Bactrocera dorsalis

Methyl-eugenol and cue-lure are highly active commercialized synthetic kairomone lures to the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, and the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, respectively (e.g., Vargas et al., 2000) ... 

A small example, similar to the conversion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids to male copulating pheromones by some Lepidoptera, is the conversion of flower compounds to attractants by males of the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis. These adult males feed on the fragrant flowers of Fagraea berteriana which contain (if)-3,4-dimethoxycinnamyl alcohol and smaller amounts of ( )-3,4-dimethoxycinnamyl acetate (Figure... 

Figure 10.14 Males of the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis feeding on a flower of Fagraea berteriana to obtain dimethoxycinnamic alcohol and acetate (Photo R. Nishida. Reproduced from Fig. 1 in / Chem Ecol, 1997, 23, p. 2277, Acquisition of female-attracting fragrance by males of oriental fruit fly from a Hawaiian Lei flower Fagrea berteriana by Nishida, Shelley and BCaneshiro. By kind permission of Kluwer Academic Publishers)...

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