Simple Summary Tephritid fruit flies comprise pests of high agricultural relevance and
species that have emerged as global invaders. Chemical signals play key roles in multiple …

Tephritidae are an enormous threat to fruit and vegetable production throughout the world,
causing both quantitative and qualitative losses. Investigating mating sequences could help …

Both sex pheromones and male lures appear to play an important role in the mating systems
of many species of economically important tephritid species. Typically, stationary males emit …

Volatile molecules produced by the microbiota play a primary role in chemical
communication between insects, 1 and direct production of pheromone components by the …

Sex pheromones are known for many dipteran species and play an important role in
courtship behavior, together with visual, tactile, acoustic and other factors. Pheromones for a …

Olfactory semiochemicals are volatile chemicals that modify the behavior of tephritids and
can be classified as attractants, repellents, stimulants, deterrents and arrestants. Plant …

(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone was characterized from flowers of the orchid Dendrobium
superbum as a specific attractant factor for the male melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae. The male …

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)(Diptera: Tephritidae), is considered to be
the most destructive pest of melons and other related cucurbit crops worldwide. Despite the …

Namnam dikenal sebagai tanaman famili fabacea yang banyak mengandung senyawa
fenolik dengan beragam aktivitas biologis diantaranya antibakteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan …

Diverse methods have been used to sample insect semiochemicals. Sampling methods can
differ in efficiency and affinity and this can introduce significant biases when interpreting …