Departmento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570, Viçosa MG, Brasil.
J Chem Ecol. 1992 Feb;18(2):245-51. doi: 10.1007/BF00993756.
Migdolus fryanus is a sugarcane pest restricted to South America that is becoming more important due to the inefficacy of control methods against it. The larvae bore into the plant root system and the available insecticides can not give adequate protection. So, the search for alternate control strategies is mandatory. However, the literature on bioethological studies of the species is scarce. This work investigates the attraction of adult males in the field by females that is mediated by a sex pheromone that remains to be identified. Dissected female thoraces were more attractive than other body parts. A trap design for monitoring field populations of this species also is presented.
米德洛斯弗里亚努斯是一种仅存在于南美洲的甘蔗害虫，由于对其防治方法无效，它变得越来越重要。幼虫钻入植物根系，现有的杀虫剂无法提供充分的保护。因此，必须寻找替代的控制策略。然而，关于该物种的生物行为学研究的文献很少。这项工作研究了由雌性介导的通过性信息素来吸引雄性成虫，而这种性信息素仍有待鉴定。解剖后的雌性胸部比其他身体部位更具吸引力。还提出了一种用于监测该物种田间种群的诱捕器设计。
