Effect of Different Larval Diets on Life History Traits and Nutritional Content in <i>Anastrepha fraterculus</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae).

ABSTRACT: Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major fruit pest in several countries of South America and is mass-reared for use in integrated pest control strategies, including the sterile insect technique (SIT), and as a host for rearing biocontrol agents. Optimizing these rearing protocols requires a deeper understanding of how larval diet impacts adult traits. This study investigated the effects of three larval diet formulations differing in nutrient composition on larval development and adult fitness traits. All diets contained inactive non-hydrolyzed brewer's yeast and sucrose. Two of them included wheat germ, either alone (wheat germ diet) or combined with mashed carrot (carrot diet), whereas the corn flour diet did not contain wheat germ. The carrot diet produced the hea

SUBMITTER: Fernandez FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12561348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature