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

Mating produces profound changes in the behavior of female flies, such as an increase in
oviposition, reduction in sexual receptivity, increase in feeding, and even excretion. Many of …

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 …

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 …

The family Tephritidae (Diptera) includes species that are highly invasive and harmful to
crops. Due to globalization, international trade, and human displacement, their spread is …

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 …

Molecular and morphological research often suggest conflicting results. Selective pressure
on certain morphologies can confound understanding of evolutionary relationships. Dacini is …

In tephritid fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera Macquart, a group of plant derived compounds
(sensu amplo 'male lures') enhance the mating success of males that have consumed them …

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a devastating fruit fly pest in tropical and sub-
tropical countries. Like other insects, this fly uses its chemosensory system to efficiently …