Marking Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with Fluorescent Dusts.

ABSTRACT: The marking of Drosophila suzukii can be an important instrument for studying the ecology and behaviour of this economically important fruit pest, aiding the development of new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools or strategies. There is, however, a need for a cost-effective methodology that provides an easily detectable and stable mark. Whereas fluorescent pigment powders are often used in entomological research, the pigments (series, dyes), application techniques, or doses need to be evaluated for each studied species in terms of their efficacy and possible adverse effects on the performance of the insect. The effectiveness of different application techniques and dyes (RadGlo^® TP-series) and their effect on the survival of adult D. suzukii were investigated in

SUBMITTER: Clymans R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143264 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature