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Vangansbeke D, Van Doren E, Duarte MVA, Pijnakker J, Wäckers F, De Clercq P. Why are phytoseiid predatory mites not effectively controlling Echinothrips americanus? EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2023:10.1007/s10493-023-00803-5. [PMID: 37285108 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00803-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The poinsettia thrips, Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a key pest of various ornamental and vegetable greenhouse crops. As current biological control alternatives lack efficiency, applying chemicals remains the dominant control strategy, thereby heavily disturbing the biocontrol-based integrated management of other pests. For a range of other thrips pests, phytoseiid predatory mites have shown to be effective biocontrol agents, being able to overcome the thrips' physical and chemical defense armory. Here, we investigated potential underlying causes for the lack of phytoseiid efficacy in controlling E. americanus. First, we assessed the nutritional value of E. americanus for the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman and McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) when its physical or chemical defenses were eliminated by freezing the thrips. The phytoseiid could complete its immature development when frozen thrips instars were offered, but not when these were offered alive. Subsequently, we tested whether adult female A. limonicus had a higher predation rate on first instar E. americanus when they had been given experience with either live or frozen E. americanus during their immature development (i.e., conditioning). Conditioning significantly increased the predation capacity of the phytoseiid. Finally, we tested the control potential of conditioned A. limonicus versus naïve ones when exposed to E. americanus on sweet pepper plants. In contrast to the laboratory trials, at the plant level, conditioning did not yield better control. Possible factors explaining insufficient control of E. americanus by phytoseiids are discussed.
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- Dominiek Vangansbeke
- Biobest N.V, Ilse Velden 18, Westerlo, B-2260, Belgium.
- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, B-9000, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, B-9000, Belgium
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- Biobest N.V, Ilse Velden 18, Westerlo, B-2260, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, B-9000, Belgium
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Lemos F, Bajda S, Duarte MVA, Alba JM, Van Leeuwen T, Pallini A, Sabelis MW, Janssen A. Imperfect diet choice reduces the performance of a predatory mite. Oecologia 2023; 201:929-939. [PMID: 36947271 PMCID: PMC10113300 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05359-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Two mutually unexclusive hypotheses prevail in the theory of nutritional ecology: the balanced diet hypothesis states that consumers feed on different food items because they have complementary nutrient and energy compositions. The toxin-dilution hypothesis poses that consumers feed on different food items to dilute the toxins present in each. Both predict that consumers should not feed on low-quality food when ample high-quality food forming a complete diet is present. We investigated the diet choice of Phytoseiulus persimilis, a predatory mite of web-producing spider mites. It can develop and reproduce on single prey species, for example the spider mite Tetranychus urticae. A closely related prey, T. evansi, is of notorious bad quality for P. persimilis and other predator species. We show that juvenile predators feeding on this prey have low survival and do not develop into adults. Adults stop reproducing and have increased mortality when feeding on it. Feeding on a mixed diet of the two prey decreases predator performance, but short-term effects of feeding on the low-quality prey can be partially reversed by subsequently feeding on the high-quality prey. Yet, predators consume low-quality prey in the presence of high-quality prey, which is in disagreement with both hypotheses. We suggest that it is perhaps not the instantaneous reproduction on single prey or mixtures of prey that matters for the fitness of predators, but that it is the overall reproduction by a female and her offspring on an ephemeral prey patch, which may be increased by including inferior prey in their diet.
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- Felipe Lemos
- Department of Evolutionary and Population Ecology, IBED, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Acarology, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36, Viçosa, MG, 570-000, Brazil
- Ecofit- Bioinsumos, Araxá, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Evolutionary and Population Ecology, IBED, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Acarology, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36, Viçosa, MG, 570-000, Brazil
- R&D Department, Biobest Group NV, Westerlo, Belgium
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- Department of Evolutionary and Population Ecology, IBED, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Acarology, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36, Viçosa, MG, 570-000, Brazil
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- Department of Evolutionary and Population Ecology, IBED, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Evolutionary and Population Ecology, IBED, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Laboratory of Acarology, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36, Viçosa, MG, 570-000, Brazil.
