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Identification of male-borne attractants in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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SYSNO ASEP 0444422 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Identification of male-borne attractants in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) Author(s) Milet-Pinheiro, P. (BR)
Navarro, D. M. A. (BR)
De Aquino, N. C. (BR)
Ferreira, L. L. (BR)
Tavares, R. F. (BR)
Correia da Silva, R. C. (BR)
Lima-Mendonca, A. (BR)
Vaníčková, Lucie (UOCHB-X)
Mendonca, A. L. (BR)
do Nascimento, R. R. (BR)Number of authors 10 Source Title Chemoecology - ISSN 0937-7409
Roč. 25, č. 3 (2015), s. 115-122Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords South American fruit fly ; sexual pheromone ; male-borne attractants ; GC-EAD ; behavioral activity Subject RIV CC - Organic Chemistry Institutional support UOCHB-X - RVO:61388963 UT WOS 000354125100002 EID SCOPUS 84939974434 DOI 10.1007/s00049-014-0180-3 Annotation The South American fruit fly is one of the most destructive polyphagous pests in South America. In this species, males gathered in aggregations emit volatiles that attract females; however, the compounds involved in this task remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition of the volatile blend emitted by males aiming to identify the specific compounds within this blend that elicit behavioral responses in conspecific females. For this purpose, we performed chemical and electrophysiological analyses and bioassays. The chemical analyses revealed the presence of 29 compounds in headspace samples of A. fraterculus males, of which six compounds, i.e. alpha-pinene, limonene, (Z)-3-nonen-1-ol, (E,Z)-3,6-nonadien-1-ol, alpha-farnesene and (S,S)-(-)-epianastrephin, triggered antennal depolarization in conspecific females. In laboratory bioassays, five out of eight synthetic compounds tested individually elicited more behavioral responses than a hexane control, but only the synthetic mixture composed of all EAD-active compounds triggered behavioral responses in females similar to the responses to the headspace samples of conspecific males. In an experiment under semi-natural conditions, the synthetic mixture was more attractive to females than a hexane control and equally attractive to headspace extracts of males. This study reports the identification of male volatile compounds that act as attractant for A. fraterculus females, which may be useful for the control of this pest in infested orchards. Workplace Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Contact asep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Jana Procházková, Tel.: 220 183 418 Year of Publishing 2016
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