Publications

movement of sterile male bactrocera cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae) in a hawaiian agroecosystem.	the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, invaded the hawaiian island chain in 1895. in 1999, a program sponsored by the usda-ars to control melon fly and other tephritid pests in hawaii over a wide area was initiated on the islands of hawaii, maui, and oahu. to control these flies in an areawide setting, understanding how flies move within the landscape is important. to explore the movement of this fly, we examined the movement of marked, male, sterile, laboratory-reared b. cucurbitae on ...	2005	16334322
comparative evaluation of spinosad and phloxine b as toxicants in protein baits for suppression of three fruit fly (diptera: tephritidae) species.	spinosad and phloxine b are two more environmentally friendly alternative toxicants to malathion for use in bait sprays for tephritid fruit fly suppression or eradication programs. laboratory tests were conducted to assess the relative toxicity of these two toxicants for melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett; oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis hendel; and mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata (wiedemann) females. field tests also were conducted with all three species to compare ...	2005	16156568
possible role of eclosion rhythm in mediating the effects of light-dark environments on pre-adult development in drosophila melanogaster.	in insects, circadian clocks have been implicated in affecting life history traits such as pre-adult development time and adult lifespan. studies on the period (per) mutants of drosophila melanogaster, and laboratory-selected lines of bactrocera cucurbitae suggested a close link between circadian clocks and development time. there is a possibility of clock genes having pleiotropic effects on clock period and pre-adult development time. in order to avoid such pleiotropic effects we have used wild ...	2005	15725348
weathering trials of amulet cue-lure and amulet methyl eugenol "attract-and-kill" stations with male melon flies and oriental fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii.	amulet c-l (cue-lure) and amulet me (methyl eugenol) molded paper fiber "attract-and-kill" dispensers containing fipronil were tested under hawaiian weather conditions against bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (melon fly) and bactrocera dorsalis (hendel) (oriental fruit fly), respectively. in paired tests (fresh versus weathered), c-l dispensers were effective for at least 77 d, whereas me dispensers were effective for at least 21 d. thus, c-l dispensers exceeded, whereas me dispensers did not ...	2005	16334323
synomone or kairomone?--bulbophyllum apertum flower releases raspberry ketone to attract bactrocera fruit flies.	bulbophyllum apertum flower (orchidaceae) releases raspberry ketone (rk) in its fragrance, which attracts males of several fruit fly species belonging to the genus bactrocera. besides rk as a major component, the flower contains smaller amounts of 4-(4-hydroxylphenyl)-2-butanol, plus two minor volatile components, veratryl alcohol and vanillyl alcohol. within the flower, the lip (labellum) had the highest concentration of rk with much smaller quantities present in petals; other flower parts had ...	2005	15898497
redressing the sex imbalance in knowledge of vector biology.	the recent development of transgenic mosquitoes that are resistant to infection by the plasmodium malarial parasite is a promising new tool in the fight against malaria. however, results of large-scale field releases of alternatively modified mosquitoes carried out during the 1970s and 1980s suggest that this approach could be difficult to implement in the field. these past attempts to control mosquito populations largely floundered as a result of our insufficient understanding of the behavioura ...	2005	16701369
[genetic relationships among four bactrocera cucurbitae geographic populations in yunan province].	in this study, the partial section of mitochondrial cytochrome b in 23 individuals of four bactrocera cucurbitae geographic populations (banna, ruili, yuanjiang, and hekou)in yunnan province was sequenced, and the phylogenetic trees of all haplotypes were constructed by means of n-j method, using b. dorsalis, b. correct and b. tau as the out-group species. of the 426 bp mitochondrial cytochrome b dna sequences obtained, a% + t% was about 65.0%, four nucleotide sites were substituted, and no base ...	2005	16422509
studies on the mating competition of gamma-irradiated and non-irradiated males of melon fruit fly (dacus cucurbitae).		2005	1184226
the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae: a review of its biology and management.	the melon fruit fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (diptera: tephritidae) is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and sub-tropical regions of the world. it has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd (momordica charantia), muskmelon (cucumis melo), snap melon (c. melo var. momordica), and snake gourd (trichosanthes anguina). the extent of losses vary between 30 to 100%, depending on the cucurbit species and ...	2005	17119622
releases of psyttalia fletcheri (hymenoptera: braconidae) and sterile flies to suppress melon fly (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii.	ivy gourd, coccinia grandis (l.) voigt, patches throughout kailua-kona, hawaii island, hi, were identified as persistent sources of melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett). these patches had a low incidence of psyttalia fletcheri (silvestri), its major braconid parasitoid natural enemy in hawaii, and were used to evaluate augmentative releases of p. fletcheri against melon fly. in field cage studies of releases, numbers of melon flies emerging from ivy gourd fruit placed inside treatment c ...	2004	15568340
rearing of the cucurbit fly dacus cilratus loew (dip: tephritidae) on artificial diet under laboratory conditions.	cucurbit fly is an important pest of cucurbit plants (cucumber, melon and watermelon) in most mid-east countries including, iran. this insect causes a high damage so that several sprayings are required to control the pest. using male strile is another physical method for controlling this pest. for this purpose it is necessary to rear many male insects. therefore an investigation was carried out to compare different artificial diets for rearing the melon fly. first, pupae were collected from cucu ...	2004	15759431
influence of adding borax and modifying ph on effectiveness of food attractants for melon fly (diptera: tephritidae).	the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (diptera: tephritidae), is the most damaging pest of cucurbits in reunion island. the influence of adding borax and modifying ph on the effectiveness of different food attractants for both sexes of the melon fly is analyzed by a release-recapture method in field cages. adding borax to protein hydrolysates nulure and buminal strongly reduced their attractiveness for b. cucurbitae. acidification of 5% buminal solution (from ph 6 to ph 3) doubled it ...	2004	15279302
effects of aging and dilution on attraction and toxicity of gf-120 fruit fly bait spray for melon fly control in hawaii.	attractiveness and toxicity of gf-120 fruit fly bait (dow agroscience indianapolis, in) to melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, were examined to assess the effects of concentration and aging. we tested dilutions of 20, 40, and 80 ppm (ai) (spinosad) against water controls. the 80 and 40 ppm treatments were significantly more attractive than the 20 ppm and control treatments. attraction was compared between baits aged for 2 and 24 h, fresh bait and water controls. age had significant ef ...	2004	15568356
revised irradiation doses to control melon fly, mediterranean fruit fly, and oriental fruit fly (diptera: tephritidae) and a generic dose for tephritid fruit flies.	currently approved irradiation quarantine treatment doses for bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillet), melon fly; ceratitis capitata (wiedemann), mediterranean fruit fly; and bactrocera dorsalis (hendel), oriental fruit fly, infesting fruits and vegetables for export from hawaii to the continental united states are 210, 225, and 250 gy, respectively. irradiation studies were initiated to determine whether these doses could be reduced to lower treatment costs, minimize any adverse effects on quality, a ...	2004	15384335
toxicity of spinosad in protein bait to three economically important tephritid fruit fly species (diptera: tephritidae) and their parasitoids (hymenoptera: braconidae).	the feeding toxicity of the natural insecticide spinosad in provesta protein bait was evaluated for three economically important fruit fly species, the mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata (wiedemann); the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett; and the oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis hendel. both females and males were evaluated. spinosad was remarkably similar in toxicity to all three fruit fly species. male c. capitata (24 h lc50 values and 95% fiducial limits = 2.8 [2.60- ...	2004	15279271
eradication of the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae, in japan: importance of behavior, ecology, genetics, and evolution.	the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae, is a destructive insect of cucurbit and other fruits. it invaded the southwestern islands of japan from 1919 to 1974. the sterile insect technique (sit) was successfully applied from 1972 to 1993 to eradicate the melon fly. technical research into sit functions, such as suppression of density, mass-rearing, sterilization, shipment, release, evaluation of efficacy, and quality control of mass-reared insects, was conducted for this eradication project. fundame ...	2004	14651467
male courtship song in circadian rhythm mutants of bactrocera cucurbitae (tephritidae: diptera).	pulse train intervals (pti) of courtship song were differentiated between circadian clock mutants of the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (tephritidae: diptera). we analysed the male mating song of b. cucurbitae flies of two mutant strains that differed in circadian locomotor rhythm by a labview programming system. flies with a short circadian rhythm (s-strain) had shorter pti than those with a long circadian rhythm (l-strain) in the two age groups tested, young and old. young flies ...	2004	15037096
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
effectiveness of gf-120 fruit fly bait spray applied to border area plants for control of melon flies (diptera: tephritidae).	in a field study in hawaii, color-marked protein-deprived and protein-fed female melon flies, bactrocera cucurbitae coquillett, were released within canopies of unsprayed sorghum plants (a nonhost of melon flies) outside of a border area of unsprayed or bait-sprayed sorghum plants or open space that surrounded cucumbers, a favored host of melon flies. application of bait spray to sorghum or sugarcane surrounding host plants of melon flies is a common practice for melon fly control in hawaii. gf- ...	2003	14650522
