The Effect of Cuelure on Attracting and Feeding Behavior in (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae).

As a vital pest control strategy, trapping plays an important role in the system of monitoring, catching and killing fruit flies. Cuelure (4-(4-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone, CL) is a male lure that attracts and also stimulates feeding in this species. In this study, the attraction of to CL and its subsequent feeding behavior were investigated.

Effect of Ultraviolet-B Radiating as Host on the Quality of , a Pupal Parasitoid of .

The pupal parasitoid, Perkins (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), is an ectoparasitoid of the genus with great potential for application in biological control based on its excellent control efficiency for Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), and it has has even been commercialized by biofactories. Due to its characteristics of short life cycle, large number of offspring, easy rearing, rapid reproduction, and low cost, (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is currently being utilized as a host to mass produce . To simplify the mass rearing process and omit the separation of hosts and parasitoids, ultraviolet-B (UVB) was used as an irradiation source to irradiate pupae, and the effects on were studied.