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Exploiting the Interactions of Chemical and Visual Cues in Behavioral Control Measures for Pest Tephritid Fruit Flies

1998; Florida Entomological Society; Volume: 81; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3495918

1938-5102

Nancy D. Epsky, Robert R. Heath,

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Traps for tropical pest tephritids have relied primarily on chemical cues while traps for temperate pest tephritids have relied primarily on visual cues. Here we review research on the interactions between chemical and visual cues that have been observed in the development of traps for the tropical Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), and the temperate apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh). By exploiting these interactions, it may be possible to produce efficacious trapping systems that could be used in a behavioral approach to fruit fly population control.