A new and highly effective male lure for the guava fruit fly Bactrocera correcta

Wee, Suk‐Ling; Chinvinijkul, Suksom; Tan, K. H.; Nishida, Ritsuo

doi:10.1007/s10340-017-0936-y

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“…Methyl eugenol (ME) is a well-known attractant for the monitoring and trapping of populations of B. correcta and B. dorsalis [9]. However, ME only attracts male flies [10,11], thus limiting the possibility of monitoring the entire fly population or trapping females. To develop new strategies for the detection, monitoring, and trapping of this pest, pheromones that are safer and better attractants need to be developed [12].…”

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“…However, wild males (that did not feed on ME) were shown to produce large quantities of β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, and alloaromadendrene, along with ZCF and DMC in trace amounts [10]. The compound β-caryophyllene has also been demonstrated to be a more specific and potent male lure than ME for B. correcta [11,22]. Currently, however, the chemical composition of rectal pheromone glands of B. correcta females has not been investigated, and the age-related chemical composition of both sexes is unknown.…”

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Chemical Compounds from Female and Male Rectal Pheromone Glands of the Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera correcta

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Miao

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The guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta, is one of the major pests affecting mango (Mangifera indica) and guava (Psidium guajava) production in China. The compound β-caryophyllene was identified from the rectal gland extracts of wild B. correcta males and was demonstrated to be a more specific and potent male lure than methyl eugenol (ME) for B. correcta. In order to find potential additional pheromone attractants for the monitoring and mass-trapping of this fruit fly, a series of chemical and behavioral assays were conducted in this study. Ten compounds were identified from the rectal glands of virgin B. correcta females. These compounds consisted of five major compounds (i.e., ethyl dodecanoate, ethyl tetradecanoate, ethyl (E)-9-hexadecenoate, ethyl hexadecanoate, and ethyl (Z)-9-octadecenoate) in high quantities, and other compounds (i.e., octanal, N-(3-methylbutyl) acetamide, (Z)-9-tricosene, ethyl octadecanoate, and ethyl eicosanoate) in trace amounts, while virtually no compounds were found in male rectal glands. The bioassays indicate that female rectal gland extracts are attractive to virgin females and males. Furthermore, a cyclical production of the five major compounds was found, recurring at roughly 10-d intervals with peaks in 10–13-, 25-, and 35-d-old females. Collectively, these results will contribute to the understanding of pheromone communication in B. correcta and may provide important information for improving existing monitoring and control methods for this pest.

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Chemical Compounds from Female and Male Rectal Pheromone Glands of the Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera correcta

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Wei

Miao

et al. 2019

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“…The degree of male fruit fly response to male lures is associated with age and sexual maturation, but the pattern is not consistent across species [7][8][9][10][11] . For instance, age-related lure response of male B. dorsalis (Hendel) was concomitant with the onset of sexual activity 7 , but for the closely related B. carambolae Drew & Hancock male lure response began after the commencement of sexual activity 8 .…”

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“…Unfortunately, only a handful of the fruit fly species studied to date show strong attraction to male lures while still sexually immature. These are B. umbrosa (Fabricius) to methyl eugenol 9 , B. correcta (Bezzi) to beta-caryophyllene 10 and B. jarvisi to zingerone (Tryon) 11 . In contrast to species where lure response is associated with male sexual maturation, the reason immature male fruit flies respond to lures is not well understood.…”

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“…However, as research is conducted on a greater range of species, it is becoming clear that the lure effect on mating success varies between fruit fly species 13,15 and between lures 10,19 . There were also reports that lure consumption has negligible effect on mating competitiveness, such as methyl eugenol for B. cacuminata (Hering) 20 and zingerone for Z. cucurbitae (Coquillet) 21 .…”

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Male-lure type, lure dosage, and fly age at feeding all influence male mating success in Jarvis’ fruit fly

Wee

Clarke

2020

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Males of certain Dacini fruit flies are strongly attracted to, and feed upon, plant secondary compounds such as methyl eugenol, raspberry ketone and zingerone. The consumed lure is generally found to induce physiological and behavioural changes that enhance the mating performance of lure-fed males. Male Bactrocera jarvisi respond strongly to zingerone from a young age, but only weakly respond to raspberry ketone. We hypothesized that this selective lure-response would be reflected in the physiological importance of the lure to the fly. We found that zingerone feeding by young males resulted in significantly greater mating success in competitive mating trials with lure-deprived flies, but the mating advantage was lost in older males. Lure dosage had a significant effect on the duration of the mating advantage, for example when fed 20 µg of zingerone, the advantage lasted only 1 day post-feeding, but when fed of 50 µg zingerone the advantage lasted 7 days. Raspberry ketone feeding did not confer any mating advantage to males except at one dosage (50 µg) for 1 day after feeding. When given a choice, B. jarvisi females preferred to mate with zingerone-fed versus to raspberry ketone-fed males. This study revealed lure, dosage and age of fly at time of lure administration are all important factors for maximising lure-enhanced fruit fly mating performance. These findings contribute to a better theoretical understanding of the evolution of fruit fly-lure interactions and may help improve fruit fly pest management via the Sterile Insect Technique through semiochemical-mediated enhancement of sterile male mating performance.

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Relative response of male Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to phenylbutanoid phytochemicals: implications for fruit fly control and plant–insect interactions

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A new and highly effective male lure for the guava fruit fly Bactrocera correcta

Cited by 24 publications

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Chemical Compounds from Female and Male Rectal Pheromone Glands of the Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera correcta

Chemical Compounds from Female and Male Rectal Pheromone Glands of the Guava Fruit Fly, Bactrocera correcta

Male-lure type, lure dosage, and fly age at feeding all influence male mating success in Jarvis’ fruit fly

Relative response of male Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to phenylbutanoid phytochemicals: implications for fruit fly control and plant–insect interactions

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