 5 cm using radars. This paper describes different methodologies to detect Mediterranean fruit flies with 5-6 mm sizes using a pulsed W-band radar and presents the experimental results that validate the procedures. The article's main contribution is the successful detection of Mediterranean fruit flies employing the shadow effect on the backscattered radar signal, achieving an 11% difference in received power when flies are present. So far, according to the information available and the literature search, this work is the first to detect small insects less than 1 cm long using a pulsed radar in W-Band. The results show that the proposed shadow effect is a viable alternative to the current sensors used in smart traps, as it allows not only detection but also counting the number of insects in the trap.
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29. Immature stages of Utetes anastrephae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) developed in Anastrepha fruit fly larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae).
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Estrada-Marroquín MD, Cancino J, Sánchez-Guillén D, Montoya P, and Liedo P
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- Female, Male, Animals, Larva, Pupa, Hymenoptera, Tephritidae
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The morphology of the immature stages of Utetes anastrephae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a native parasitoid of larvae of flies of the Neotropical genus Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae), is shown. This study aimed to characterize the immature stages and morphological changes in the development of the koinobiont endoparasitoid in two species of larval hosts, Anastrepha obliqua and Anastrepha ludens. The definition of structures and morphological changes during development was made through daily microscopic observations and photographs of dissected hosts. The immature development of the parasitoid corresponds to a holometabolous insect with three well-defined stages: egg (two days), larva with three larval instars (approximately eight days), and pupa (six days). Similar development times were obtained in the two host species. Males and females completed their cycle in 17 and 18 days, respectively. During egg-first instar development, host antagonistic activity through melanization and encapsulation as mortality factors was evident and frequent only in A. obliqua. These results serve as basic knowledge for the use of this parasitoid in the biological control of fruit flies., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no conflict-of-interest situation about this investigation, and we agree with the information provided here to be published in the Arthropod Structure & Development Journal., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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30. Effect of the Sterile Insect Technique and Augmentative Parasitoid Releases in a Fruit Fly Suppression Program in Mango-Producing Areas of Southeast Mexico.
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Cancino J, Montoya P, Gálvez FO, Gálvez C, and Liedo P
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The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), by means of sterile male releases of Anastrepha ludens (Loew), coupled with Augmentative Biological Control (ABC), by releasing the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), was evaluated in a commercial mango production area for one year. The obtained results were compared with mean fruit fly population values from two previous years without the combined use of both techniques. The treatments were: SIT + ABC, SIT, ABC, and Control, and each treatment was established in blocks of 5000 Ha separated by distances of 5-10 km. The evaluations were carried out through fruit sampling to assess percent parasitism and trapping of adult flies to obtain Flies per Trap per Day (FTD) values. The mean percentage of parasitism increased from 0.59% in the control treatment to 19.38% in the block with ABC. The FTD values decreased from ~0.129 and ~0.012 in the control block to 0.0021 in the block with SIT and ABC, representing a 98% suppression. The difference between the two periods in the control block was not significant. We conclude that the integration of both techniques resulted in an additive suppression of the pest population, supporting the use of both control techniques in an area-wide pest management context.
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- 2023
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31. Can Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria Suppress Fruit Fly Pests? A Review.
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Toledo J, Morán-Aceves BM, Ibarra JE, and Liedo P
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Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are serious pests that affect fruit production and marketing. Both third instar larvae and pupae are biological stages that persist in the soil until adult emergence. Entomopathogenic nematodes (ENs) are biological control agents that are used to control agricultural pests in greenhouse or field conditions. Several studies have been carried out under laboratory and field conditions showing how ENs can be applied within an area-wide integrated pest management approach to control fruit fly species in orchards and backyard fruit trees. In this review, we analyze how soil physical characteristics and biotic factors affect the performance of these biological control agents. Of the reviewed papers, more than half evaluated the influence of soil texture, humidity, temperature, and other factors on the performance of infective juveniles (IJs). Abiotic factors that significantly influence the performance of IJs are temperature, humidity, and texture. Among the biotic factors that affect IJs are fungi, bacteria, mites, insects, and earthworms. We conclude that ENs have the potential to be applied in the drip area of fruit trees that are infested by fruit flies and contribute to their suppression. This approach, in conjunction with an area-wide pest management approach, may contribute to pest suppression and increase the sustainability of agroecosystems.
