| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Authors: | Li, H.-J., He, X.-K., Zeng, A.-J., Liu, Y.-J., Jiang S.-R. |
| Journal: | Canadian Entomologist |
| Volume: | 140 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pagination: | 324-326 |
| Abstract: | The existence of a sex pheromone of Bradysia odoriphaga Yang and Zhang was investigated prior to the possible development of a semiochemical-based monitoring system or tools for controlling this pest. In laboratory bioassays, live virgin females stimulated 91% of males to attempt to mate. Methylene dichloride washes of whole bodies and excised ovipositors of females attracted males in olfactometer assays. These results indicate the presence of a female sex pheromone in B. odoriphaga, with the ovipositor as its possible source. |
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