果实采收前套袋对湖景蜜露桃果实品质的影响

研究了光对湖景蜜露桃果实成熟的影响。用1层、2层和3层橘黄色果袋（透光率分别为27．0％、13．9％和8．2％）为完全花后（DAFB）50d的果实套袋。分别在111、114、117、120DAFB（果实硬熟期）和124DAFB（果实完熟期）测定乙烯、呼吸速率和果实品质。套1层和3层袋的果实乙烯生成速率高于其他处理。111和114DAFB时,未套袋果实呼吸速率最高,其余测定期1层套袋果实最低。完熟期未套袋果实￡值较高,而色角ho值较低。果实硬熟期前未套袋果实硬度高于套袋果实,完熟期则是套3层袋果实较高。完熟期套1层袋果实TSS高于其他果实。套1层袋果实分别在硬熟期和完熟期生成了最高量的内脂类物质和γ-癸内酯。根据以上结果可以认为完全花后50d左右,用一层橘黄色果袋为果实套袋,可以生产具有丰富桃香气的高品质桃果实。适当的光照强度明显增加了桃果实果香型香气物质,尤其是γ-癸内酯的合成。     

Efficacy of a physical method for control of direct pests of apples and peaches

Two studies were conducted to test the feasibility and efficacy of using physical barriers (Maggot Barrier^® nylon mesh bags) for control of three internal pests of tree fruit (codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.), apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)) and peach twig borer (Anarsia lineatella Zeller)) and three groups of external direct pests (stink bugs (Pentatomidae), plant bugs (Miridae) and birds). Two types of Maggot Barrier^® were tested (regular and heavy duty), and two methods of securing the bags: knotting the bag on itself (‘self‐ties’) and using plastic‐coated wire ‘twist‐ties’. Bags were applied to eight cultivars of both apples and peaches, selected to give a range of maturity dates. Apples were bagged when fruit was approximately 27 mm in diameter, and peaches when the fruit was approximately 36 mm in diameter. Unbagged fruits served as controls. On apples, bagging had no effect on damage due to birds, stink bugs or apple maggot (which was present only in very low numbers), but reduced codling moth damage by 20–25% compared with unbagged controls; there were no significant differences due to bag type or tie type. In apples, a significantly higher proportion of the heavy duty bags were reusable after harvest, but on peaches, which were bagged for a shorter time, there was no difference between bag types in this respect. Bagging significantly reduced the percentage of peach fruits damaged by twig borer, birds and stink bugs, but increased the percentage of fruit with skin marks; there were no significant differences between bag or tie types. In peaches, there were significant effects on the time taken to apply bags due to both tying method and differences between individual operators. Cultivar affected pest‐related damage in both fruit types, underlining the importance of appropriate cultivar choice in pest management, particularly for organic growers and home gardeners.     

套袋与未套袋苹果果实表皮及心部真菌种群结构与变化动态

2011年在山东海阳,2013年在蓬莱和栖霞选取当地常规管理的苹果园,采用传统组织分离法对套袋苹果、未套袋苹果的果实表皮及心部组织进行真菌分离并进行形态学和分子生物学鉴定。对不同时期采集的套袋及未套袋果实表皮与心部的真菌种类、菌落数量、组织分离率、多样性、相似性系数、相对分离频率等指标进行统计分析。结果表明,两个年度内从果实表皮共分离获得真菌43属,从心部获得真菌31属,相对分离频率较高的真菌包括：链格孢Alternaria spp.、枝状枝孢Cladosporium cladosporioides、镰孢菌Fusarium spp.、青霉菌Penicillium spp.等。研究结果表明：果实套袋后,在果实表皮定殖真菌的种类减少,多样性降低,而数量增加,组织带菌率升高;随果实生长,套袋果实表皮上的真菌种类与未套袋果实表皮真菌种类的相似度逐渐降低;7、8月份,套袋果实表皮上真菌种类明显减少,至8月底,套袋果实表面只有链格孢等少数几种优势真菌定殖。果实套袋后,定殖于果实心部的真菌种类和数量有所波动,套袋果和未套袋果上所分离真菌的相似度有所降低;5月底自果实心部分离真菌的种类和数量与9月底所分离真菌的种类和数量差异不大。     