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32. Bacterial Diversity Associated with Anastrepha obliqua Males Change Under Mass-Rearing Conditions and with Irradiation.
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Roque-Romero L, Guillén-Navarro K, Zarza E, Montoya P, and Liedo P
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- Male, Animals, Bacteria genetics
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Recent advances in understanding the symbiotic interactions between bacteria and fruit flies have shown that they are relevant for mass rearing and the sterile insect technique (SIT). SIT involves mass production and release of sterile insects that would copulate with their wild conspecifics and thus decrease the population growth rate. The irradiation process used to sterilize mass-reared flies can modify the diversity and structure of the midgut bacterial communities, which could affect sterile male survival, flight capacity, and sexual competitiveness. Our aim was to compare bacterial communities in the midgut of wild and mass-reared Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) males irradiated at 0, 60, and 80 Gy. After adult's emergence, their midguts were dissected, DNA was extracted, and high-throughput sequencing of the V3-V4 region of the 16S rDNA gene was performed. A total of 11 phyla, 17 classes, 47 families, and 52 genera of bacteria were identified. The most representative phylum was Proteobacteria and the predominant family was Enterobacteriaceae. We found that wild males had a different intestinal bacterial community from mass-reared males. In addition, irradiation at 60 and 80 Gy caused changes in the diversity and structure of the midgut microbiota of these sterile males, suggesting that mass rearing and irradiation cause artificial selection of the bacterial communities in the gut of A. obliqua males., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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33. Acceptance of a sterile male releases pilot project to reduce Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae) populations and its associated factors: A community-based cross-sectional survey in South Chiapas, Mexico.
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Jiménez-Alejo A, Pacheco-Soriano AL, Liedo P, Marina CF, Bond JG, Rodríguez-Ramos JC, Valle-Mora J, and Dor A
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- Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Male, Mexico, Mosquito Control methods, Mosquito Vectors, Pilot Projects, Aedes, Dengue, Insecticides pharmacology, Zika Virus, Zika Virus Infection prevention & control
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Worldwide, vector-transmitted diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and cause more than 700,000 deaths annually. The primary strategy to control the transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika focuses on the control of their vectors. Vector control programs depend mainly on the use of insecticides. However, these measures have failed to yield the desired results because the lack of proper control decreases their effectiveness over time. Also, the effect of insecticide use on non-target organisms, environmental contamination, and the development of insecticide resistance impose continuous challenges for insecticide-dependant control programs. The sterile insect technique, on the other hand, is a non-polluting and environment-friendly technique. The use of sterile insects is generally well established in agriculture, but human health interventions often require a consensus that combines social perceptions with scientific evidence. Factors associated with acceptance of the releases of sterile male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were assessed with logistic regression models for two communities (Rio Florido and Hidalgo) in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. The favourable opinion of the respondents about the project workers, and the fact that the releases of sterile mosquitoes would be managed by the Secretaría de Salud, were found to be factors that supported the acceptance of sterile mosquito releases. Factors associated with disapproval were community (Rio Florido and Hidalgo) and the misbelief that sterile male mosquitoes can bite. The differences observed between the communities included in this study might be the result of experiences with the releases, of social and community organisation, and of leadership by social actors., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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34. Superparasitism and fitness parameters in three native wasp parasitoids (Braconidae: Opiinae) of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae).
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Ayala A, Toledo J, Pérez-Lachaud G, Liedo P, and Montoya P
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- Animals, Female, Larva, Pupa, Reproduction, Tephritidae, Wasps
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Knowledge on reproductive strategies and host use in insect parasitoids is fundamental for biological control purposes. Superparasitism and multiparasitism, oviposition in a previously parasitized host by a female of the same or different species, respectively, may impact pest management decisions. Our objective was to determine the occurrence of superparasitism and multiparasitism in three species of native larval-pupal solitary endoparasitoids that attack Anastrepha Shiner species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Neotropical region, and the possible effect on offspring fitness parameters. Doryctobracon crawfordi (Viereck), Utetes anastrephae (Viereck), and Opius hirtus (Fischer) occur in sympatry in Mexico, and are currently under consideration for use as biocontrol agents. Experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions with females acting alone (self-superparasitism), females in groups of the same species (conspecific superparasitism), and females in mixed groups (multiparasitism). Our results showed that self-superparasitism is an uncommon strategy in the three native species and is rare under conditions of intraspecific competition. In the case of multiparasitism, a higher number of immature stages of U. anastrephae was observed, compared to those of D. crawfordi and O. hirtus. However, it is not clear yet if this was due to some adult female trait or to the competitive ability of the larvae. We conclude that most females of the native species studied appeared to avoid superparasitism, specifically when acting alone, suggesting a high discrimination ability, which is probably a result of a close relationship and evolutionary history with Anastrepha hosts.
