In:
Journal of Applied Ecology, Wiley, Vol. 54, No. 1 ( 2017-02), p. 170-177
Abstract:
Mated females are the key life stage for Drosophila suzukii population control. Egg‐laying females perforate fruit skin and fungal infestations ensue, even when eggs and larvae are killed off by insecticide sprays. Behaviour‐modifying chemicals, including yeast metabolites, enable environmentally safe insect management via manipulation of olfactory‐mediated reproductive behaviour. Our results highlight that yeast and yeast semiochemicals hold potential for D. suzukii management and that response modulation to olfactory stimuli following mating is a vital element for the development of D. suzukii control methods. Yeast feeding is enhanced in mated D. suzukii females, and this change in post‐mating behaviour can be exploited by an attract‐and‐kill strategy, combining a fly‐associated yeast with an insecticide. Furthermore, using the D. suzukii yeast mutualist, H. uvarum , may reduce non‐target effects and increase species specificity, which further contributes to the development of an efficient and safe control method.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8901
,
1365-2664
DOI:
10.1111/jpe.2017.54.issue-1
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.12688
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2020408-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
410405-5
SSG:
12
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