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(R)-(+)-citronellal identified as a female-produced sex pheromone of Aromia bungii Faldermann (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2018
Aromia bungii Faldermann (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is an important wood-boring pest of peach, apricot, plum and cherry in China. It is difficult to control it because of the cryptic feeding behaviour of larvae within the bark.
Wei-Chao Wang, Dan-Dan Cao, Jin Men, Jian-Rong Wei   +3 more
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Drosophila melanogaster chemical ecology revisited: 2-D distribution maps of sex pheromones on whole virgin and mated flies by mass spectrometry imaging

BMC Zoology, 2020
Background Sexual behavior in Drosophila melanogaster flies is greatly influenced by chemical cues. In this study, a spatial distribution of female and male sex pheromones was investigated on the surface of virgin and mated six-day-old fruit flies ...
Filip Kaftan, Purva Kulkarni, Markus Knaden, Sebastian Böcker, Bill S. Hansson, Aleš Svatoš   +5 more
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Six Decades of the Sterile Insect Technique Applied to Ceratitis capitata in Israel: Evolution, Methodology and Socio‐Economic Perspectives

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata; Medfly) has been a primary agricultural pest in Israel for over a century. While chemical control remains the prevalent choice for its management, the integration of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) into the management programme for this pest has been explored and implemented in various ...
Gal Yaacobi
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First records of Chamaesphecia efetovi O. Gorbunov, 2019, in Krasnodar Territory (Northern Caucasus, Russia) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

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Chamaesphecia efetovi O. Gorbunov, 2019, is recorded from Krasnodar Territory (Russia) for the first time. The larvae of this species are oligophagous on Marrubium spp. (Lamiaceae), from which M. peregrinum L. is widely distributed in the studying area.
Konstantin A. Efetov, Valeriy I. Shchurov, Oleg G. Gorbunov   +2 more
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Floral Trait Influence on the Foraging Decisions of a Fly Pollinator

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Flies foraging for floral resources provide important ecosystem services through the pollination of myriad angiosperms, including many crop species. However, the specific floral cues used by fly pollinators to locate and discriminate among floral rewards and the preferences they may have for specific cues remain poorly understood.
Ella K. Rogers, Theo A. Evans, David F. Cook, Muhammad S. Tufail, Sasha C. Voss   +4 more
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POPULATION DENSITY, DIURNAL ACTIVITY AND EFFECT OF TRAP HEIGHT ON CAPTURING OF PEACH FRUIT FLY, Bactrocera zonata (SAUNDERS) AND MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY, Ceratitis capitata (WIEDEMANN) IN GUAVA ORCHARDS AT NUBARIA REGION, EGYPT [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2014
Field experiments (from December 2012 to December 2013) were carried out to study the population density, the optimum trap height and optimum time for trapping the peach fruit fly (PFF), Bactrocera zonata and Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF), Ceratitis ...
A. DARWISH
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Chemistry of sex attraction. [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1995
The chemical communication system used to attract mates involves not only the overt chemical signals but also indirectly a great deal of chemistry in the emitter and receiver. As an example, in emitting female moths, this includes enzymes (and cofactors, mRNA, genes) of the pheromone biosynthetic pathways, hormones (and genes) involved in controlling ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Bait Response and Fruit‐Associated Abundance Patterns of Two Introduced Zaprionus Species in Tropical Orchards

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fruit‐associated drosophilids are expanding in fruit‐growing landscapes, but field information on bait response and fruit‐associated occurrence remains limited for recently introduced species. We evaluated Zaprionus indianus Gupta and Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in homestead orchards of the Agreste region of Paraíba,
Ellen Vitória Barbosa do Carmo, Janderson Batista Rodrigues Alencar, Wanderlecio Rodrigues da Silva, José Jurandez Buriti de Melo Júnior, Elany Pereira Marques da Silva, Lylian Souto Ribeiro, Manoel Cícero de Oliveira Filho, Carlos Henrique de Brito   +7 more
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Pyrazines Attract Catocheilus Thynnine Wasps

Insects, 2014
Five previously identified semiochemicals from the sexually deceptive Western Australian hammer orchid Drakaea livida, all showing electrophysiological activity in gas chromatography–electroantennogram detection (EAD) studies, were tested in field ...
Bjorn Bohman, Rod Peakall
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Thermogenesis‐derived spatiotemporal microclimates guide pollinator movement to ensure pollination

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Alocasia odora's microclimatic heterogeneity guides Colocasiomyia fly movement within its inflorescence. During the female stage, midday heat in the upper spadix pushes flies down to the cooler female zone. During the male stage, nocturnal warmth in the upper part pulls flies upward and spathe constriction closes the lower female chamber.
Yuanjun Yu, Yan Luo, Wufan Zhang, Xiang Ding, Xiqiang Song, Yibo Luo   +5 more
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