Attraction of female Mediterranean fruit flies to the five major components of male-produced pheromone in a laboratory flight tunnel

…, DM Light, RG Binder, RA Flath, LA Carvalho

Index: Jang, E. B.; Light, D. M.; Binder, R. G.; Flath, R. A.; Carvalho, L. A. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1994 , vol. 20, # 1 p. 9 - 20

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Abstract

Abstract Attraction and pheromonal activity of five major identified components of the male- produced sex pheromone of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata to virgin laboratory- reared females was assessed in a laboratory flight tunnel. Dual-choice competitive assays were run to establish a baseline response of virgin females to live male pheromone, individual components, and an ensemble of all five compounds alone (air control) and ...