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Analysed the male sex pheromone of four global species - Bactrocera invadens, B. dorsalis, B. correcta and B. zonata, after consuming the precursoor methyl eugenol.
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The four pest species are known to be highly responsive to methyl eugenol (ME), The sex pheromone components derived from ME are identical for B. dorsalis amd B. invadens but have similarities and differences from the other two species.
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This page is a summary of: Comparison of phenylpropanoid volatiles in male rectal pheromone gland after methyl eugenol consumption, and molecular phylogenetic relationship of four global pest fruit fly species: Bactrocera invadens, B. dorsalis, B. correcta and B. zonata, Chemoecology, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-010-0063-1.
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