| comparison of the efficacy of different food attractants and their concentration for melon fly (diptera: tephritidae). | the relative attractiveness of six commercially available protein hydrolysates and the influence of their concentration were evaluated in field cages by a release-capture method of lab-reared melon fly adults, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett). buminal, corn steepwater, hym-lure, pinnacle, nulure, and solbait were tested for both sexes of the melon fly. the tested products exhibited clear differences in attractiveness. solbait was the most effective protein hydrolysate. pinnacle and corn steepw ... | 2003 | 12650367 |
| development of immature stages and comparative demography of two cucurbit-attacking fruit flies in reunion island: bactrocera cucurbitae and dacus ciliatus (diptera tephritidae). | on reunion island, two species of dacini, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) and dacus ciliatus loew, infest 16 host plant species belonging to the family cucurbitaceae from sea level to 1,600 m. these two species represent two primary pests of this plant family on the island. melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae, and ethiopian fruit fly, d. ciliatus, larval development was studied at four different constant temperatures (15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees c) with three host plants (cucumber, pumpkin, and s ... | 2008 | 18419901 |