J. P. Cayol

TL;DR: There is considerable scope for improving the efficiency of medfly SIT, an indispensable requirement for increased involvement of the private sector in any future application.

TL;DR: The choice of strategy needs to be assessed carefully, and considerable baseline data obtained to prepare for the selected strategy, before embarking on an AW-IPM programme with an SIT component.

TL;DR: The method to assess the sexual compatibility and mating performance of Mediter- ranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), mass-reared strains has been revised and three new indices that look at the relative impact of both male and female population on the sexual isolation between laboratory and wild strains are described.

TL;DR: Taxonomic revision of this cryptic species complex is warranted based on behavioral results, which confirm morphometric, genetic, and other evidence, and one practical implication is that colonies of this pest to be used in any sterile insect technique approach should be derived from the target population or from a compatible population.

TL;DR: The use of various compounds to improve the mating success of mass reared males could have a major impact on the efficiency of SIT programs, however, the initial experiments reported here will need to be expanded before this approach can be integrated into operational programs.