套袋对梨果实发育过程中糖组分及其相关酶活性的影响

以翠冠和黄金梨为试材,测定套袋和未套袋(对照)梨果实发育时期果实中蔗糖、葡萄糖、果糖和山梨醇含量以及蔗糖代谢相关酶酸性转化酶(AI)、中性转化酶(NI)、蔗糖合成酶(SS)和蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)的活性,并对果实中糖组分积累与酶活性的关系进行了分析.结果表明:(1)两梨品种套袋果实在发育过程中蔗糖、葡萄糖、果糖、山梨醇和糖代谢相关酶活性变化趋势与对照基本一致,套袋果实糖含量均低于对照但差异不显著,而各相关酶活性在两类果实间差异表现各异.(2)在梨果实发育早期,果实中以分解酶类为主,糖分积累低;发育后期以合成酶类为主,糖分积累多.(3)两品种套袋和对照果实AI活性与葡萄糖含量均呈显著或极显著正相关,SS合成方向活性与蔗糖含量均为极显著正相关,且翠冠对照果SPS活性与蔗糖含量呈极显著正相关.可见,套袋通过提高果实发育早期转化酶(Inv)活性,降低果实后期蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)、蔗糖合成酶(SS)的活性来影响糖分积累,从而影响梨果品质.     

Efficacy of African weaver ant,Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in reducing losses due to frugivorous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in smallholder mango production systems in Eastern Tanzania

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are dipteran insects that cause high losses of fruits and vegetables in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. As quarantine pests, fruit flies affect export markets because trade regulations hamper export of fruits from areas with occurrence of fruit flies. We compared the effectiveness of Oecophylla longinoda with the insecticide; imidacloprid for the control of Bactrocera dorsalis in a 6-year-old orchard of mango cultivar ‘Apple’. Mango samples at different developmental stages were collected between September and November in 2012 and between November 2013 and January 2014 at a three-week interval between sampling dates. Every fruit was cultured in a separate individual plastic container containing approximately 500?g sieved sterilised sand. Three weeks later, larvae and pupae were sieved from sand and counted. In both years, significantly higher (P?<?.0001) incidences and infestation rates were recorded in the control plots when compared to the trees protected with insecticides and O. longinoda. Incidences and infestation rates did not differ significantly (P?>?.05) between insecticide and weaver ants protected fruits, implying that O. longinoda was as effective as imidacloprid in suppressing the population of fruit flies. Peak fruit fly incidences and infestation rates coincided with the ripening stage of mango fruits. Our results have shown that the incidences and infestation rates on incubated mango fruits were lowest in the O. longinoda and the imidacloprid protected trees. Thus, O. longinoda is an effective bio-control agent that could be exploited to serve as a vital Integrated Pest Management component on mango orchards.     

套袋对番茄果实表面光系统Ⅱ光能吸收利用的影响

用白纸淋膜袋对温室番茄‘保罗塔’果实进行套袋处理,采用光纤光谱仪和叶绿素成像荧光仪测定了番茄果实的吸收光谱和叶绿素荧光参数,分析了套袋对番茄果实光系统Ⅱ光能利用效率的影响.结果表明： 在套袋后的前20 d内,与对照(CK)相比,套袋果实表面的叶绿素a (Chl a)含量和光系统Ⅱ最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)无明显变化,但是套袋降低了果实表面的相对吸光系数A_670/780和光系统Ⅱ实际光化学效率（Y_Ⅱ）,此时番茄果实主要以PSⅡ调节性能量耗散机制为主.随后,番茄果实表面的Chl a和Chl b含量开始明显下降,但是套袋果实的F_v/F_m、Y_Ⅱ和A_670/780与CK无显著差异.在套袋后的第40天,套袋果实表面的Chl a和Chl b含量分别比CK降低了35.2%和52.8%,F_v/F_m和Y_Ⅱ仍然维持较高水平,分别比CK增加了24.5%和35.4%,表明此时番茄果实PSⅡ具有较高的光能利用效率,通过进一步降低非调节性能量耗散量子产额Y_NO为果实的早熟奠定了能量基础.     

