Irene Castellan, Claire Duménil, Guillermo Rehermann, Daniela Eisenstecken, Flavia Bianchi, Peter Robatscher, Urban Spitaler, Riccardo Favaro, Silvia Schmidt, Paul G Becher, Sergio Angeli
Chemical control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) based on the use of insecticides is particularly challenging as the insect attacks ripening fruits shortly before harvest. An alternative strategy may rely on the use of yeasts as phagostimulants and baits, applied on canopy as attract-and-kill formulations. The aim of this research was to identify the most attractive among six yeast species for D. suzukii: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hanseniaspora uvarum, Clavispora santaluciae, Saccharomycopsis vini, Issatchenkia terricola, and Metschnikowia pulcherrima...
May 1, 2024: Journal of Chemical Ecology