Odor source

Lab Bioassay

Field Evaluation

Ref.

method

response

method

response

Rectum extract¹

Wind tunnel

Males responded to female’s extracts, not vice versa

Field cage

B. minax flied surrounding the cage, but none inside

[80]

Filter paper treated with Female rectum extract

EAG & 500 ml Bottle

Males responded to female’s extract

N/A

N/A

[109]

Rectum extract (4, 10, 15-day-old adults of both sex

EAG

Both males and females responded highly to the 15-day-old fly’s extracts of rectum extracts of the opposite sex and the same sex

Field trap

15-day-old females rectum extracts had the high attraction to both males and females (see Table 8 below)

[79]

Rectum extracts of mating females and males²

Y tube

Males shows strong reaction to extracts of females

N/A

N/A

[81]

Plant volatiles/oils of citrus fruits

Y tube

Females are attracted to nonanal, citral, limonene and linalool

N/A

N/A

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