Florida Entomologist (1998) 81, 273-282

Nancy D. Epsky and Robert R. Heath (1998)
Exploiting the interactions of chemical and visual cues in behavioral control measures for pest tephritid fruit flies
Florida Entomologist 81 (3), 273-282
Abstract: 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nancy D. Epsky

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.
	Ceratitis capitata
	Rhagoletis pomonella