Insect olfactory systems present models to study interactions between animal genomes and
the environment. They have evolved for fast processing of specific odorant blends and for …

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

The distribution, systematics and ecology of Bactrocera tryoni, the Queensland fruit fly, are
reviewed. Bactrocera tryoni is a member of the B. tryoni complex of species, which currently …

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 …

For several decades, control of fruit fly pests in Australia has depended to a large degree on
dimethoate, a broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide that has been widely used on …

Abstract The tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae) contains over 930 recognised species and
has been widely studied due to the economic importance of some taxa, such as the Oriental …

Worldwide, an important aspect of invasive insect pest management is more effective, safer
detection and control systems. Phenyl propanoids are attractive to numerous species of …

Bactrocera is a speciose genus of tephritid fruit fly that includes several important pests of
fruits and vegetables. Detection and control of these pestiferous species rely heavily upon …

Male fruit fly attractants, cue‐lure and methyl eugenol (ME), have been successfully used for
the last 50 years in the monitoring and control of D acini fruit flies (B actrocera and D acus …

Plant compounds affect insects in many different ways. In addition to being a food source,
plants also contain secondary metabolites that may have positive and negative impacts on …