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Guo J, Qi J, He K, Wu J, Bai S, Zhang T, Zhao J, Wang Z. The Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis feeding increases the direct and indirect defence of mid-whorl stage commercial maize in the field. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:88-102. [PMID: 29754404 PMCID: PMC6330542 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée) is a destructive pest of maize (Zea mays L.). Despite large-scale commercial maize production, little is known about the defensive responses of field-grown commercial maize to O. furnacalis herbivory, and how these responses result in direct and indirect defence against this pest. To elucidate the maize transcriptome response to O. furnacalis feeding, leaves of maize hybrid Jingke968 were infested with O. furnacalis for 0, 2, 4, 12 and 24 h. Ostrinia furnacalis feeding elicited stronger and more rapid changes in the defence-related gene expression (i.e. after 2 h), and more differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were up-regulated than down-regulated at all times post-induction (i.e. 2, 4, 12 and 24 h) in the O. furnacalis pre-infested maize plants. KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the DEGs in the O. furnacalis pre-infested maize are involved in benzoxazinoids, phytohormones, volatiles, and other metabolic pathways related to maize resistance to herbivores. In addition, the maize leaves previously infested by O. furnacalis for 24 h showed an obvious inhibition of the subsequent O. furnacalis performance, and maize volatiles induced by O. furnacalis feeding for 24 and 48 h attracted the parasitic wasp, Macrocentrus cingulum Brischke. The increased direct and indirect defences induced by O. furnacalis feeding were correlated with O. furnacalis-induced phytohormones, benzoxazinoids, and volatiles. Together, our findings provide new insights into how commercial maize orchestrates its transcriptome and metabolome to directly and indirectly defend against O. furnacalis at the mid-whorl stage in the field.
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- Jingfei Guo
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsMOA – CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio‐safetyInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of Economic Plants and BiotechnologyYunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant ResourcesKunming Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsMOA – CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio‐safetyInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of Economic Plants and BiotechnologyYunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant ResourcesKunming Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsMOA – CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio‐safetyInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsMOA – CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio‐safetyInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Maize Research CenterBeijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsMOA – CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio‐safetyInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Silva DB, Bueno VHP, Van Loon JJA, Peñaflor MFGV, Bento JMS, Van Lenteren JC. Attraction of Three Mirid Predators to Tomato Infested by Both the Tomato Leaf Mining Moth Tuta absoluta and the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci. J Chem Ecol 2017; 44:29-39. [PMID: 29177897 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-017-0909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Plants emit volatile compounds in response to insect herbivory, which may play multiple roles as defensive compounds and mediators of interactions with other plants, microorganisms and animals. Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) may act as indirect plant defenses by attracting natural enemies of the attacking herbivore. We report here the first evidence of the attraction of three Neotropical mirid predators (Macrolophus basicornis, Engytatus varians and Campyloneuropsis infumatus) toward plants emitting volatiles induced upon feeding by two tomato pests, the leaf miner Tuta absoluta and the phloem feeder Bemisia tabaci, in olfactometer bioassays. Subsequently, we compared the composition of volatile blends emitted by insect-infested tomato plants by collecting headspace samples and analyzing them with GC-FID and GC-MS. Egg deposition by T. absoluta did not make tomato plants more attractive to the mirid predators than uninfested tomato plants. Macrolophus basicornis is attracted to tomato plants infested with either T. absoluta larvae or by a mixture of B. tabaci eggs, nymphs and adults. Engytatus varians and C. infumatus responded to volatile blends released by tomato plants infested with T. absoluta larvae over uninfested plants. Also, multiple herbivory by T. absoluta and B. tabaci did not increase the attraction of the mirids compared to infestation with T. absoluta alone. Terpenoids represented the most important class of compounds in the volatile blends and there were significant differences between the volatile blends emitted by tomato plants in response to attack by T. absoluta, B. tabaci, or by both insects. We, therefore, conclude that all three mirids use tomato plant volatiles to find T. absoluta larvae. Multiple herbivory did neither increase, nor decrease attraction of C. infumatus, E. varians and M. basicornis. By breeding for higher rates of emission of selected terpenes, increased attractiveness of tomato plants to natural enemies may improve the effectiveness of biological control.
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- Diego B Silva
- Department of Entomology, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), P.O.Box 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), P.O.Box 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil.
- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Entomology, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), P.O.Box 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Zanuzo Zanardi O, Pavan Bordini G, Aparecida Franco A, Jacob CRO, Takao Yamamoto P. Sublethal effects of pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides on Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark and Muma (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2017; 26:1188-1198. [PMID: 28819698 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1844-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The predator mite Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma is an important biological-control agent of mite pests, and it is one of the most common species found in citrus orchards. This study assessed, under laboratory conditions, the toxicity and duration of the harmful effects of five insecticides, the three pyrethroids deltamethrin, esfenvalerate and lambda-cyhalothrin, and the two neonicotinoids imidacloprid and thiamethoxam on I. zuluagai. Furthermore, we estimated the life-table parameters of the predator. Our results showed that deltamethrin and lambda-cyhalothrin caused higher mortality of larvae and adults than imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. In contrast, esfenvalerate provided larval mortality similar to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, but it did not cause significant adult mortality of the predator. Mites that developed on pyrethroid residues showed lower survival of the immature stages, fecundity, and longevity compared to neonicotinoid residues and the control treatment. The estimated life-table parameters indicated that deltamethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin and esfenvalerate caused greater reduction in R o and r of I. zuluagai compared with imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, which were similar to the control treatment. Besides the impacts on biological and population parameters, the duration of the harmful activity of pyrethroid insecticides was longer than the neonicotinoids. Therefore, the use of pyrethroid insecticides to control pest insects may involve serious implications for integrated pest-management programs that aim to exploit the biological control by I. zuluagai in citrus orchards.
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- Odimar Zanuzo Zanardi
- Department of Entomology and Acarology, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture/University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture/University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture/University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture/University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture/University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Silva DB, Weldegergis BT, Van Loon JJA, Bueno VHP. Qualitative and Quantitative Differences in Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile Blends from Tomato Plants Infested by Either Tuta absoluta or Bemisia tabaci. J Chem Ecol 2017; 43:53-65. [PMID: 28050733 PMCID: PMC5331093 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-016-0807-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Plants release a variety of volatile organic compounds that play multiple roles in the interactions with other plants and animals. Natural enemies of plant-feeding insects use these volatiles as cues to find their prey or host. Here, we report differences between the volatile blends of tomato plants infested with the whitefly Bemisia tabaci or the tomato borer Tuta absoluta. We compared the volatile emission of: (1) clean tomato plants; (2) tomato plants infested with T. absoluta larvae; and (3) tomato plants infested with B. tabaci adults, nymphs, and eggs. A total of 80 volatiles were recorded of which 10 occurred consistently only in the headspace of T. absoluta-infested plants. Many of the compounds detected in the headspace of the two herbivory treatments were emitted at different rates. Plants damaged by T. absoluta emitted at least 10 times higher levels of many compounds compared to plants damaged by B. tabaci and intact plants. The multivariate separation of T. absoluta-infested plants from those infested with B. tabaci was due largely to the chorismate-derived compounds as well as volatile metabolites of C18-fatty acids and branched chain amino acids that had higher emission rates from T. absoluta-infested plants, whereas the cyclic sesquiterpenes α- and β-copaene, valencene, and aristolochene were emitted at significantly higher levels from B. tabaci-infested plants. Our findings imply that feeding by T. absoluta and B. tabaci induced emission of volatile blends that differ quantitatively and qualitatively, providing a chemical basis for the recently documented behavioral discrimination by two generalist predatory mirid species, natural enemies of T. absoluta and B. tabaci employed in biological control.
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- Diego B Silva
- Laboratory of Biological Control, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Lavras, P.O.Box 3037, Lavras/MG, 37200-000, Brazil.,Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biological Control, Department of Entomology, Federal University of Lavras, P.O.Box 3037, Lavras/MG, 37200-000, Brazil.
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Ardanuy A, Albajes R, Turlings TCJ. Innate and Learned Prey-Searching Behavior in a Generalist Predator. J Chem Ecol 2016; 42:497-507. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-016-0716-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Boggia L, Sgorbini B, Bertea CM, Cagliero C, Bicchi C, Maffei ME, Rubiolo P. Direct Contact - Sorptive Tape Extraction coupled with Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry to reveal volatile topographical dynamics of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) upon herbivory by Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:102. [PMID: 25887127 PMCID: PMC4415311 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0487-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The dynamics of plant volatile (PV) emission, and the relationship between damaged area and biosynthesis of bioactive molecules in plant-insect interactions, remain open questions. Direct Contact-Sorptive Tape Extraction (DC-STE) is a sorption sampling technique employing non adhesive polydimethylsiloxane tapes, which are placed in direct contact with a biologically-active surface. DC-STE coupled to Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is a non-destructive, high concentration-capacity sampling technique able to detect and allow identification of PVs involved in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here we investigated the leaf topographical dynamics of herbivory-induced PV (HIPV) produced by Phaseolus lunatus L. (lima bean) in response to herbivory by larvae of the Mediterranean climbing cutworm (Spodoptera littoralis Boisd.) and mechanical wounding by DC-STE-GC-MS. RESULTS Time-course experiments on herbivory wounding caused by larvae (HW), mechanical damage by a pattern wheel (MD), and MD combined with the larvae oral secretions (OS) showed that green leaf volatiles (GLVs) [(E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate] were associated with both MD and HW, whereas monoterpenoids [(E)-β-ocimene], sesquiterpenoids [(E)-nerolidol] and homoterpenes (DMNT and TMTT) were specifically associated with HW. Up-regulation of genes coding for HIPV-related enzymes (Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase, Lipoxygenase, Ocimene Synthase and Terpene Synthase 2) was consistent with HIPV results. GLVs and sesquiterpenoids were produced locally and found to influence their own gene expression in distant tissues, whereas (E)-β-ocimene, TMTT, and DMNT gene expression was limited to wounded areas. CONCLUSIONS DC-STE-GC-MS was found to be a reliable method for the topographical evaluation of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, by revealing the differential distribution of different classes of HIPVs. The main advantages of this technique include: a) in vivo sampling; b) reproducible sampling; c) ease of execution; d) simultaneous assays of different leaf portions, and e) preservation of plant material for further "omic" studies. DC-STE-GC-MS is also a low-impact innovative method for in situ PV detection that finds potential applications in sustainable crop management.
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- Lorenzo Boggia
- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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- Plant Physiology Unit, Department Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/A, 10135, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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- Plant Physiology Unit, Department Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/A, 10135, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy.
- Plant Physiology Unit, Department Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/A, 10135, Turin, Italy.
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Clavijo McCormick A, Boeckler GA, Köllner TG, Gershenzon J, Unsicker SB. The timing of herbivore-induced volatile emission in black poplar (Populus nigra) and the influence of herbivore age and identity affect the value of individual volatiles as cues for herbivore enemies. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 14:304. [PMID: 25429804 PMCID: PMC4262996 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-014-0304-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of herbivore-induced plant volatiles as signals mediating the attraction of herbivore enemies is a well-known phenomenon. Studies with short-lived herbaceous plant species have shown that various biotic and abiotic factors can strongly affect the quantity, composition and timing of volatile emission dynamics. However, there is little knowledge on how these factors influence the volatile emission of long-lived woody perennials. The aim of this study was to investigate the temporal dynamics of herbivore-induced volatile emission of black poplar (Populus nigra) through several day-night cycles following the onset of herbivory. We also determined the influence of different herbivore species, caterpillars of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) and poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi), and different herbivore developmental stages on emission. RESULTS The emission dynamics of major groups of volatile compounds differed strikingly in response to the timing of herbivory and the day-night cycle. The emission of aldoximes, salicyl aldehyde, and to a lesser extent, green leaf volatiles began shortly after herbivore attack and ceased quickly after herbivore removal, irrespective of the day-night cycle. However, the emission of most terpenes showed a more delayed reaction to the start and end of herbivory, and emission was significantly greater during the day compared to the night. The identity of the caterpillar species caused only slight changes in emission, but variation in developmental stage had a strong impact on volatile emission with early instar L. dispar inducing more nitrogenous volatiles and terpenoids than late instar caterpillars of the same species. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that only a few of the many herbivore-induced black poplar volatiles are released in tight correlation with the timing of herbivory. These may represent the most reliable cues for herbivore enemies and, interestingly, have been shown in a recent study to be the best attractants for an herbivore enemy that parasitizes gypsy moth larvae feeding on black poplar.
