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

Shelly, Todd E.

doi:10.1303/aez.2010.349

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“…Effectiveness of SIT may then be constrained by high mortality rates after release (Meats, ) and long adult maturation phases (Pérez‐Staples, Harmer, Collins, & Taylor, ; Pérez‐Staples, Weldon, Smallridge, & Taylor, ; Pérez‐Staples, Weldon, & Taylor, ), both of which can impinge significantly on the number of released males that survive to mature in the field and then participate as control agents. Pre‐release treatments that improve the survival, development or sexual performance of released flies can provide an economical means to improve effectiveness of SIT (Pereira et al., ; Shelly, ; Yuval et al., ).…”

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Sexual inhibition of female Queensland fruit flies mated by males treated with raspberry ketone supplements as immature adults

Akter

Taylor

2018

J Applied Entomology

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Raspberry ketone (RK) dietary supplements accelerate the emergence of sexual behaviour in developing Queensland fruit fly (Q‐fly) males and show promise as a pre‐release supplement for use in sterile insect technique (SIT) programs. However, the value of RK supplements in SIT programs would be greatly reduced if RK‐treated males are ineffective at inducing sexual inhibition in mated females. To test the effectiveness of matings by RK‐treated males, we here investigate the remating propensity of females mated by RK‐treated (1.25% or 5% RK in food) and RK‐untreated (control) males. Tested males received RK supplements mixed in sugar and yeast hydrolysate for 2 days after emerging and then received only sugar. To test for male age‐dependent effects, virgin females were mated to treated and untreated males that were 6, 8, 10, 20 or 30 days old. To test for persistence of sexual inhibition, mated females were tested for remating propensity at 1, 7 or 15 days after their first mating. RK‐treated males did not differ from control males in copula duration, and females mated by RK‐treated males did not differ from those mated by control males in remating propensity, second copula latency or second copula duration. RK‐treated Q‐fly males not only mate at younger ages but also their matings are as effective as those of untreated controls at inducing sexual inhibition in mates.

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Sexual inhibition of female Queensland fruit flies mated by males treated with raspberry ketone supplements as immature adults

Akter

Taylor

2018

J Applied Entomology

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“…However, a role in mating is not excluded. As cuelure and its natural product precursor is thought not to be metabolized, instead being used directly for a short term (1 d) boost in mating attractiveness (Shelly 2010), then males might optimally only be "interested" in ingesting it during the window of time that allows for it to reach the rectal gland at the time of mating that same evening.…”

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“…In the genus Bactrocera, which includes several species of economic concern, there is general agreement that some species are attracted to methyl eugenol (3, 4-dimethoxyallylbenzene), whereas others respond more strongly to raspberry ketone and its related synthetic chemical cuelure [1-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-butan-3-one] (Drew 1974, Shelly 2010. Despite the importance of these compounds to research, surveillance, and control, many details of the functional and evolutionary basis of attraction remain poorly understood, and the proximate and ultimate drivers of attraction to these two types of compounds are unresolved (Cunningham 1989, Raghu 2004.…”

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The Diurnal Rhythmicity of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attraction to Cuelure: Insights from an Interruptable Lure and Computer Vision

Manoukis¹

2013

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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ABSTBACT We introduce a novel method for quantifying the response of tephritid fruit flies to chemical attractants (lures) under seminatural conditions by using automated detection and quantification via computer vision and an interruptible lure apparatus. We use this method to obtain a high-resolution (0.1 Hz) dataset representing the response of colony-reared melon flies, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, to cuelure [1-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-butan-3-one] at three different times of the day: morning (0900–1000 hours), mid (1200–1300 hours), and afternoon (1500–1600 hours), or all three times combined. Results consistently show a high and sustained response to cuelure in the morning period, a high but quickly decreasing response during the middle of the day and a low response in the afternoon. We propose possible reasons for the difference in response between the morning and middle of the day periods that could be investigated in future studies. The approach used here also can be used to study other important questions on the biology of tephritid fruit flies and other insects of similar size, particularly those involving their response to chemical lures.

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“…We treat the cases in which only males are attracted, as well as when both sexes are attracted to the ME baits/traps. In Bactrocera spp., females are attracted in reduced proportion to males (Shelly 2010). We also treat the cases in which females are monogamous and also in which females are polygamous; although males of Bactrocera spp.…”

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Models for Assessing the Male Annihilation ofBactroceraspp. with Methyl Eugenol Baits

Barclay

Hendrichs

2014

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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Models were presented that describe the attraction and killing at toxic baits or traps of adult males and females of an insect pest species. These models were used to test the effects of the following factors on ease of control: female monogamy versus polygamy, attraction of only males versus both sexes, initiating mating before versus after responding to baits/traps, the ability of males to mate many times each day versus only once per day, and the existence of a time lag of several days before females can mate versus mating immediately after emergence. The models indicated that mating before trapping or the ability of males to mate many times each day will probably render this control method ineffective. The other factors tested (mating habit and specifics of attraction) had little effect on the efÞciency of trapping males as a control method. We then included age structure and a refractory period for virgin females before they can mate. The models were then made specific to Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) by using parameter values derived from the literature. The results of the models imply that the attraction and killing of large numbers of males is rather ineffective to suppress populations. However, the combination of attracting both males and females can be more effective than attracting either sex alone. The increased attraction of females to methyl eugenol baits that has been observed with the declining presence of males during Male Annihilation Technique campaigns may explain the reported effectiveness against invasive Bactrocera pest species.

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

Cited by 85 publications

References 86 publications

Sexual inhibition of female Queensland fruit flies mated by males treated with raspberry ketone supplements as immature adults

Sexual inhibition of female Queensland fruit flies mated by males treated with raspberry ketone supplements as immature adults

The Diurnal Rhythmicity of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attraction to Cuelure: Insights from an Interruptable Lure and Computer Vision

Models for Assessing the Male Annihilation ofBactroceraspp. with Methyl Eugenol Baits

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