field trials of spinosad as a replacement for naled, ddvp, and malathion in methyl eugenol and cue-lure bucket traps to attract and kill male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii.	spinosad was evaluated in hawaii as a replacement for organophosphate insecticides (naled, dichlorvos [ddvp], and malathion) in methyl eugenol and cue-lure bucket traps to attract and kill oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis hendel, and melon fly, b. cucurbitae coquillett, respectively. in the first and second methyl eugenol trials with b. dorsalis, naled was in the highest rated group for all evaluation periods (at 5, 10, 15, and 20 wk). spinosad was equal to naled at 5 and 10 wk during bot ...	2003	14977115
the period gene and allochronic reproductive isolation in bactrocera cucurbitae.	clock genes that pleiotropically control circadian rhythm and the time of mating may cause allochronic reproductive isolation in the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (diptera: tephritidae). flies with a shorter circadian period (ca. 22 h of locomotor activity rhythm) mated 5 h earlier in the day than those with a longer circadian period (ca. 30 h). mate-choice tests demonstrated significant pre-mating isolation between populations with short and long circadian periods. pre-mating iso ...	2002	12495490
circadian rhythm and time of mating in bactrocera cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae) selected for age at reproduction.	chrono-biological traits were changed by selecting for life-history traits via a genetic linkage controlling both time-related behavioural and life-history traits. behavioural traits were compared between lines selected for young (y-lines) and old (o-lines) age at reproduction in the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett). adults from o-lines, which survive longer than flies from y-lines, mated later in the day and had a longer period of circadian rhythm in the locomotor activity than tho ...	2002	11920139
polytene chromosome maps of the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae).	standard photographic maps of the polytene chromosomes are presented for the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae, a serious pest of fleshy fruits and vegetables. five larval salivary gland polytene chromosomes (10 polytene arms) were isolated, and their characteristic features and landmarks have been recognized. banding patterns of each of the polytene arms are presented, where variation in band intensity and puffs appear to reflect fundamental differences in chromosomes. the whole polytene genome h ...	2002	12502263
quarantine security of bananas at harvest maturity against mediterranean and oriental fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii.	culled bananas (dwarf 'brazilian', 'grand nain', 'valery', and 'williams') sampled from packing houses on the islands of hawaii, kauai, maui, molokai, and oahu identified specific "faults" that were at risk from oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis (hendel), infestation. faults at risk included bunches with precociously ripened bananas, or bananas with tip rot, fused fingers, or damage that compromised skin integrity to permit fruit fly oviposition into fruit flesh. no mediterranean fruit fly ...	2001	11233129
methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps for suppression of male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii: effects of lure mixtures and weathering.	methyl eugenol (4-allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene-carboxylate) and cue-lure [4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone] are highly attractive kairomone lures to oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis (hendel), and melon fly, b. cucurbitae (coquillett), respectively. plastic bucket traps were evaluated as dispensers for methyl eugenol and cue-lure for suppression of the 2 fruit flies in hawaii. methyl eugenol and cue-lure mixtures were compared with pure methyl eugenol or cue-lure over 4 seasons. b. dorsalis ca ...	2000	14658515
genetic correlations between life-history and behavioral traits can cause reproductive isolation.	reproductive isolation may often evolve as an indirect (pleiotropic) consequence of populations adapting to different environments or habitats. for example, niches that are temporally or seasonally offset can select for organisms with different developmental characteristics. these developmental differences can inadvertently cause reproductive isolation by a variety of means including shifts in mating activity patterns. here, we show a genetic correlation between a life-history trait (development ...	1999	28565193
correlated responses to selection for developmental period in bactrocera cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae): time of mating and daily activity rhythms.	comparisons of "time of mating" (the time copulation begins) between lines selected for short and long developmental periods have been made in the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae. these comparisons showed that longer development periods were associated with later initiation of mating. crosses were also made between selected lines to ascertain the genetic basis of developmental period and time of mating. comparisons of daily activity rhythms for four types of behavior (locomotion, preening, feed ...	1997	9336086
