The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Saturday, December 17, 2005
D0354

Interactions of fruit aromas with synthetic food-odor lures for attraction of Mexican fruit flies

David Robacker, drobacker@weslaco.ars.usda.gov, USDA ARS, 2413 E. Highway 83, Weslaco, TX

Plant essential oils were tested as attractants for the Mexican fruit fly in tests in a citrus orchard. No oils were attractive alone. Most oils either inhibited attraction to a synthetic food-odor lure that emitted ammonia and other amines, or had no effect. Grapefruit and rose oils enhanced attraction to the synthetic food-odor lure.


Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly)
Keywords: essential oils

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