| Chromatic cues to trap the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. | |
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PMID: 17382958 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Various colors have been used as visual cues to trap insect pests. For example, yellow traps for monitoring and control of the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) have been in use for a very long time. However, the chromatic cue of using color traps has never been meticulously investigated. In this study, the spectral sensitivities of the photoreceptors in the compound eyes of B. dorsalis were measured intracellularly, and the theory of receptor quantum catch was applied to study the chromatic cue of fly attracting. Responses to five wavelength categories with peak wavelengths of 370, 380, 490, and 510 nm, and one with dual peaks at 350 and 490 nm were recorded. Based on spectral sensitivities, six colored papers were chosen to test the color preference of the fly, and an additional UV preference test was done to confirm the effect of the UV stimuli. It was concluded that UV and green stimuli (spectra: 300-380 nm and 500-570 nm) would enhance the attractiveness of a colored paper to the oriental fruit fly, and blue stimuli (380-500 nm) would diminish the attractiveness. |
Authors:
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Wen-Yen Wu; Yu-Po Chen; En-Cheng Yang |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2007-02-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of insect physiology Volume: 53 ISSN: 0022-1910 ISO Abbreviation: J. Insect Physiol. Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-11 Completed Date: 2007-07-26 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985080R Medline TA: J Insect Physiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 509-16 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. |
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Animals Appetitive Behavior / physiology* Color Cues Female Male Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / physiology* Tephritidae / physiology* Ultraviolet Rays |
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