TOWARDS IMPROVING STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE: EXPOSURE TO ORANGE OIL COMPOUNDS INCREASES SEXUAL SIGNALLING AND LONGEVITY IN CERATITIS CAPITATA MALES OF THE VIENNA 8 GSS.

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a notorious insect pest causing huge economic Leveling Foot losses worldwide.The sterile insect technique (SIT) is widely used for its control.Using sexually mature sterilized males of the Vienna 8 (tsl) strain in the laboratory, we explored whether exposure of males to citrus compounds (

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