Data from: Adult dietary experience influences mortality of the pest melon fly<i>, Zeugodacus cucurbitae</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae), to an ingested toxin
<p dir="ltr">In this study, we investigated how protein deprivation following adult emergence influences lethal and sublethal effects of boric acid on the pest tephritid melon fly, <i>Zeugodacus cucurbitae</i>. We performed a series of experiments to address the impact of prior diet on mortality, diet consumption, …