Cue Lure and the Mating Behavior of Male Melon Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Shelly, Todd E.; Villalobos, Ethel M.

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“…The fact that, in this experiment, flies were observed to mate more than once is likely to increase the chances for an infected fly to transmit infection to several mates before it dies. In the field, male-to-male transmission could also be enhanced when male flies aggregate during leks, as in the case of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Shelly and Villalobos 1995;Lance et al 2000).…”

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Releases of <I>Psyttalia fletcheri</I> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Sterile Flies to Suppress Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Vargas

Long

Miller

et al. 2004

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Releases of <I>Psyttalia fletcheri</I> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Sterile Flies to Suppress Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

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Long

Miller

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“…Chambers et al (1972) exposed newly emerged males of B. cucurbitae to CL for 4-5 d and then compared their capture with control (CL-deprived) males in CL-baited traps in a large outdoor cage. Even when tested at 14-25 days of age, 2-8 times as many control males were trapped as were treated males (see also Shelly and Villalobos, 1995;Shelly, 2000a). Similarly, Shelly (1994) and Tan et al (2002) reported that males of B. dorsalis and B. papayae, respectively, fed ME were less likely to be captured in ME-baited traps than control (ME-deprived) males (see also Fitt, 1981a;Shelly et al, 1996).…”

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“…observed female approach to calling males in a wind tunnel and found that both CL-and zingerone-fed males attracted more females than non-lure-fed males. Shelly and Villalobos (1995) also reported increased female visitation to CL-fed males, apparently resulting from increased signaling activity.…”

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Effects of methyl eugenol and raspberry ketone/cue lure on the sexual behavior of Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Shelly

2010

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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Bactrocera is a speciose genus of tephritid fruit fly that includes several important pests of fruits and vegetables. Detection and control of these pestiferous species rely heavily upon male attractants or lures, with different Bactrocera species responding to either methyl eugenol (ME) or raspberry ketone (RK; or its man-made analogue cue lure, CL). Despite their usage worldwide, the function of ME and RK/CL in the natural history of Bactrocera flies is poorly known. The purpose of this review is to summarize research on the potential role of ME and RK/CL-as pheromone precursors or components-in the sexual communication of Bactrocera species. The topics covered include i) male feeding behavior on ME or RK/CL, ii) the fate of ingested lures, iii) female and male attraction to lure-fed males, and iv) mating success of lure-fed males. Data are available for only a few species, but they provide solid evidence for a role of male lures in mating behavior. For several ME-responding species, research has shown that i) ME metabolites are incorporated and emitted along with endogenously produced components of the male sex pheromone, ii) females show preferential attraction to pheromone containing these metabolites, and iii) males fed ME (or plants containing ME) enjoy increased mating success over non-fed males. Fewer studies have been conducted on RK/CL-responding species, and these reveal i) the lure is not broken down or metabolized but is sequestered (and presumably emitted) as RK, ii) females show preferential attraction to pheromone produced by males that fed upon RK/CL, and iii) RK/CL ingestion produces a significant, but short-lived (1 d), boost in male mating success. Potentially productive avenues of future research are discussed.

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“…There seems to be a kind of reductive-oxidative enzymatic equilibration in these biotransformation processes (Nishida et al, 2009). Selective incorporation of these metabolites suggested their possible role as a male sex pheromone component and/or allomone to deter predators, similar to other cases of Bactrocera species that use phenylpropanoid volatiles to attract conspecific females as well as defense substances (Nishida and Fukami, 1990;Shelly and Dewire, 1994;Shelly and Villalobos, 1995;Tan and Nishida, 1998;Khoo et al, 2000;Wee and Tan, 2005;Wee et al, 2007). An artificial mixture of major rectal volatiles (N-3-methylbutyl acetamideϩ3-oxo-a-ionol (4)) induced some shortrange attraction in virgin females in lab cage tests (Nishida, unpublished), and further behavioral tests are in progress to clarify the possible role of these pharmacophagously acquired rectal metabolites in the mating and/or defense system of B. latifrons.…”

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3-Oxygenated α-ionone derivatives as potent male attractants for the solanaceous fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae), and sequestered metabolites in the rectal gland

Enomoto

Ishida²,

Hamagami³

et al. 2010

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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A series of 3-oxygenated derivatives of a-ionone and a-ionol have been characterized as highly specific male lures for the solanaceous fruit fly Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel). In order to optimize the activity, we tested several analogous compounds derived from the three known attractants, 3-oxo-a-ionone, 3-oxo-a-ionol, and 3-hydroxy-a-ionone. 3-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-a-ionone and 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-a-ionol were found to be potent attractants as well as feeding stimulants for the males in an indoor bioassay. While trans-3-hydroxy-a-ionone showed moderate attractant and feeding stimulant activity, the corresponding cis-isomer was weakly active, indicating the importance of the stereochemistry at the C-3 position. Synthetic trans-3-acetoxy-a-ionone exhibited lower activity than the corresponding 3-hydroxy derivative. B. latifrons males fed actively on 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-a-ionone, transformed it to 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-a-ionol, and sequestered this compound in a substantial quantity in the rectal glands. Males that fed on 3-oxo-7,8-dihydro-aionol incorporated the compound mostly unchanged in the rectal gland. In both cases, the rectal content was approximately 1 mg/gland at 6 h post-feeding on the chemicals, respectively. Selective accumulation of these 3-oxygenated aionone/a-ionol analogs suggests their possible role as a male sex pheromone.

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Cue Lure and the Mating Behavior of Male Melon Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Cited by 62 publications

References 22 publications

Releases of <I>Psyttalia fletcheri</I> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Sterile Flies to Suppress Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Releases of <I>Psyttalia fletcheri</I> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Sterile Flies to Suppress Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Effects of methyl eugenol and raspberry ketone/cue lure on the sexual behavior of Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae)

3-Oxygenated α-ionone derivatives as potent male attractants for the solanaceous fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae), and sequestered metabolites in the rectal gland

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