Tephritid flies released in sterile insect technique pest management programs are usually marked with fluorescent dyes so that they can be distinguished from wild flies in monitoring traps. Dyes can have adverse effects on emergence, quality, and survival, which can impact sterile insect technique (SIT) success, and so it is important to identify dyes and doses that maximize marking efficacy while minimizing deleterious effects on fly quality. This study examines the effects of five fluorescent dye products, Fluoro Pink, Fluoro Orange, Stella Green, Arc Chrome, and Astral Pink applied at four dose levels (1, 2, 3, and 4 g/liter) on Queensland fruit fly. All dye products caused a similar dose-dependent reduction in percentage of adult emergence. Incidence of morphological deformity of emerged adults increased with dose, and this trend was similar for all dye products. No effects of dye product or dose were found on survival rates over the first 35 d of adulthood, although females tended to have higher survival than males. Visibility varied with dose and dye product; 1 g/liter dye was less visible than 2, 3, or 4 g/liter, and Stella green had lower visibility than other dyes. All of the tested dyes except for Stella green were similar in all assessed metrics of fly performance and are recommended for use in SIT programs.

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荧光染料的可见性和持久性，以及对昆士兰不育果蝇 Bactrocera tryoni（双翅目：实蝇科）的出现、质量和存活的影响

昆虫不育技术害虫管理计划中释放的实蝇通常用荧光染料标记，以便在监测陷阱中将它们与野生苍蝇区分开来。染料会对出现、质量和存活产生不利影响，这会影响昆虫不育技术 (SIT) 的成功，因此确定染料和剂量以最大限度地提高标记效率，同时最大限度地减少对苍蝇质量的有害影响非常重要。本研究检查了五种荧光染料产品，即氟粉红、氟橙、斯特拉绿、弧铬和星光粉，以四种剂量水平（1、2、3 和 4 克/升）对昆士兰果蝇的影响。所有染料产品都导致成虫出现百分比类似的剂量依赖性降低。成虫形态畸形发生率随剂量增加，这种趋势对于所有染料产品都是相似的。未发现染料产品或剂量对成年后前 35 天的存活率有影响，尽管女性的存活率往往高于男性。可见度因剂量和染料产品而异；1 克/升染料的可见度低于 2、3 或 4 克/升的染料，并且斯特拉绿的可见度低于其他染料。除 Stella green 外的所有测试染料在所有评估的苍蝇性能指标中都相似，建议用于 SIT 程序。