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35. Comparison of Ground Release and Drone-Mediated Aerial Release of Aedes aegypti Sterile Males in Southern Mexico: Efficacy and Challenges.
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Marina CF, Liedo P, Bond JG, R Osorio A, Valle J, Angulo-Kladt R, Gómez-Simuta Y, Fernández-Salas I, Dor A, and Williams T
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Sterile males of Aedes aegypti were released once a week for 8 weeks to evaluate the dispersal efficiency of ground and aerial drone release methods in a rural village of 26 Ha in southern Mexico. Indoor and outdoor BG-Sentinel traps were placed in 13−16 houses distributed throughout the village. The BG traps were activated 48 h after the release of the sterile males and functioned for a 24 h period following each release. Over the 8-week period of simultaneous ground and aerial releases, an average of 85,117 ± 6457 sterile males/week were released at ground level and 86,724 ± 6474 sterile males/week were released using an aerial drone. The ground release method resulted in higher numbers of captured males (mean = 5.1 ± 1.4, range 1.1−15.7 sterile males/trap) compared with the aerial release method (mean = 2.6 ± 0.8, range 0.5−7.3 sterile males/trap) (p < 0.05). Similarly, the prevalence of traps that captured at least one sterile male was significantly higher for ground release compared to the aerial release method (p < 0.01). The lower numbers of sterile males captured in the aerial release method could be due to mortality or physical injury caused by the chilling process for immobilization, or the compaction of these insects during transport and release. However, aerial releases by a two-person team distributed insects over the entire village in just 20 min, compared to ~90 min of work for a five-person team during the ground release method. Ground release also resulted in higher aggregations of males and some villagers reported feeling discomfort from the presence of large numbers of mosquitoes in and around their houses. We conclude that modifications to the handling and transport of sterile males and the design of containers used to store males are required to avoid injury and to improve the efficiency of aerial releases for area-wide SIT-based population suppression programs targeted at mosquito vectors of human disease.
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- 2022
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36. Effect of Aging on Three Lures Used for Monitoring Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae): Release Rate, Volatile Composition, and Fly Recaptures.
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Gómez-Escobar E, Alavez-Rosas D, Castellanos D, Quintero-Fong L, Liedo P, and Malo EA
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- Aging, Animals, Insect Control methods, Pheromones chemistry, Pheromones pharmacology, Ceratitis capitata, Tephritidae
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Prevention and control programs for Ceratitis capitata require a large supply of lures and traps for use in established trapping networks and mass-trapping suppression measures. The main lures currently used are: Trimedure (TML), three-component Biolure (BL), and Ceratrap (CT). The aim of this study was to determine the release rates of these lures, the chemical composition of their volatiles, and how these parameters change with exposure time. Tests were conducted under field conditions at three different elevations (25, 500, and 1,300 masl) during the dry and rainy seasons in Chiapas, Mexico. We found that for TML and BL, the release rate was similar in both seasons and at all three elevations. In the case of CT, the release rate was greater during the dry season and at the lowest elevation during the rainy season. With the caveat of using solid-phase microextraction technique for identification of lure compounds in this study, we found that the volatile compounds of TML were maintained throughout the rainy season, however, in the dry season, some compounds could not be detected. The volatile compounds emitted by BL were trimethylamine, ammonium acetate, and acetamide. Among volatile compounds of CT, acetic acid was the most abundant in the rainy season, while minor compounds were only detected during the first five weeks. Recapture rates were affected by elevation in the three lures tested and there was a significant interaction between elevation in exposure time for TML and BL., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2022
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