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 …

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 …

Abstract Males of Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae) are
strongly attracted to methyl eugenol (ME)(1, 2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl) benzene), a natural …

Plant-produced volatiles play a pivotal role as mediators in complex interactions between
insects and plants. Despite the widespread recognition that these compounds serve as cues …

Copulation with sperm transfer was observed between the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera
dorsalis (Hendel), and the carambola fruit fly, B. carambolae (Drew & Hancock), in outdoor …

The carambola fruit fly (Bactrocera carambolae or CFF) was thought to be introduced in to
Suriname in the 1960s or 1970s and first collected in 1975. An eradication programme …

Sexual maturation of male Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) and age-related responses to β-
caryophyllene (CP) and methyl eugenol (ME) were examined to identify effective attractants …

To compare the aedeagal length of sympatric species of Bactrocera fruit flies in Thailand,
340 specimens, which were collected with methyl eugenol traps from 7 localities, were …

Males of some species included in the Bactrocera dorsalis complex are strongly attracted to
methyl eugenol (ME)(1, 2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl) benzene), a natural compound …

Abstract Methyl‐eugenol (ME)(1, 2‐dimethoxy‐4‐(2‐propenyl) benzene), a natural
phytochemical, did enhance male Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera …