EXPLOITING THE INTERACTIONS OF CHEMICAL AND VISUAL CUES IN BEHAVIORAL-CONTROL MEASURES FOR PEST TEPHRITID FRUIT-FLIES

Traps for tropical pest tephritids have relied primarily on chemical c ues while traps for temperate pest tephritids have relied primarily on visual cues. Here we review research on the interactions between chem ical and visual cues that have been observed in the development of tra ps for the tropical Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiede mann), and the temperate apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh). B y exploiting these interactions, it may be possible to produce efficac ious trapping systems that could be used in a behavioral approach to f ruit fly population control.