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- Andrea Clavijo McCormick
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straβe 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straβe 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straβe 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straβe 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straβe 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Clavijo McCormick A, Gershenzon J, Unsicker SB. Little peaks with big effects: establishing the role of minor plant volatiles in plant-insect interactions. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1836-44. [PMID: 24749758 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plants emit complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds from floral and vegetative tissue, especially after herbivore damage, so it is difficult to associate individual compounds with activity towards pollinators, herbivores or herbivore enemies. Attention has usually focused upon the biological activity of the most abundant compounds; but here, we detail a number of reports implicating minor volatiles in attractant or deterrent roles. This is not surprising given the exquisite sensitivity of insect olfactory systems for certain substances. In this context, it is worth reconsidering the methods involved in sampling volatile compounds from plants, measuring their abundance and determining their biological activity to ensure that minor compounds are not overlooked. Here, we describe various experimental approaches and chemical and statistical methods that should increase the chance of detecting minor compounds with major biological activities.
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Ferrero M, Tixier MS, Kreiter S. Different feeding behaviours in a single predatory mite species. 2. Responses of two populations of Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to various prey species, prey stages and plant substrates. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2014; 62:325-335. [PMID: 24114341 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-013-9746-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Tritrophic studies involving several populations of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes showed distinct life history traits depending on the prey offered and/or the plant substrate. In order to better understand the biology of this predator, the response to several combinations of prey species (Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae), prey stages (eggs and mobile stages) and plant substrates (bean and tomato leaf discs) has been assessed for two populations of P. longipes. Unlike what was found for life history traits, both populations displayed similar behaviour: they went and stayed more on tomato than on bean, they preferred T. urticae over T. evansi and mobile stages over eggs. Combining the previous life history data with the present results suggests that P. longipes may display host-plant mediated specialization on a prey species, T. evansi. Possible underlying mechanisms are discussed, as well as directions for future work.
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- M Ferrero
- Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations CIRAD/INRA/IRD/Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier SupAgro, Campus International de Baillarguet, CS 30 016, 34988, Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France,
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Ballhorn DJ, Kautz S. How useful are olfactometer experiments in chemical ecology research? Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6:e24787. [PMID: 23986812 PMCID: PMC3742059 DOI: 10.4161/cib.24787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Olfactometer experiments, in which arthropods are given the choice between two or more odor sources to test behavioral preferences, are commonly used in chemical ecology research. Results of such often lead to conclusions on behavior in an ecologically relevant setting. However, it is widely unknown how well these experiments reflect actual behavior in nature. Recently, we used natural insect herbivores of wild lima bean plants to evaluate their behavior in Y-tube olfactometer experiments compared with feeding experiments. We demonstrated that depending on volatile concentration, insect sex significantly determined preference, and that independent of sex, the actual feeding choice of insects depended on defensive short-distance cues, which did not correlate with volatile cues emitted by the plants. Thus, our study shows that olfactory decisions do not reflect actual feeding choice and that olfactometer experiments may only provide a limited and simplified picture of actual decision making by insects.
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Uefune M, Kugimiya S, Ozawa R, Takabayashi J. Parasitic wasp females are attracted to blends of host-induced plant volatiles: do qualitative and quantitative differences in the blend matter? F1000Res 2013; 2:57. [PMID: 24358892 PMCID: PMC3829125 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.2-57.v2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cotesia vestalis wasps, parasitoids of diamondback moth (DBM) larvae, are attracted to a synthetic blend (Blend A) of host-induced plant volatiles composed of sabinene,
n-heptanal, α-pinene, and (
Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, in a ratio of 1.8:1.3:2.0:3.0. We studied whether qualitative (adding (
R)-limonene: Blend B) or quantitative changes (changing ratios: Blend C) to Blend A affected the olfactory response of
C. vestalis in the background of intact komatsuna plant volatiles. Naïve wasps showed equal preference to Blends A and B and Blends A and C in two-choice tests. Wasps with oviposition experience in the presence of Blend B preferred Blend B over Blend A, while wasps that had oviposited without a volatile blend showed no preference between the two. Likewise, wasps that had starvation experience in the presence of Blend B preferred Blend A over Blend B, while wasps that had starved without a volatile blend showed no preference between the two. Wasps that had oviposition experience either with or without Blend A showed equal preferences between Blends C and A. However, wasps that had starvation experience in the presence of Blend A preferred Blend C over Blend A, while those that starved without a volatile blend showed equal preferences between the two. By manipulating quality and quantity of the synthetic attractants, we showed to what extent
