Embryonated eggs of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) genetic sexing strain (GSS), VIENNA 8 were treated with low concentrations of five disinfectants—formaldehyde, iodine, sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, and quaternary ammonium—for decontamination and egg hatch improvement. The newly laid eggs were successfully treated with formaldehyde at 100 ppm for 1 min with 74.2% hatching and with quaternary ammonium at 150 ppm for 1 and 2 min with 70.4 and 69% hatching, respectively. Increased formaldehyde concentration may have affected the embryos, because it resulted in a decrease in the hatching percentage. However, egg viability was not impaired and hatch was not affected by quaternary ammonium treatment compared with controls and eggs treated with other disinfectants. Quaternary ammonium shows promise for decontaminating eggs and improving egg hatch.
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1 February 2011
Improvement of Egg Hatch of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Enhanced Output
Meriem M'Saad Guerfali,
Heithem Hamden,
Selma Fadhl,
Wafa Marzouki,
Aly Raies,
Claude Chevrier
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 104 • No. 1
February 2011
Vol. 104 • No. 1
February 2011
disinfection
eggs
Mediterranean fruit fly
quaternary ammonium
rearing