Summary
The Med fly can conserve larval micro-organisms and seems to hereditarily transmit them to its offspring. Furthermore, micro-organisms may be acquired from the environment, adult food and fruit.
The presence of bacteria is essential to larval growth and perhaps it is also important for adult survival.
The chemicals involved are still unknown but are not linked to the presence of unspecific mixtures of vitamins or hydrolysed proteins.
Micro-organisms which cause the fruit to rapidly rot, may kill larvae.
Therefore the survival of the Med fly seems to depend on the presence of a balanced micro-flora.
The yield of mass rearing can be influenced by micro-organisms.
Inherited bacterial species which are useful for survival, may be considered true symbionts.
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Girolami, V. (1986). Mediterranean Fruit Fly Associated Bacteria: Transmission and Larval Survival. In: Mangel, M., Carey, J.R., Plant, R.E. (eds) Pest Control: Operations and Systems Analysis in Fruit Fly Management. NATO ASI Series, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70883-1_9
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