Field trials of synthetic sex pheromone components of the male Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in southern Mexico

Synthetic components of the male sex pheromone of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) mann) were tested in traps located in coffee and mango trees in Chiapas, Mexico. Trap with linalool,2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, or geranyl acetate were all significantly more attractive to released steri...

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Published inJournal of economic entomology Vol. 83; no. 6
Main Authors Baker, P.S. (Centro de Investigaciones Ecologicas del Sureste, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico), Howse, P.E, Ondarza, R.N, Reyes, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1990
Subjects
ATRAYENTES
ATTRACTIF
CERATITIS CAPITATA
FEROMONAS
HORMONAS SINTETICAS
HORMONE SYNTHETIQUE
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
MEXICO
MEXIQUE
MONOTERPENOIDE
MONOTERPENOIDES
PHEROMONE
PIEGE
PIRAZINAS
PYRAZINE
SEXE
SEXO
TRAMPAS
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Summary:Synthetic components of the male sex pheromone of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) mann) were tested in traps located in coffee and mango trees in Chiapas, Mexico. Trap with linalool,2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, or geranyl acetate were all significantly more attractive to released sterile flies than unbaited traps. Sex ratios of catches varied greatly; most females were caught during periods of peak ripe fruit production in coffee and mango. Delta traps caught more flies than Jackson traps. No component or mixture caught more flies than trimedlure. Ammonia with ethyl pyrazine caught significantly more flies than either component separately
Bibliography:9118436
H10
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1093/jee/83.6.2235