Sniffing out chemosensory genes from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (medfly), is an extremely invasive agricultural pest due to its extremely wide host range and its ability to adapt to a broad range of climatic conditions and habitats. Chemosensory behaviour plays an important role in many crucial stages in the life of this insect, such as the detection of pheromone cues during mate pursuit and odorants during host plant localisation. Thus, the analysis of the chemosensory gene repertoire is an important step for the interpretation of the biology of this species and consequently its invasive potential. Moreover, these genes may represent ideal targets for the development of novel, effective control methods and pest population monitoring systems. Expressed sequence tag libraries from C. capitata adult heads,

SUBMITTER: Siciliano P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3885724 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature