Quarantine treatment against fruit flies in Brazil
Studies were carried out in Brazil to investigate if the hot-water immersion treatment is suited as a quarantine treatment for Brazilian mangoes infested with Anastrepha fraterculus, A. obliqua (EPPO Al organisms) and Ceratitis capitata (EPPO A2 organism).
Statistical estimations of the time needed to achieve probit 9 (99,9968% mortality) for eggs and larvae were:
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Anastrepha fraterculus
A. obliqua
Ceratitis capitata
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Eggs
39.7 min
65.7 min
59.4 min
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Larvae
68.5 min
65.2 min
79.7 min
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Sources
Nascimento, A.S. ; Malavasi, A. ; Morgante, J.S. ; Duarte, A.LA. (1992) Hot water immersion treatment for mangoes infested with Anastrepha fraterculus, A. obliqua, and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Brazil.
Journal of Economic Entomology 85, 456-460.