Identification of attractant-derived bioactive compounds in the haemolymph of pest male carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae and melon fly, B. cucurbitae

• Main Author: Hee, Alvin Kah Wei
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42316/1/BIO%202014-68.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42316/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Carambola fruit fly (CFF), Bactrocera carambolae and melon fly, B. cucurbitae are important fruit pests of economic importance. These flies are known to be strongly attracted to two different groups of male attractants- CFF to methyl eugenol (ME), and melon fly to raspberry ketone (RK) that have bee...