Plant-Based Natural Product Chemistry for Integrated Pest Management of Drosophila suzukii.

ABSTRACT: Since the first reports of damage by Drosophila suzukii, the spotted-wing Drosophila (SWD), over a decade ago in Europe, widespread efforts have been made to understand both the ecology and the evolution of this insect pest, especially due to its phylogenetic proximity to one of the original model organisms, D. melanogaster. In addition, researchers have sought to find economically viable solutions for the monitoring and management of this agricultural pest, which has now swept across much of Europe, North America and Asia. In a new direction of study, we present an investigation of plant-based chemistry, where we search for natural compounds that are structurally similar to known olfactory cues from parasitoid wasps that in turn are well-described ovipositional avoidance cues for many Dro

SUBMITTER: Keesey IW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature