Attractiveness for Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Dipt., Tephritidae) of mango (Mangifera indica, cv. Tommy Atkins) airborne terpenes.
Hernández-Sánchez G., Sanz-Berzosa I., Casaña-Giner V., Primo-Yúfera E.
Author Affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avd. Los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia - CSIC, Spain.
Journal of Applied Entomology 125 : 189-192
Abstract : The airborne volatiles of the Tommy Atkins cultivar of mango (M. indica), a fruit frequently damaged by C. capitata, were analysed by aeration of fresh fruits, adsorption and thermal desorption coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Ethanol and acetic acid were identified as the major components, together with longifolene, which has not been described before in the mango aroma and other terpenes (?-pinene, 3-carene, p-cymene, limonene and ?-terpinolene). The attractiveness of the identified terpenes for C. capitata was tested in laboratory cages and the results showed that p-cymene and limonene were the best terpene attractants for both males and females.