Journal of Entomological Science (1996) 31, 183-190

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B.A. Leonhardt, R.T. Cunningham, J.W. Avery, A.B. DeMilo and J.D. Warthen Jr. (1996)
Comparison of ceralure and trimedlure attractants for the male Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Journal of Entomological Science 31 (2), 183-190
Abstract: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), is a major pest of fruits and vegetables in the world but, through an extensive trapping program, the continental United States has remained free of established populations. These traps are baited with 2 g of trimedlure which is highly attractive to the male flies. This study contrasts the effectiveness of trimedlure and a new attractant, ceralure, which is an iodo-analog of trimedlure. Field tests in Hawaii using released sterile flies showed that the most attractive B1 -isomer of ceralure caught 2 to 3 times as many male flies per mg as did the most attractive C isomer of trimedlure.
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Ceratitis capitata U.S.A. (Hawaii)
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