Plant compounds affect insects in many different ways. In addition to being a food source,
plants also contain secondary metabolites that may have positive and negative impacts on …

This chapter provides a general survey of the literature of floral fragrance chemistry in
relation to pollinator type and presents a tentative effort to uncover possible associations …

While lures of plant origin are vital tools in dacine (Diptera: Tephritidae) pest management,
the ecological and evolutionary significance of this lure response remains enigmatic. Two …

Floral scent is one of the crucial cues to attract specific groups of insect pollinators in
angiosperms. We examined the semiochemical diversity in the interactions between “fruit fly …

The fruit fly genus Bactrocera comprises more than 500 species including many fruit pests of
economic importance. Males of many species show strong affinity either to methyl eugenol …

Certain male fruit flies from the genera Bactrocera and Zeugodacus (Diptera: Tephritidae)
actively forage for floral semiochemicals produced by some endemic Bulbophyllum orchids …

Highlights•Papua New Guinean orchids attract males of Dacini fruit flies with floral volatiles
(83).•Floral synomone possesses either phenylpropanoid or phenylbutanoid male …

Morphological and floral chemical components are both important cues used by plants to
attract pollinators. Two local ecotypes named 'Nabawan'and 'Apin-Apin'produced by the …

The specific mechanisms by which selective pressures affect individuals are often difficult to
resolve. In tephritid fruit flies, males respond strongly and positively to certain plant derived …

Two major fruit fly pest species, Bactrocera dorsalis and B. umbrosa, are strongly attracted to
methyl eugenol (ME) found in> 450 plant species. They are, however, exclusive pollinators …