Effect of methyl eugenol on male longevity, mating and female reproduction of Bactrocera dorsalis.

The effects of methyl eugenol on male longevity,mating frequency during adult life time and female reproduction of Bactrocera dorsalis were investigated.Results indicated that B.dorsalis males could mate multiply and continually,and some males could mate as many as 15 times during adult life time.Male mating frequency correlated linearly with longevity.Methyl eugenol had no effect on male's longevity,male's mating frequency,and female's fecundity and egg fertility.Feasibility of using methyl eugenol to trap B.dorsalis males was discussed.