Chinese Journal of Entomology (1990) 10, 375-387

H.T. Chiu (1990)
Ethyl benzoate: an impact ovipositional attractant of the oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis Hendel
Chinese Journal of Entomology 10 (4), 375-387
Abstract: Female oriental fruit fly deposite egg into the host fruit and damage it, especially several host fruits such as Musa sapientum, Artabotrys uncinatus and Psidium guajava become preferable target to their oviposition. Through the bioassay of the ovipositional attraction by female fly, some active compounds are extracted from guave fruit. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of the volatile com-pound and conducted by GC and GC/MS. The ovipositional attractant are consist of several main compounds. Besides, based on the result of the analysis, a mixture of volatile materials are formulated and also tested its attractiveness. The result of the bioassay indicate that ethyl benzoate is an impact ovipositional attractant to the oriental fruit fly.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bactrocera dorsalis	Banana/plantain (Musa)	Taiwan
	Bactrocera dorsalis	Guava (Psidium)	Taiwan
	Bactrocera dorsalis	Artabotrys hexapetalus	Taiwan