Abstract
The Mexican fruit fly (MFF) is a member of the genus Anastrepha for which effective, easy-to-use attractants have been difficult to develop. Most attractants for this group are fermenting proteinaceous or fruit baits. All these baits require the bulky, fragile McPhail trap. In this paper I will summarize recent studies of potential new attractants for the MFF that do not require McPhail traps, including how they work and interact.
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Robacker, D.C. (1993). Understanding Olfactory Attraction in Anastrepha Using A. ludens as a Model System. In: Aluja, M., Liedo, P. (eds) Fruit Flies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2278-9_38
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