C. vestalis could discriminate/learn slight differences between blends that were all, in principle, attractive.
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- Masayoshi Uefune
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan ; National Institute for Agro-Environmental Science (NIAES), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan
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Clavijo McCormick A, Unsicker SB, Gershenzon J. The specificity of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in attracting herbivore enemies. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 17:303-10. [PMID: 22503606 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants respond to herbivore attack by emitting complex mixtures of volatile compounds that attract herbivore enemies, both predators and parasitoids. Here, we explore whether these mixtures provide significant value as information cues in herbivore enemy attraction. Our survey indicates that blends of volatiles released from damaged plants are frequently specific depending on the type of herbivore and its age, abundance and feeding guild. The sensory perception of plant volatiles by herbivore enemies is also specific, according to the latest evidence from studies of insect olfaction. Thus, enemies do exploit the detailed information provided by plant volatile mixtures in searching for their prey or hosts, but this varies with the diet breadth of the enemy.
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- Andrea Clavijo McCormick
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Reddy GVP. Recent Trends in the Olfactory Responses of Insect Natural Enemies to Plant Volatiles. BIOCOMMUNICATION OF PLANTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23524-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Complex odor from plants under attack: herbivore's enemies react to the whole, not its parts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21742. [PMID: 21765908 PMCID: PMC3135591 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Insect herbivory induces plant odors that attract herbivores' natural enemies. Assuming this attraction emerges from individual compounds, genetic control over odor emission of crops may provide a rationale for manipulating the distribution of predators used for pest control. However, studies on odor perception in vertebrates and invertebrates suggest that olfactory information processing of mixtures results in odor percepts that are a synthetic whole and not a set of components that could function as recognizable individual attractants. Here, we ask if predators respond to herbivore-induced attractants in odor mixtures or to odor mixture as a whole. Methodology/Principal Findings We studied a system consisting of Lima bean, the herbivorous mite Tetranychus urticae and the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. We found that four herbivore-induced bean volatiles are not attractive in pure form while a fifth, methyl salicylate (MeSA), is. Several reduced mixtures deficient in one component compared to the full spider-mite induced blend were not attractive despite the presence of MeSA indicating that the predators cannot detect this component in these odor mixtures. A mixture of all five HIPV is most attractive, when offered together with the non-induced odor of Lima bean. Odors that elicit no response in their pure form were essential components of the attractive mixture. Conclusions/Significance We conclude that the predatory mites perceive odors as a synthetic whole and that the hypothesis that predatory mites recognize attractive HIPV in odor mixtures is unsupported.
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Sznajder B, Sabelis MW, Egas M. Innate responses of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis to a herbivore-induced plant volatile. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2011; 54:125-138. [PMID: 21321807 PMCID: PMC3084430 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-011-9430-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The responses of the predatory mite P. persimilis to herbivore-induced plant volatiles are at least partly genetically determined. Thus, there is potential for the evolution of this behaviour by natural selection. We tested whether distinct predator genotypes with contrasting responses to a specific herbivore-induced plant volatile, i.e. methyl salicylate (MeSa), could be found in a base population collected in the field (Sicily). To this end, we imposed purifying selection on individuals within iso-female lines of P. persimilis such that the lines were propagated only via the individual that showed either a preference or avoidance of MeSa. The responses of the lines were characterized as the mean proportion of individuals choosing MeSa when given a choice between MeSa and clean air. Significant variation in predator responses was detected among iso-female lines, thus confirming the presence of a genetic component for this behaviour. Nevertheless, we did not find a significant difference in the response to MeSa between the lines that were selected to avoid MeSa and the lines selected to prefer MeSa. Instead, in the course of selection the lines selected to avoid MeSa shifted their mean response towards a preference for MeSa. An inverse, albeit weaker, shift was detected for the lines selected to prefer MeSa. We discuss the factors that may have caused the apparent lack of a response to selection within iso-female line in this study and propose experimental approaches that address them.
