Open AccessSemiochemicals of fruit flies of the genusAnastrepha.
Author(s) -
Alana Lima-Mendonça,
Adriana de Lima Mendonça,
Antônio Euzébio Goulart Santana,
Ruth R. Do Nascimento
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140050
Subject(s) - anastrepha , genus , biology , zoology , botany , tephritidae , pest analysis
Volatile compounds involved in the chemical communication of fruit flies have been studied for some years; however, their complete elucidation has not yet been reported. Tephritids, which belong to the Anastrepha genus, exhibit inter- and intraspecific changes regarding the chemical composition of their sex pheromones, as well as an evident relationship with the volatiles produced by their hosts. This paper reports advances in the elucidation of the chemical communication of Anastrepha species that involve sex pheromones, cuticular hydrocarbons, and the interaction between the fruit host volatiles and compounds released by the male flies