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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2019)

Chemical Composition and Behavioural Responses of Male and Female Bactrocera dorsalis to their Volatile Emissions

https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v8i2.19
fikira kimbokota

Corresponding Author(s) : fikira kimbokota

kimbokota@gmail.com

Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), Vol. 8 No. 2 (2019)

Abstract

Bactrocera dorsalis, (Tephritidae) presented a grave threat to a broad range of fruit and
vegetables in the tropics, including Tanzania. Bactrocera dorsalis is among the most
destructive tephritid fruit fly, causing devastating loss of fruits especially mango. Insects
use olfactory cues to locate hosts, oviposition sites and mating, in which pheromones
are believed to be a strong cue used by insect to locate their mates. However, due to
their high ability to adapt and occupy different ecological niches into various
agroecological zones, there is a need to evaluate pheromonal composition from time
to time to improve their control strategies. Therefore, this study conducted
olfactometric assays and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) to evaluate
attractiveness and identity, respectively, of constituents of volatiles emitted by both
sexes of B. dorsalis. The results show that volatiles emitted by males were more
attractive to both female and their own male conspecific than female volatiles (PROC
ANOVA, F (0.05, 4) = 71.05, P < 0.001). GC-MS analyses of volatiles from the two sexes
comprise mainly by esters and spiroacetals. These results have contributed in
understanding the pheromone communication; and have provided ground information
for the development of control strategies to improve existing monitoring and control
strategies for this pest.

Keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis sex pheromone spiroacetals esters olfactometer
Chemical Composition and Behavioural Responses of Male and Female Bactrocera dorsalis to their Volatile Emissions. (2020). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 8(2). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v8i2.19
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Chemical Composition and Behavioural Responses of Male and Female Bactrocera dorsalis to their Volatile Emissions. (2020). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 8(2). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v8i2.19
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