The Canadian Entomologist (2016) 148, 552-555

Nicoletta Faraone, N. Kirk Hillier and G. Christopher Cutler (2016)
Collection of host-marking pheromone from Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The Canadian Entomologist 148 (5), 552-555
Abstract: Blueberry fruit fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae), females deposit a host-marking pheromone (HMP) on the surface of fruit immediately after oviposition that deters oviposition by female conspecifics. We collected this HMP from artificial oviposition devices and faeces. In subsequent two-choice bioassays, gravid females showed a strong preference for untreated oviposition devices as compared to those treated with extracts from either of these two sources. The methods described for collecting HMP of R. mendax will be useful for its eventual identification and synthesis, with potential applications in R. mendax management.
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Database assignments for author(s): N. Kirk Hillier, Nicoletta Faraone

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Rhagoletis mendax