Environmental Entomology (1992) 21, 1154-1159

Peter J. Landolt, Hal C. Reed and Robert R. Heath (1992)
Attraction of female papaya fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to male pheromone and host fruit
Environmental Entomology 21 (5), 1154-1159
Abstract: A green papaya fruit or an extract of green papaya fruit peel increased unmated female papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker) attraction to male pheromone at low pheromone release rates. Green papaya peel extract also increased mated female attraction to male pheromone, but only at the highest pheromone release rates tested. Such enhanced responses may aid the ability of females to locate hosts by responding to a combination of male pheromone released from host fruit and fruit odor.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter J. Landolt

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.
	Toxotrypana curvicauda	Papaya (Carica papaya)	U.S.A. (SE)