Attraction of the West Indian fruit fly to mango fruit volatiles

In this study, we investigated the attraction of West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae), to volatiles of three mango [Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae)] cultivars in field cage tests. The number of flies captured with Multilure traps baited with Amate mature green mangoes was significantly higher than that captured in traps baited with Coche and Ataulfo fruits. There was no significant difference between the number of flies captured in traps baited with Coche or Ataulfo mangoes. Gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry analysis of mango fruit volatiles identified 24, 22, and 19 compounds for Amate, Ataulfo, and Coche mango cultivars, respectively. A principal component analysis of the volatiles revealed that the Amate mango was more distant from the Ataulfo mango, and the latter cultivar was closer to the Coche mango. The compounds myrcene, α‐pinene, β‐selinene, and trans‐β‐ocimene were the most abundant in Amate mangoes, whereas 3‐carene, β‐selinene, terpinolene, and α‐pinene were the predominant compounds of Ataulfo cultivars. In the Coche mango, the predominant compounds were 3‐carene, β‐selinene, terpinolene, and limonene. Traps baited with a blend of myrcene, α‐pinene, and trans‐β‐ocimene captured more A. obliqua females and males than control traps. Flies were more attracted to the Super Q volatile extracts of Amate mango than to the three‐component blend formulated in a ratio of 1:1:1. However, there was no significant difference between the number of flies caught by traps baited with Amate mango extracts and that caught by traps baited with the three‐blend component when this was formulated according to the relative proportions in the mango extracts. Traps baited with myrcene, the major component, caught fewer flies than traps baited with Amate mango extracts.     

套袋对番石榴果实品质的影响

以新世纪番石榴品种为试材,研究套袋对番石榴果实品质的影响。结果表明,套袋可加速番石榴果实发育,明显增加果实大小和重量;透明和红色套袋对果实可溶性固形物含量影响不大,黑色套袋降低了果实可溶性固形物含量;套袋使果皮光滑,病虫害显著减少,并改善了果实着色。     

不同材质果袋春夏季节套袋对黄瓜果实发育和品质的影响

以“冬冠3号”黄瓜品种为试材，于春夏生长季节（4—7月份）在日光温室中研究了白膜袋、鲜膜袋、白纸袋和黄纸袋4种套袋处理对黄瓜果实微环境、果实生长发育和营养品质及农药残留的影响。结果表明：不论晴天还是阴天，所有套袋处理的袋内光照强度降低，相对湿度增大，温度提高；白纸袋增温效果最好，鲜膜袋内相对湿度最高，黄纸袋内光照最弱。单株单瓜套袋和单株果实连续套袋试验均表明，套袋后果实鲜重增长加快，瓜长度增加，瓜皮色显著变浅。连续套袋后，单瓜重普遍提高，大头瓜率降低，但化瓜率、弯瓜率和尖头瓜率增加；游离氨基酸含量提高；维生素C含量无显著变化；叶绿素和类胡萝卜素的含量普遍降低；可溶性蛋白质含量白纸袋和鲜膜袋的提高，黄纸袋和白膜袋的降低，但与CK间的差异均未达到5％显著水平。套袋可有效降低果实中氧化乐果的残留量，其中黄纸袋效果最好，其次为鲜膜袋、白膜袋和白纸袋。综合考虑各指标，认为春夏季节黄瓜果实套袋栽培应优先选用白纸袋，鲜膜袋和白膜袋不适宜在该季节使用。     

Role of Antifungal Gallotannins,Resorcinols and Chitinases in the Constitutive Defence of Immature Mango (Mangifera indica L.) against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Conidia of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides germinate and form infection hyphae on inoculated, immature mango but remain quiescent until fruit ripening. Antifungal resorcinols have previously been implicated for quiescence of C. gloesoporioides and Alternaria alternata on mango. This study revealed the presence of a mixture of several gallotannins with glycosidic linkages, including 1,2,3,4,6‐penta‐O‐galloyl‐β‐D‐glucopyranose, with significant antifungal activity in the unripe mango fruit peel. Gallotannin antifungal activity was greater in a cultivar resistant (295.8 mm² inhibition) to anthracnose than in a susceptible (148.4 mm² inhibition) cultivar. In both, the activity decreased with ripening but the decrease was 10% less in the resistant cultivar. Three recorcinols, 5‐pentadecylresorcinol, 5‐(12‐cis‐heptadecenyl)resorcinol, AR 21 and another resorcinol derivative were present in the unripe fruit peel and all declined during ripening, more significantly the 5‐(12‐cis‐heptadecenyl)resorcinol and AR 21. Mango latex, when drained out, separates into an oily and aqueous phase. The aqueous phase showed significant chitinase activity and the ability to digest conidia of C. gloeosporioides. The oily phase has previously been reported to contain resorcinols. Draining fruits of latex soon after harvest resulted in greater incidence and severity of anthracnose at ripe stage. Chitinase activity was less in the peel of fruits from which latex was drained. The evidence suggests that the resistance of unripe mango to C. gloeosporioides is because of an elaborate constitutive defence system comprising antifungal resorcinols, gallotannins and chitinases.     

