Effects of methyl eugenol and raspberry ketone/cue lure on the sexual behavior of Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-361

  Shelly, Todd ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Fruit flies; Mating behavior; Pheromone; Plant metabolites

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; RUBUS GLAUCUS; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 77956249299     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.349     Document Type: Article

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