Following the loss of two key pesticides, dimethoate and fenthion, producers and regulators
need to develop new fruit fly management options. A systems approach is a likely measure …

The haphazard and irrational use of chemical pesticides has led to pest resurgence and
pesticide resistance, posing a significant challenge in the management of economically …

Frugivorous tephritid fruit flies have lineages with high levels of host generalism. These
insects use olfaction to locate fruits, but how they are able to recognize the odors of so many …

Male fruit fly attractants–cue‐lure and methyl eugenol (ME)–have been used successfully for
decades in the monitoring and control of species of Dacini (Dacinae) fruit flies (Bactrocera …

The cue-lure-responding New Guinea fruit fly, Bactrocera trivialis, poses a biosecurity risk to
neighbouring countries, eg, Australia. In trapping programs, lure caught flies are usually …

Simple Summary Australian horticulture is at risk from incursions by exotic tephritid fruit fly
species, particularly oriental fruit fly. An incursion by exotic fruit flies is likely to result in …

Male tephritid fruit flies typically emit pheromones from rectal glands to attract mates.
Consistent with this, virgin females of the cucumber fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucumis (French) …

The melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)(Diptera: Tephritidae), is an important
pest of cucurbits throughout India, South‐East Asia and Pacific islands. Attractants of female …

Chemical communication in insects is based on odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), but the
molecular mechanisms by which these OBPs allow the perception of volatiles and host …

Food-based attractants are an important component of tephritid fruit fly detection programs,
because they are general baits that are neither sex-nor species-specific. Two widely used …