Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003
Raspberry Ketone Formate as an Attractant for the Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Raspberry Ketone Formate as an Attractant for the Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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Cuelure, the acetate of raspberry ketone, has been the standard melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) attractant for at least 40 yrs. A closely related compound, raspberry ketone formate, is somewhat more volatile and has been found to be at least 1.7 times more attractive to both sterile and wild melon flies in field tests conducted in Hawaii, consistently outperforming cuelure for periods exceeding one month.
Keywords:
Bactrocera cucurbitae
; melon fly; Tephritidae; lure; raspberry ketone; raspberry ketone formate; cuelure
Copyright: © 2003 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
2USDA-ARS, Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory, BARC Bldg. 007, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-2350.
3To whom correspondence should be addressed (email: oliverj@ba.ars.usda.gov).
4USDA-ARS, Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 4459, Stainback Highway, Kulani Rd, Hilo, HI 96720.
Received: 05 Dec 2001
Accepted: 31 Mar 2002