Chemiotropic behavior of female olive fly (Bactrocera oleae GMEL.) onOlea europaea L

Autor:	Maria Luisa Scarpati, Augusto Gambacorta, Roberto Lo Scalzo, Giovanni Vita
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification biology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Styrene chemistry.chemical_compound Ammonia chemistry Oleaceae Tephritidae Botany Maceration (wine) PEST analysis Aromatic hydrocarbon Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Olive fly
Zdroj:	Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22:1027-1036
ISSN:	1573-1561 0098-0331
DOI:	10.1007/bf02029952
Popis:	An interpretation is given of a number of observations on the chemiotropic behavior ofBactrocera oleae in connection with olive maceration water and the fly's return to the olive groves after the first summer rains. To this end, the headspace of both maceration water and leaf leaching water, simulating rainfall, were examined. In both cases, the presence of ammonia, which is generally known to attract fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae), was detected and, for the first time, in addition to other compounds that are inert for the fly, the presence of styrene was also detected. This aromatic hydrocarbon was found to be a strong attractant. It is shown that both ammonia and styrene are products of the metabolism of microbial flora present on the olive and leaf surface.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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