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Publishing Language: Chinese | Open Access

Attractant effect of Melaleuca quinquenervia essential oil against adult Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

Yi-Ming WANG1, Ke-Ying ZHANG1, Ming-Ming MA1, Guan-Fei YU1, Zhen-Jie HU1,2, Gen-Qiang CHEN1,2( ), Huan LIU1,2( )
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
Henan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
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Abstract

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is among the most harmful pest of fruits and vegetables. Trapping and killing adults is currently the main strategy for monitoring and controlling of B. dorsalis.

Aim

In order to clarify the plant essential oils (EOs) that have attractant effects on B. dorsalis.

Methods

This study tested the attractant activity of 12 essential oils against B. dorsalis by using a Y-tube olfactometer behavioral choice assay and indoor trapping methods, and further investigated the patterns of attraction.

Results

The results showed that Melaleuca quinquenervia essential oil (MQEO) at a concentration of 200 mg/mL exhibited the highest attractant activity, and the attractive rate of MQEO was the highest on B. dorsalis at 16-day-old; the strongest response was elicited during the morning and decreased at noon and dusk. In addition, MQEO exhibited higher attractiveness to mated B. dorsalis than to unmated individuals. Moreover, neither starvation nor dehydration treatment affected the attractiveness of B. dorsalis towards the MQEO.

Conclusion

These findings provide technical support for the green control of B. dorsalis and the safe production of fruits and vegetables.

Keywords

Bactrocera dorsalistrap methodattractant effectMelaleuca quinquenervia
CLC number: Q968.1 Document code: A Article ID: 1674-0858(2026)02-0599-09

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Journal of Environmental Entomology
Volume 48 Issue 2,
March 2026
Pages 599-607
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-0858.2026.02.28

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WANG Y-M, ZHANG K-Y, MA M-M, et al. Attractant effect of Melaleuca quinquenervia essential oil against adult Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Journal of Environmental Entomology, 2026, 48(2): 599-607. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1674-0858.2026.02.28

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Received: 01 August 2024
Revised: 18 October 2024
Accepted: 21 October 2024
Published: 05 March 2026
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