Título:	Host preferences shown by Drosophilids (Diptera) in a commercial fruit and vegetable distribution center follow the wild neotropical pattern
Autor(es):	Ribeiro, Laís Barbosa Proença, Carolyn Elinore Barnes Tidon, Rosana
E-mail do autor:	rotidon@unb.br
ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9614-6797
Afiliação do autor:	University of Brasilia, Institute of Biological Sciences University of Brasilia, Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany University of Brasília, Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Genetics and Morphology
Assunto:	Ecologia urbana Drosofilídeos Relação inseto-planta Relação hospedeiro-parasito Preferência de hospedeiro Frutas - comércio
Data de publicação:	11-Abr-2023
Editora:	MDPI
Referência:	RIBEIRO, Laís Barbosa; PROENÇA, Carolyn Elinore Barnes; TIDON, Rosana. Host preferences shown by Drosophilids (Diptera) in a commercial fruit and vegetable distribution center follow the wild neotropical pattern. Insects, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 4, 375, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040375. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/375. Acesso em: 11 out. 2023.
Abstract:	Although drosophilids have been extensively studied in laboratories worldwide, their ecology is still relatively poorly understood. This is unfortunate because some species are currently expanding their geographic distribution and infesting fruit crops. Here, we investigated the relationship between drosophilids and potential plant hosts in a commercial fruit and vegetable distribution center in the Neotropical region. We collected discarded fruits and vegetables from this commercial center during two time periods (2007–2008 and 2017–2018). Resources were weighted and individually monitored in the laboratory. The drosophilids that emerged were identified, and the relationship between them and their resources was explored. From the 99,478 kg of potential hosts collected, we identified 48 plant taxa, from which 48,894 drosophilids of 16 species emerged. On both collecting occasions, drosophilid assemblages were strongly dominated by basically the same exotic species, which explore a broader range of resources, especially those of exotic origin, when compared to neotropical drosophilids. These results are concerning because the studied site, Along with other urban markets around the world, might be acting as sources of generalist widespread species that disperse to surrounding natural vegetation and contribute to biotic homogenization.
Unidade Acadêmica:	Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (IB) Departamento de Botânica (IB BOT) Departamento de Genética e Morfologia (IB GEM)
Licença:	(CC-BY) Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040375
Versão da editora:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/375
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