不同时期套袋对幸水梨果实品质、石细胞发育及其相关酶活性变化的影响

以幸水梨为试材分不同时期进行套袋处理,采集各个发育时期的果实,对其果实品质、石细胞团的密度、大小、含量及几种相关酶活性进行了分析.结果表明:(1)不同时期套袋后,幸水梨的硬度、可滴定酸含量均比对照显著增加,可溶性固形物、可溶性总糖含量以及单果重均有不同程度的降低.(2)不同时期套袋果的石细胞含量显著低于对照;与对照果相比套袋果果实表面光洁,果点小而稀,外观品质明显改善.(3)果实石细胞团的密度在幼果期较高,随着果实的发育膨大,密度逐渐减小,成熟前1个月左右基本稳定,石细胞团的纵横径随果实发育先逐渐增大而后减小,石细胞含量也表现出先增加后减少的趋势,在花后第49 d达到最大值.(4)果实内苯丙氨酸解氨酶在果实发育初期的活性较高,随着果实发育逐渐降低;多酚氧化酶活性变化与苯丙氨酸解氨酶相似;过氧化物酶活性随果实的生长呈现先上升后下降的趋势,其活性峰值在盛花后第28 d,其后缓慢下降.(5)不同时期套袋处理后,苯丙氨酸解氨酶、过氧化物酶以及多酚氧化酶活性整体上均比对照降低,与石细胞含量呈正相关关系.     

果袋颜色对番茄果实微环境及产量和品质的影响

为确定果袋颜色的生态学和生物学效应,以JYK番茄为试材,采用不同颜色果袋进行套袋处理,以不套袋为对照,研究了不同颜色果袋内微环境的变化及其对果实生长发育、产量和品质的影响.结果表明：不同颜色果袋均具有降低光强、提高温度、增加湿度的作用,并均可促进番茄果实膨大,增加单果质量,促进果实提早成熟.其中,以黑色果袋增温促长效果最好,其果实成熟期较对照提早10 d,单果质量增加27.2%;无色、蓝色及红色果袋处理的果实成熟期分别较对照提早8、3和2 d,单果质量分别增加11.8%、6.4%和4.8%.此外,套袋还可促进果实着色,显著提高番茄红素含量,但所有处理的果实硬度及可溶性固形物、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白含量均低于对照.表明番茄套袋虽增加了产量,但降低了其营养品质.     

几种化学试剂及套袋对红肉脐橙果实品质的影响

在红肉脐橙成年树幼果期喷布NaCl、MnSO₄、NaH₂PO₄和GA₃处理,于第2次生理落果基本结束后对果实套袋。结果表明,①外观品质:GA₃处理提高了果形指数,套袋后并于果实着色前拆袋或不拆袋均极显著提高了果皮的亮度和黄色度,但套袋后不拆袋也极显著降低了果皮红色度和单果重;②内在品质:NaH₂PO₄处理虽显著提高了可溶性固形物含量,但其和GA₃处理均提高了果实酸含量并降低了糖酸比;套袋并拆袋和MnSO₄处理极显著提高了可溶性总糖含量;套袋并拆袋和NaH₂PO₄处理还显著提高了果实VitC含量。因此,MnSO₄处理和套袋并于果实着色前拆袋有利于红肉脐橙果实综合品质的提高。     

