Abstract
Introduction: The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), is one of the most economically important pests of mangoes in Mexico and the Neotropics. Objective: To analyze adult population patterns of A. obliqua and their relation to local and landscape factors. Methods: We selected 11 “Manila” mango orchards along the middle part of La Antigua River, which were characterized to determine their biophysical structure and landscape configuration considering their distance to six different land uses/land covers. Anastrepha obliqua population was estimated by collecting adult flies in colorless polyethylene plastic bottle traps baited with a protein for three weeks in June 2022. Results: A total of 1 869 adults of A. obliqua were trapped, of which 75 % were females and 25 % were males. Abundance varied from 68 to 490 adult flies per orchard, while capture frequency from 0.36 to 1.8 flies/trap/day. Abundance increased in highly shaded orchards, and capture frequency decreased in orchards with highly soil compaction. Abundance and the frequency of capture increased in orchards near isolated trees of Spondias spp. and decreased in orchards near sugarcane plantations. Shade management in mango orchards may be used as an effective strategy to promote biotic interactions to naturally regulate A. obliqua populations, meanwhile, soil compaction represents a limiting ecological condition, which might severely impact fruit fly larvae survival. Conclusions: Adult population of A. obliqua depends on several local and landscape factors because they indicate resource availability and ecological conditions. These findings could be considered for control strategies in the integrated management of this pest to promote protection and improve the fruit quality of mango crop.
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Claim · model-written summary
Traps captured 1 869 adult fruit flies.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- A. obliqua
Anastrepha obliquae0pest - Outcome
- adults of A. obliqua were trappede0
- Value
- 1 869 adultse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“A total of 1 869 adults of A. obliqua were trapped”
t0“mango”
Claim · model-written summary
Captured adults were 75 % female and 25 % male.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- femalese0
- Value
- 75 %e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“75 % were females and 25 % were males”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Adult abundance ranged from 68 to 490 per orchard.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- Abundancee0
- Value
- 68 to 490 adult flies per orcharde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Abundance varied from 68 to 490 adult flies per orchard”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Capture frequency ranged from 0.36 to 1.8 flies per trap per day.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- capture frequencye0
- Value
- 0.36 to 1.8 flies/trap/daye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“capture frequency from 0.36 to 1.8 flies/trap/day”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit fly abundance increased in highly shaded orchards.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- Abundancee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Setting
- highly shaded orchardse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Abundance increased in highly shaded orchards”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Capture frequency decreased in orchards with high soil compaction.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- capture frequencye0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Setting
- orchards with highly soil compactione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“capture frequency decreased in orchards with highly soil compaction”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit fly abundance and capture frequency increased near isolated Spondias trees.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- Abundance and the frequency of capturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Setting
- orchards near isolated trees of Spondias spp.e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Abundance and the frequency of capture increased in orchards near isolated trees of Spondias spp.”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit fly abundance and capture frequency decreased near sugarcane plantations.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicat0 - Interactor
- Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha obliquat1pest - Outcome
- Abundance and the frequency of capturee0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Setting
- orchards near sugarcane plantationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Abundance and the frequency of capture increased in orchards near isolated trees of Spondias spp. and decreased in orchards near sugarcane plantations”
t0“mango”
t1“Anastrepha obliqua”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest shade management to promote natural regulation of fruit flies.
- Taxon
- mango
Mangifera indicae0 - Interactor
- A. obliqua
Anastrepha obliquae0pest - Outcome
- naturally regulate A. obliqua populationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Shade management in mango orchards may be used as an effective strategy to promote biotic interactions to naturally regulate A. obliqua populations”