Research Article

Survival of Wild Adults of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) under Natural Winter Conditions in North East Spain

Table 1

Number of individuals, average survival rates, and maximum survival for Mediterranean fruit fly adults exposed in field conditions in December and November 2008 and 2009, respectively.

YearReplicateNo. of adultsSurvival average ± SE (days)Maximum life span for the longest lived individual

2008-2009160 18
260 16
360 18
Control56 34

2009154 41
245 38
355 41
Control58 43