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ArticlePloS one2017

Towards improving sterile insect technique: Exposure to orange oil compounds increases sexual signalling and longevity in Ceratitis capitata males of the Vienna 8 GSS.

Nikos A Kouloussis, Christos D Gerofotis, Charalampos S Ioannou, Ioannis V Iliadis, Nikos T Papadopoulos, Dimitris S Koveos

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nikos A KouloussisLaboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-4193
Christos D GerofotisLaboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Charalampos S IoannouDepartment of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Ionia (Volos), Greece.
Ioannis V IliadisLaboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikos T PapadopoulosDepartment of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Ionia (Volos), Greece.
Dimitris S KoveosLaboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a notorious insect pest causing huge economic 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 (separately or in a mixture) affects their sexual behaviour and if nutritional conditions and age modulate those effects. Exposed males exhibited increased sexual signalling compared to unexposed ones, particularly when fed a rich adult diet. Interestingly, and for the first time reported in medfly, exposure of Vienna 8 males to a mixture of citrus compounds increases longevity under poor adult diet conditions. We discuss the possible associated mechanisms and provide some practical implications of our results towards improving the effectiveness of SIT.

Indexed as

LongevitySexual Behavior, AnimalSterilization, ReproductiveAnimalsCeratitis capitataCircadian RhythmMalePlant OilsSignal Transductionorange oilPlant Oils

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PMID29190755
PMCPMC5708806
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