Comparative sensitivity to methyl eugenol of four putative Bactrocera dorsalis complex sibling species-further evidence that they belong to one and the same species B. dorsalis

• Main Authors: Hee, Alvin Kah Wei, Ooi, Yue Shin, Wee, Suk Ling, Tan, Keng Hong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44119/1/Comparative%20sensitivity%20to%20methyl%20eugenol%20of%20four%20putative%20Bactrocera%20dorsalis%20complex%20sibling%20species-further%20evidence%20that%20they%20belong%20to%20one%20and%20the%20same%20species%20B.%20dorsalis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44119/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4714075/

Males of certain species belonging to the Bactrocera dorsalis complex are strongly attracted to, and readily feed on methyl eugenol (ME), a plant secondary compound that is found in over 480 plant species worldwide. Amongst those species is one of the world’s most severe fruit pests the Oriental fru...