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A Single-fly Assay for Foraging Behavior in Drosophila
Published on: November 4, 2013
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A sweet tooth makes a fly a pest
Nicolas O Rode1, Camille Meslin2
1CBGP, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
|March 16, 2024
Abstract:
The major insect pest of soft and stone fruits, the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, has evolved a greater preference for laying eggs on ripe fruits over fermented ones. In a recent study, Cavey et al. found that higher responsiveness to low sugar concentrations has had an important role in this evolutionary shift in egg-laying behavior.

