Age-related response of male melon flies Dacus cucurbitae (Diptera : tephritidae) to cue-lure

Laboratory-reared and wild adults of the melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett, were tested for response to cue-lure at various ages. Virgin laboratory (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 days old) and wild (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 days old) flies were released into outdoor field cages and trapped from...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chemical ecology 1991-12, Vol.17 (12), p.2481-2487
Hauptverfasser: WONG, T. T. Y, MCINNIS, D. O, RAMADAN, M. M, NISHIMOTO, J. I
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Zusammenfassung:Laboratory-reared and wild adults of the melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett, were tested for response to cue-lure at various ages. Virgin laboratory (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 days old) and wild (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 days old) flies were released into outdoor field cages and trapped from 0800 until 1600 hr. Response of males to cue-lure increased with age and corresponded with sexual maturity for each strain. Females of both strains were relatively nonresponsive to cue-lure. Failure to eradicate in past male annihilation programs against D. cucurbitae may be explained in part by the fact that only older males, which may have already mated with gravid females, respond to cue-lure.
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF00994596