TrappingDrosophila repleta(Diptera: Drosophilidae) using Color and Volatiles

Evaluation of chromatic cues for trappingBactrocera tau

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Development of Novel Management Tools for Phortica variegata (Diptera: Drosophilidae), Vector of the Oriental Eyeworm, Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), in Europe

“…This attraction towards fermented cues is in concordance to some extent with many species within the subfamily Drosophilinae, which find rotten and decaying substrates as suitable for breeding and/or feeding. Indeed, fermentation-related volatiles have been demonstrated to play a pivotal role as olfactory cues mediating attraction ( Becher et al 2010 , 2012 ; Kleiber et al 2014 ; Cha et al 2015a ), and therefore the use of different fermented products-releasing baits have been widespread used for drosophilid trapping ( West 1961 , Bächli et al 2008 , Cooper et al 2012 , Landolt et al 2012 , Epsky et al 2014 , Iglesias et al 2014 , Hottel et al 2015 , Cruz-Esteban et al 2021 ). Thus, our results provide a robust basis for considering the binary blend as a promising tool for monitoring and/or mass trapping of P. variegata , albeit a simplification of this mixture into a multicomponent bait may represent a more selective attractant ( Cha et al 2015b ).…”