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Field observations indicated flies associated with either host would oviposit in both fruits when available.
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e0“Field studies also indicated that flies associated with the 2 hosts would oviposit in both fruits if they were available.”
Title
Bionomics of Rhagoletis pomonella1 in Crataegus2
W. H. Reissig; D. C. Smith Annals of the Entomological Society of America 1978. doi:10.1093/aesa/71.2.155
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Crataegus holmesiana was the primary hawthorn host of Rhagoletis pomonella in surveyed western New York.
- Observation Flies from hawthorn emerged about two weeks later than flies from apples.
- Observation Peak fly captures in hawthorn trees occurred in the first week of August.
- Observation Reciprocal crosses of apple and hawthorn flies produced equally viable eggs.
- Observation Hawthorn fruits sampled in August frequently contained more than one fly egg.
- Observation In laboratory tests, flies preferred apples for oviposition over hawthorn fruit until the final week of August regardless of host origin.
- Observation After the final week of August, flies from both origins preferred hawthorn fruit for oviposition.
- Recommendation The authors considered hawthorn-associated R. pomonella potential pests of commercial apple orchards in New York.