Attraction and consumption of methyl eugenol by male Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae) promotes conspecific sexual communication and mating performance

• Main Authors: Wee, Suk Ling, Abdul Munir, M. Z., Hee, Alvin Kah Wei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54490/1/Attraction%20and%20consumption%20of%20methyl%20eugenol%20by%20male%20Bactrocera%20umbrosa%20Fabricius%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54490/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28625191
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The Artocarpus fruit fly, Bactrocera umbrosa (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an oligophagous fruit pest infesting Moraceae fruits, including jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamarck), a fruit commodity of high value in Malaysia. The scarcity of fundamental biological, physiological and eco...