套袋微域环境对富士苹果果皮结构的影响

对富士苹果果实进行双层纸袋套袋处理,通过分析袋内微域环境变化,研究套袋微域环境对果皮扫描与透射结构的影响。结果表明:套袋内微域的黑暗环境导致果皮的光合能力缺失,表皮第一层细胞内容物减少,缺少脂质体,取而代之的是游离的脂体小球,说明表皮细胞形成角质层的物质来源缺乏,导致角质层变薄。与外界比较,套袋内昼夜具较高的温度与湿度,形成所谓的"小温室"环境,而且,由于受套袋的保护,使果实免受外界环境的直接刺激,导致套袋果实的果面光洁平滑,果点小且色淡,蜡质层龟裂均匀,且裂口深度远小于未套袋果;但摘袋后果面龟裂产生的裂纹频度增大,说明环境的改变影响蜡质层龟裂。研究结果从果皮结构的变化为套袋果实外观品质的变化提供了理论依据,同时为果实摘袋后的补钙实施提供了参考依据。     

果袋颜色对番茄果实微环境及产量和品质的影响

为确定果袋颜色的生态学和生物学效应,以JYK番茄为试材,采用不同颜色果袋进行套袋处理,以不套袋为对照,研究了不同颜色果袋内微环境的变化及其对果实生长发育、产量和品质的影响.结果表明：不同颜色果袋均具有降低光强、提高温度、增加湿度的作用,并均可促进番茄果实膨大,增加单果质量,促进果实提早成熟.其中,以黑色果袋增温促长效果最好,其果实成熟期较对照提早10 d,单果质量增加27.2%;无色、蓝色及红色果袋处理的果实成熟期分别较对照提早8、3和2 d,单果质量分别增加11.8%、6.4%和4.8%.此外,套袋还可促进果实着色,显著提高番茄红素含量,但所有处理的果实硬度及可溶性固形物、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白含量均低于对照.表明番茄套袋虽增加了产量,但降低了其营养品质.     

The relationship between tomato fruit growth,incidence of blossom-end rot and phytohormone content as affected by sink/source ratio

Blossom-end rot is generally considered a calcium-related physiological disorder. The results of the previous studies show that several factors such as plant conditions can be effective on the blossom-end rot incidence. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of the sink/source ratio on the incidence of the blossom-end rot of two greenhouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars: ‘Grandella’ and ‘Isabella’. To this end, four treatments were applied: saving one fruit per truss (1F), two fruits per truss (2F), three fruits per truss (3F), and no fruit pruning (control). The results showed that the tomato cultivar ‘Isabella’ was more susceptible to the blossom-end rot than ‘Grandella’. Decreasing the sink/source ratio increased the incidence of the blossom-end rot and the relative fruit growth rate. The correlation between the blossom-end rot incidence and the relative fruit growth rate showed that the fruit growth rate could be regarded as an important factor in the incidence of this disorder. Endogenous auxin and cytokinin concentrations acted as the regulators of the fruit growth rate and influenced it. Slowing down the relative growth rate by keeping proper sink/source ratio based on tomato cultivar is, therefore, an effective, cheap and healthy way to control the incidence of the blossom-end rot, especially in organic farming.     

Comparative analysis of quality and nutritional traits from Lonicera caerulea (Honeyberry) cultivars and other berries grown in Scotland

Lonicera caeruleabrix is a perennial shrub native to North America, Europe and Asia. It produces dark blue berries known as honeyberries or haskap berries which are produced commercially in several territories including Canada, Japan, Russia and Poland. Plants are suited to UK environments, but it is yet to be widely commercially developed in the UK. In the present work, quality and nutritional traits of six honeyberry cultivars grown in Scotland were compared with other commonly grown berry fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant) to aid the identification of environmentally stable, high-quality honeyberry cultivars suitable for UK cultivation. Differences were observed in fruit quality variables (soluble solids, titratable acidity and Brix/acid ratios) between honeyberry cultivars. Three of six cultivars examined exhibited notable variation in soluble solids dependent on harvest year with ‘Aurora’ and ‘Strawberry Sensation’ having consistently high ^oBrix values. Titratable acidity exhibited cultivar differences and there was limited variation over harvest years. ‘Aurora’ exhibited consistently high ^oBrix/titratable acidity ratio reflected by high glucose and fructose content. Honeyberry fruit had good nutritional profile relative to other soft fruits with higher polyphenol and anthocyanin content than strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry, manifested in greater antioxidant capacity. The major anthocyanins in aqueous honeyberry fruit extracts were cyanidin, pelargonidin and peonidin glycosides. These findings indicate that L. caerulea represents a crop suitable for UK cultivation capable of producing high quality fruit with a valuable nutritional profile relative to other soft fruits. Cultivars exhibit significant differences in fruit quality and nutritional profile as well as harvest consistency and growers should consider this when establishing new plantations.     

