Raspberry ketone supplement promotes early sexual maturation in male Queensland fruit fly, <i>Bactrocera tryoni</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Abstract

Feeding of RK together with yeast hydrolysate to immature Qfly increases mating propensity at young ages and accordingly shows significant potential as a pre-release supplement that might increase the proportion of released flies that attain sexual maturation in Sterile Insect Technique programmes. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.