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Acid rain affects egg-laying behavior of apple maggot flies |
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| Authors: | A L Averill E S Bowdan R J Prokopy |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, 01003 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA;(2) Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, 01003 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA;(3) Present address: Department of Entomology, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456 Geneva, New York, USA |
| Abstract: | Summary The tephritid fruit fly,Rhagoletis pomonella, is less likely to attempt oviposition in host fruit that have been exposed to acid rain or to a simulated acid rain solution (pH<3.8). Electrophysiological data suggest that acid rain residue on the fruit surface may interfere with the sensory mechanisms that the fly uses during recognition and acceptance of host fruit.9 December 1986 |
| Keywords: | Acid rain apple maggot fly host plant selection oviposition pollution Rhagoletis pomonella |
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