Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
Diurnal rhythm of male Bactrocera fruit fly attraction to methyl eugenol (ME) was investigated using clear traps design in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia. The diurnal rhythm pattern studied by half-hourly sampling from 07:00 to 18:00 hr showed significant male fruit fly attr...
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| description | Diurnal rhythm of male Bactrocera fruit fly attraction to methyl eugenol (ME) was investigated using clear traps design in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia. The diurnal rhythm pattern studied by half-hourly sampling from 07:00 to 18:00 hr showed significant male fruit fly attraction to ME in the morning from 07:30 to 09:30 hr, with a distinct peak at 08:30-09:00 hr. The male attraction to ME was significantly lower in the afternoon and remained low approaching late afternoon. The ME-responding fruit fly species captured were B. dorsalis (86%), which dominated the local Bactrocera community, followed by B. umbrosa (5.8%) and B. carambolae (0.1%). This showed that B. dorsalis is a more dominant species than its sibling species, B. carambolae in the area studied. In addition, ca. 8.1% of Bactrocera male flies that bore intermediate morphological characteristics between B. dorsalis and B. carambolae were also captured in those traps. The present study shows that for ME-responding Bactrocera spp., male attraction to ME occurs throughout the day with peak period of attraction to ME occurring ca. 30 mins following sunrise for 2 hrs before gradually tapering off. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:139522020-01-17T08:22:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13952/ Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia Wee, Suk Ling Hee, Alvin Kah-Wei Diurnal rhythm of male Bactrocera fruit fly attraction to methyl eugenol (ME) was investigated using clear traps design in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia. The diurnal rhythm pattern studied by half-hourly sampling from 07:00 to 18:00 hr showed significant male fruit fly attraction to ME in the morning from 07:30 to 09:30 hr, with a distinct peak at 08:30-09:00 hr. The male attraction to ME was significantly lower in the afternoon and remained low approaching late afternoon. The ME-responding fruit fly species captured were B. dorsalis (86%), which dominated the local Bactrocera community, followed by B. umbrosa (5.8%) and B. carambolae (0.1%). This showed that B. dorsalis is a more dominant species than its sibling species, B. carambolae in the area studied. In addition, ca. 8.1% of Bactrocera male flies that bore intermediate morphological characteristics between B. dorsalis and B. carambolae were also captured in those traps. The present study shows that for ME-responding Bactrocera spp., male attraction to ME occurs throughout the day with peak period of attraction to ME occurring ca. 30 mins following sunrise for 2 hrs before gradually tapering off. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13952/1/25768-87011-1-PB.pdf Wee, Suk Ling and Hee, Alvin Kah-Wei (2018) Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia. Serangga, 23 (2(SI)). pp. 83-91. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1133/showToc |
| spellingShingle | Wee, Suk Ling Hee, Alvin Kah-Wei Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title | Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full | Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title_short | Diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia |
| title_sort | diurnal attraction of fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) to methyl eugenol in a village ecosystem in tanjung bungah, penang, malaysia |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13952/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13952/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13952/1/25768-87011-1-PB.pdf |