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Semiochemicals of Bactrocera cacuminatus, the Solanum fruit fly

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Diptera
Family:  Tephritidae
Subfamily:  Dacinae
Genus:  Bactrocera
Tribe:  Dacini
Author:  Hering
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Semiochemical(s):

  Fletcher BS  1975  J. Econ. Entomol.  68: 815   
    methyl eugenol    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   A
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Fletcher, B.S., Bateman, M.A., Hart, N.K., and Lamberton, J.A. 1975. Identification of a fruit fly attractant in an Australian plant, Zieria smithii, as O-methyl eugenol. J. Econ. Entomol. 68:815-816.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2005. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
© 2003-2005 The Pherobase - Extensive Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. Ashraf M. El-Sayed.
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