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ArticleJournal of chemical ecology2024

Effects of Physiological Status and Environmental Factors on the Lure Responses of Three Pest Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae).

Tania Pogue, Kevin Malod, Christopher W Weldon

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Article in Journal of chemical ecology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tania PogueDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7645-7109
Kevin MalodDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-2717
Christopher W WeldonDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa. cwweldon@zoology.up.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-2689

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biotic and abiotic factors influence how insects respond to stimuli. This can make it challenging to interpret captures in traps used to monitor pest abundance in management programmes. To address this, the lure response of three pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) was evaluated in a semi-field setting with respect to several physiological and environmental factors. Using standardised methods with known fly numbers in field cages, the response to Biolure (food-based lure) was evaluated for Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis cosyra and Bactrocera dorsalis. Response to the male lures was tested: E.G.O PheroLure for C. capitata and C. cosyra, Trimedlure for C. capitata, and methyl eugenol for B. dorsalis. The physiological variables evaluated were fly age, sex, weight, and total body nutritional composition. The environmental effects of temperature, relative humidity and light intensity were also assessed. Protein-deprived adults responded more strongly to Biolure. The response to Biolure was not sex-specific. Fly age influenced the response of all species to all tested lures. However, this effect was species and lure specific. Temperature was the most influential environmental factor, with response generally increasing with temperature. Lower thresholds for lure response, despite the proximity of responsive flies, range from 12.21 to 22.95 °C depending on the species and lure tested. These results indicate that trapping systems and management activity thresholds must take physiological and environmental variation into account to increase their accuracy.

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TephritidaeAnimalsCeratitis capitataCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsEnvironmentEugenolFemaleHumidityInsect ControlMalePheromonesSpecies SpecificityTemperatureCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsEugenolmethyleugenolPheromonestrimedlureAttractantsBactroceraCeratitisLure responseMonitoringMotivational state

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PMCPMC11543777

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