@article{WANG2026, 
author = {Yi-Ming WANG and Ke-Ying ZHANG and Ming-Ming MA and Guan-Fei YU and Zhen-Jie HU and Gen-Qiang CHEN and Huan LIU},
title = {Attractant effect of Melaleuca quinquenervia essential oil against adult Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Entomology},
volume = {48},
number = {2},
pages = {599-607},
keywords = {Bactrocera dorsalis, trap method, attractant effect, Melaleuca quinquenervia},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.3969/j.issn.1674-0858.2026.02.28},
doi = {10.3969/j.issn.1674-0858.2026.02.28},
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.AimIn order to clarify the plant essential oils (EOs) that have attractant effects on B. dorsalis.MethodsThis 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionThese findings provide technical support for the green control of B. dorsalis and the safe production of fruits and vegetables.}
}