Use of frozen bagged seed inoculum for secondary metabolite and bioconversion processes at the pilot scale

Frozen bagged seed inoculum was prepared, thawed and tested for seven cultures. Thawing techniques were developed and other key influences on thawing rate were quantified; seed bag thawing without a water bath rarely required more than 4 to 5 h and was as short as 0.5 to 1 h for lower fill volume bags. Testing included growth of bagged seed as a function of bag fill volume (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.5 L), comparison of culture age at time of bagging, growth of bagged versus laboratory-prepared seed, productivity of production cultures derived from bagged versus laboratory-prepared seed, growth of bagged seed as a function of volume percent glycerol added at time of bagging, and growth of bagged seed as a function of frozen storage time and temperature. For each culture tested, conditions were developed such that seed tanks inoculated with bagged seed showed only minimal delay in attaining the target oxygen uptake rate (OUR) relative to seed tanks inoculated with laboratory-prepared inoculum. Although the bag fill volume did influence culture growth in some cases, bag fill volumes required were reasonable (typically 2.0 to 3.5 L) compared with laboratory seed inoculum volumes of 2.0 L. In the most remarkable example, frozen bagged seed was prepared from a second-stage seed-tank cultivation of Glarca lozoyensis, then thawed and inoculated into first-stage seed medium. It grew to the desired OUR in a similar timeframe as laboratory-prepared inoculum inoculated into first-stage seed medium. Thus, the frozen bagged seed replaced an existing laboratory inoculum preparation period of 7 days without an appreciable delay in either of the two subsequent seed-tank growth stages. Furthermore, productivities were found to be comparable for bagged-seed-derived and laboratory-seed-derived production cultivations for four different fermentation processes.     

Changes in nitrogen content in malformed inflorescence of mango caused by Fusarium moniliforme Sheld. var. subglutinans Wr. et Rg.

Abstract

Fusarium moniliforme Sheld. var. subglutinans Wr. et Rg. causes malformations in young inflorescences of mango and seriously affects fruit formation. Quantitative studies of total, soluble and protein nitrogen contents of malformed inflorescence of two cultivars, ‘Himsagar’ and ‘Bombai’ were made. Healthy inflorescences of the former cultivar showed slightly higher nitrogen content than that of the latter. After infection, considerable increases in both soluble and protein fractions of nitrogen were observed in both host varieties. The proportion of these two nitrogen fractions, however, showed some changes in ‘Bombai’ but in ‘Himsagar’ it remained more or less unaltered.     

Susceptibility of low-chill blueberry cultivars to Mediterranean fruit fly, oriental fruit fly, and melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

No-choice tests were conducted to determine whether fruit of southern highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum L., hybrids are hosts for three invasive tephritid fruit flies in Hawaii. Fruit of various blueberry cultivars was exposed to gravid female flies of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (oriental fruit fly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Mediterranean fruit fly), or Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillet (melon fly) in screen cages outdoors for 6 h and then held on sand in the laboratory for 2 wk for pupal development and adult emergence. Each of the 15 blueberry cultivars tested were infested by oriental fruit fly and Mediterranean fruit fly, confirming that these fruit flies will oviposit on blueberry fruit and that blueberry is a suitable host for fly development. However, there was significant cultivar variation in susceptibility to fruit fly infestation. For oriental fruit fly, 'Sapphire' fruit produced an average of 1.42 puparia per g, twice as high as that of the next most susceptible cultivar 'Emerald' (0.70 puparia per g). 'Legacy', 'Biloxi', and 'Spring High' were least susceptible to infestation, producing only 0.20-0.25 oriental fruit fly puparia per g of fruit. For Mediterranean fruit fly, 'Blue Crisp' produced 0.50 puparia per g of fruit, whereas 'Sharpblue' produced only 0.03 puparia per g of fruit. Blueberry was a marginal host for melon fly. This information will aid in development of pest management recommendations for blueberry cultivars as planting of low-chill cultivars expands to areas with subtropical and tropical fruit flies. Planting of fruit fly resistant cultivars may result in lower infestation levels and less crop loss.