Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Response to Different Blends of Olive Fruit Fly-Associated Yeast Volatile Compounds as Attractants

The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) is economically the most important olive pest, causing yield losses in all olive growing areas where is detected. Considering that EU requires the reduction of pesticide use by up to 100% by 2050, more effective non-pesticide lures for B. oleae monitoring and/or controlling are needed. This research was aimed at investigating the attractiveness of different blends of olive fruit fly-associated yeast volatiles toward B. oleae. Three blends of olive fruit fly-associated yeast volatiles: isoamyl alcohol and 2-phenethyl alcohol; isoamyl alcohol, 2-phenethyl alcohol and 2-phenethyl acetate; and isoamyl alcohol, 2-phenethyl acetate and isobutyl acetate were selected and tested on yellow sticky traps for attraction of B. oleae in olive orchard. Results showed that traps containing all tested blends of olive fruit fly-associated yeast volatile compounds, in total, were significantly more attractive to B. oleae and were not significantly attractive to green lacewings, compared to the control. Among them, the most promising was the one containing the blend of isoamyl alcohol, 2-phenethyl acetate and isobutyl acetate because its attractiveness was constantly significant during investigation compared to the others. This blend in the future could lead us to the discovery of a new attractant for the monitoring and/or controlling of B. oleae.

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Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), Attraction to Volatile Compounds Produced by Host and Insect-Associated Yeast Strains

Journal of Economic Entomology ◽

10.1093/jee/toz341 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 113 (2) ◽

pp. 752-759

Author(s):

Elda Vitanović ◽

Jeffrey R Aldrich ◽

Kyria Boundy-Mills ◽

Marin Čagalj ◽

Susan E Ebeler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Volatile Compounds ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Isoamyl Alcohol ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Field Bioassay ◽

Olive Fruit ◽

Torula Yeast ◽

Yeast Strains

Abstract The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), is one of the most damaging insect pests of olives worldwide, requiring the use of insecticides for fruit protection in many orchards. Olive fruit flies are attracted to volatile composunds, including a female-produced pheromone, and host-plant and bacterial volatiles. Preliminary laboratory bioassays were conducted for olive fruit fly attraction to over 130 yeast strains from among 400 that were isolated from B. oleae adults and larvae or other insects, infested olives, and potential feeding sites. Kuraishia capsulata, Scheffersomyces ergatensis, Peterozyma xylosa, Wickerhamomyces subpelliculosus, and Lachancea thermotolerans appeared to attract B. oleae as well or better than did torula yeast pellets (Cyberlindnera jadinii; syn. Candida utilis). Volatile compounds emitted by these yeast strains were chemically identified, and included isobutanol, isoamyl alcohol, 2-phenethyl alcohol, isobutyl acetate, and 2-phenethyl acetate. The behavioral response of B. oleae adults to these volatile compounds at three concentrations was tested in a laboratory Y-tube olfactometer. The same volatile compounds were also tested in the field. Isoamyl alcohol was more attractive than the other compounds tested in both laboratory and field bioassays. Isobutanol was not attractive to B. oleae in either laboratory bioassay or field bioassay. Identifying yeast volatiles attractive to the olive fruit fly may lead to development of a more effective lure for detection, monitoring, and possibly control of B. oleae.

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RESPONSE OF THE OLIVE FRUIT FLY, Bactrocera oleae ROSSI TO SOME AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS AND CERTAIN FOOD ATTRACTANTS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS IN OLIVE ORCHARDS

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology ◽

10.21608/jppp.2012.83791 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 491-502

Author(s):

M. El-Metwally

Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Field Conditions ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Olive Fruit ◽

Food Attractants ◽

Ammonium Compounds

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Relative Densities of the Parasitoids and Predators Associated with the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) at Khan-Aranaba, El Qunitera, Syria

Arab Journal Of Plant Protection ◽

10.22268/ajpp-034.3.180186 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 180-186

Author(s):

A. N. Bashir ◽

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L. Aslan ◽

F. Abdel-Razzak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Olive Fruit

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Application of oviposition deterrent compounds for the control of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Rossi. (Dip. Tephritidae) control

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science ◽

10.1007/s42690-021-00518-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Abbasi Mojdehi ◽

Ali Akbar Keyhanian ◽

Bahareh Rafiei

Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Oviposition Deterrent ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Olive Fruit

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Choice response of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, to various bait/insecticide combinations: hydrolyzed proteins or ammonium salts?

International Journal of Pest Management ◽

10.1080/09670874.2021.2010145 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Kiki Varikou ◽

Antonis Nikolakakis ◽

Dimitris Bitsakis ◽

Zacharias Skarakis ◽

Nikos Garantonakis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Ammonium Salts ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Choice Response ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Olive Fruit

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Population dynamics of pre-imaginal stages of olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae Gmel. (Diptera, Tephritidae) in the region of Bar (Montenegro)

Pesticidi i fitomedicina ◽

10.2298/pif1301023p ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 23-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tatjana Perovic ◽

Snjezana Hrncic

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Yield Reduction ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

Application Timing ◽

Olive Fruit ◽

Fruit Drop

Olive fruit fly is the most harmful pest of olive fruits and important for oil production. Damage involves yield reduction as a consequence of premature fruit drop, but also a reduced quality of olive oil and olive products. There is little available data regarding the biology of Bactrocera oleae in Montenegro. Knowledge of the pest life cycle and development would improve optimization of insecticide application timing and protection of fruits, and reduce adverse effects on the environment. Investigation was conducted on the Zutica variety in an olive grove located in Bar during a three-year period. Population dynamics of the pre-imaginal stages and level of fruit infestation were monitored from mid-July until the end of October. The results of this three-year investigation showed that the beginning of infestation was always at the end of July. It was also found that, depending on environmental conditions, the level of infestation was low until the end of August. In September and October it multiplied, and reached maximum by the end of October. Regarding infestation structure, eggs and first instar larvae were the dominant developmental stages of the pest until the middle of September. From mid-September until mid-October all developmental stages (eggs, larvae, pupae) were equally present in infested fruits. Pupae, cocoons and abandoned galleries prevailed until the harvest.

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Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-in270-2003 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 2002 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Howard V. Weems ◽

James L. Nation

Keyword(s):

Cooperative Extension ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Bactrocera Oleae ◽

Extension Service ◽

Olive Fruit Fly ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Olive Fruit ◽

Agricultural Sciences

This document is EENY-113 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No. 44), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 1999. Revised: June 2003.

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