State-Dependent Attractiveness of Protein Bait and Host Fruit Odor to Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) Females

We evaluated responses of protein-deprived and protein-fed mature (26–30-d-old) female melon flies, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), to odor of host fruit and of proteinaceous baits by using 1 by 1 by 1-m cages containing nonhost plants. Protein-deprived and protein-fed females were attracted equ...

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Published in:	Annals of the Entomological Society of America Vol. 97; no. 5; pp. 1063 - 1068
Main Authors:	Miller, Neil W, Vargas, Roger I, Prokopy, Ronald J, Mackey, Bruce E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, MD Oxford University Press 01-09-2004 Entomological Society of America
Subjects:	attraction Bactrocera cucurbitae baits BEHAVIOR Biological and medical sciences females fruit flies fruits (plant anatomy) Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology host odor host plants host seeking insect attractants insect pests Insecta Invertebrates nutritional status odors physiological state protein bait protein deficiencies protein deprivation protein sources Systematics. Geographical distribution Bactrocera cucurbitae protein bait physiological state attraction host odor Attraction Bactrocera cucurbitae host odor Fruit Tephritidae Insecta Host Protein Bait Arthropoda Female Invertebrata Odor Diptera
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