genetic trade-off between early fecundity and longevity in bactrocera cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae).	the response to selection on age at reproduction was measured to test for a genetic trade-off between early fecundity and longevity in the melon fly bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett). three replicate lines were selected for propagation by breeding from young (y-lines) and old (o-lines) adults, respectively. selection was continued for 24 and 9 generations for y- and o-lines, respectively. females from o-lines lived longer than y-line females as an indirect response to selection, indicating that ...	1997	16397642
accumulation ofdendrobium superbum (orchidaceae) fragrance in the rectal glands by males of the melon fly,dacus cucurbitae.	4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone was characterized from flowers of the orchiddendrobium superbum as a specific attractant factor for the male melon fly,dacus cucurbitae. the male flies compulsively licked the flower surface and sequestered the compound in significant quantities in their rectal glands. the compound was detected within 6 hr after ingestion and was retained for more than six days in the rectal gland sacs.	1993	24249012
age-related response of male melon fliesdacus cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae) to cue-lure.	laboratory-reared and wild adults of the melon fly,dacus cucurbitae coquillett, were tested for response to cue-lure at various ages. virgin laboratory (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 days old) and wild (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 days old) flies were released into outdoor field cages and trapped from 0800 until 1600 hr. response of males to cue-lure increased with age and corresponded with sexual maturity for each strain. females of both strains were relatively nonresponsive to cue-lure. failure t ...	1991	24258641
benzyl acetates as attractants for the male oriental fruit fly, dacus dorsalis, and the male melon fly, dacus cucurbitae.	fifty compounds related to benzyl acetate were evaluated quantitatively as attractants to the male oriental fruit fly (dacus dorsalis) and the male melon fly (dacus cucurbitae). thienylmethyl acetate was nearly as attractive as benzyl acetate to both species, but cyclohexylmethyl acetate was completely unattractive, emphasizing the role of the planar aromatic ring in receptor interaction. although benzyl acetate was equally attractive to both species, para substituents invariably reduced attract ...	1986	16593663
olfactory receptors in the melon fly dacus cucurbitae and the oriental fruit fly dacus dorsalis.	male melon flies (dacus cucurbitae) from a colony in hawaii were evaluated for limit of response to the olfactory stimulant raspberry ketone and to more than 40 related molecules. the results were compared with the limits of response of oriental fruit flies (dacus dorsalis) under identical conditions. the nature of the response of the two species to attractive compounds appeared to be identical with regard to orientation, searching, pulsating mouthparts, and compulsive feeding. however, there wa ...	1983	16593321
an in vitro study of the non-specific esterases of the melon fly, dacus cucurbitae coq. and their reactions with organophosphate and carbamate compounds.		1976	8263
polyteny and salivary gland secretion in the melon fly, dacus cucurbitae.		1972	5045175
deuteration of the melon fly attractant, cue-lure, and its effect on olfactory response and infra-red absorption.		1968	5733972
new synthetic lures for the male melon fly.	several para-substituted derivatives of 4-phenyl-2-butanone (i) have proved to be powerful attractants for the male melon fly (dacus clucurbitae). these compounds, unlike anisylacetone, heretofore the best lure, attract even newly emerged flies. the most potent analog is 4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone (ii), which also strongly attracts dacus ochrosiae males.	1960	17808098
an overview of pest species of bactrocera fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the pacific region.	fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) are among the most economically important pest species in the world, attacking a wide range of fruits and fleshy vegetables throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas. these species are such devastating crop pests that major control and eradication programs have been developed in various parts of the world to combat them. the array of control methods includes insecticide sprays to foliage and soil, bait-sprays, male annihilation techniques, releases of steriliz ...	0	26463186
cucumber lure trapping of zeugodacus cucurbitae (diptera: tephritidae) in hawaii and taiwan: longevity and nontargets captures.	the melon fly, zeugodacus cucurbitae (coquillett), is a serious pest of tropical horticulture, causing damage to cucurbits, tree fruits, and fruiting vegetables. melon flies are especially attractive to freshly sliced cucumber, and this has led to the identification of a nine-compound kairomone lure that can be used to trap both female and male flies. in this study, a seven-compound lure, containing (z)-6-nonenal, (z)-6-nonen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, (e)-2-nonenal, hexanal, and ...	0	28025314