Optimizing methyl-eugenol aromatherapy to maximize posttreatment effects to enhance mating competitiveness of male Bactrocera carambolae （Diptera： Tephritidae）

作     者：Ihsan ul Haq Marc J.B. Vreysen Carlos Caceres Todd E. Shelly Jorge Hendrichs 

作者机构：Insect Pest Control Laboratory Joint FAOIIAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Seibersdorf Austria National Agricultural Research Centre Park Road Islamabad Pakistan USDAIAPHIS 41-650 Ahiki Street Waimanalo HI 96795 USA and Insect Pest Control Section Joint FAOIIAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Vienna Austria 

出 版 物：《Insect Science》 (昆虫科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第22卷第5期

页      面：661-669页

核心收录：

学科分类：090801[农学-水产养殖] 0832[工学-食品科学与工程（可授工学、农学学位）] 0908[农学-水产] 08[工学] 09[农学] 0836[工学-生物工程] 082203[工学-发酵工程] 0822[工学-轻工技术与工程] 083203[工学-农产品加工及贮藏工程] 

主　　题：Bactrocera carambolae mating competitiveness ME aromatherapy methyl-eugenol ME feeding posttreatment effect SIT 

摘      要：Methyl-eugenol （ME） （1,2-dimethoxy-4-（2-propenyl）benzene）, a natural phy- tochemical, did enhance male Bactrocera carambolae Drew ＆ Hancock （Diptera： Tephri- tidae） mating competitiveness 3 d after ingestion. Enhanced male mating competitiveness can significantly increase the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique （SIT）. ME appli- cation to mass reared sterile flies by feeding is infeasible. ME application by aromatherapy however, would be a very practical way of ME application in fly emergence and release facilities. This approach was shown to enhance mating competitiveness ofB. carambolae 3 d posttreatment （DPT）. Despite this added benefit, every additional day of delaying re- lease will reduce sterile fly quality and will add cost to SIT application. The present study was planned to assess the effects of ME-aromatherapy on male B. carambolae mating competitiveness 1DPT and 2DPT. ME aromatherapy 1DPT or 2DPT did enhance mating competitiveness of B. carambolae males whereas ME feeding 1DPT and 2DPT did not. Male mating competitiveness was enhanced by the ME aromatherapy irrespective if they received 1DPT, 2DPT or 3DPT. ME aromatherapy, being a viable approach for its applica- tion, did enhance mating competitiveness of male B. carambolae 1 d posttreatrnent as ME feeding did 3 d after ingestion.