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- B. Sznajder
- Department of Population Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, P.O.Box 94240, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Population Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, P.O.Box 94240, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Population Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, P.O.Box 94240, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Glinwood R, Ahmed E, Qvarfordt E, Ninkovic V. Olfactory learning of plant genotypes by a polyphagous insect predator. Oecologia 2011; 166:637-47. [PMID: 21203774 PMCID: PMC3114068 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1892-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Olfactory learning may allow insects to forage optimally by more efficiently finding and using favourable food sources. Although olfactory learning has been shown in bees, insect herbivores and parasitoids, there are fewer examples from polyphagous predators. In this study, olfactory learning by a predatory coccinellid beetle is reported for the first time. In laboratory trials, adults of the aphidophagous ladybird Coccinella septempunctata did not prefer the odour of one aphid-infested barley cultivar over another. However, after feeding on aphids for 24 h on a cultivar, they preferred the odour of that particular cultivar. The mechanism appeared to be associative learning rather than sensitisation. Although inexperienced ladybirds preferred the odour of an aphid-infested barley cultivar over uninfested plants of the same cultivar, after feeding experience on a different cultivar this preference disappeared. This may indicate the acquisition and replacement of olfactory templates. The odour blends of the different aphid-infested barley cultivars varied qualitatively and quantitatively, providing a potential basis for olfactory discrimination by the ladybird. The results show that predatory coccinellids can learn to associate the odour of aphid-infested plants with the presence of prey, and that this olfactory learning ability is sensitive enough to discriminate variability between different genotypes of the same plant.
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- Robert Glinwood
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7044, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Shimoda T. A key volatile infochemical that elicits a strong olfactory response of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus, an important natural enemy of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2010; 50:9-22. [PMID: 19507042 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2009] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) emitted from lima bean leaves infested with the two-spotted spider mites Tetranychus urticae strongly attract the predatory mites Neoseiulus californicus. Among these HIPVs, methyl salicylate and linalool can attract the predators. Three green-leaf volatiles (GLVs) of (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and (E)-2-hexenal, found in the odor blends from T. urticae-infested leaves and physically damaged leaves, can also attract the predators. To search for a strong predator attractant, the olfactory responses of N. californicus to each synthetic compound or their combinations were investigated in a Y-tube olfactometer. When presented a choice between a mixture of the five compounds (i.e. the two HIPVs and the three GLVs) and T. urticae-infested leaves, N. californicus did not discriminate between these odor sources. The same trend was observed when either a mixture of the two HIPVs or methyl salicylate vs. T. urticae-infested leaves were compared. In contrast, the predators preferred T. urticae-infested leaves to linalool, each of the three GLVs, or a mixture of the three GLVs. These results indicated that methyl salicylate is a strong predator attractant, and its potential attractiveness almost equaled that of the blend of HIPVs from T. urticae-infested leaves.
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- Takeshi Shimoda
- National Agricultural Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8666, Japan.
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Allison JD, Daniel Hare J. Learned and naïve natural enemy responses and the interpretation of volatile organic compounds as cues or signals. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2009; 184:768-82. [PMID: 19807871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03046.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In response to arthropod herbivory, plants release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are attractive to natural enemies. Consequently, VOCs have been interpreted as co-evolved plant-natural enemy signals. This review argues that, while these data are necessary, they are not sufficient to demonstrate a VOC plant-natural enemy signaling function. We propose that evidence that (1) plant fitness is increased as a consequence of natural enemy recruitment, and either (2A) natural enemies preferentially learn prey-induced VOCs or (2B) natural enemies respond innately to the VOCs of the prey-host plant complex, is also required. Whereas there are too few studies to rigorously test hypotheses 1 and 2A, numerous studies are available to test hypothesis 2B. Of 293 tests of natural enemy responses to VOCs, we identified only 74 that were unambiguous tests of naïve natural enemies; in the remainder of the tests either natural enemies were experienced with their host in the presence of VOCs, or experience could not be ruled out. Of those 74 tests with naïve natural enemies, attraction was observed in 41 and not in 33. This review demonstrates that empirical support for the hypothesized VOC plant-natural enemy signaling function is not universal and presents alternative hypotheses for VOC production.
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- Jeremy D Allison
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Ballhorn DJ, Kautz S, Lion U, Heil M. Qualitative variability of lima bean's VOC bouquets and its putative ecological consequences. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2008; 3:1005-7. [PMID: 19704435 PMCID: PMC2633758 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Studies on direct and indirect defenses of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) revealed a quantitative trade-off between cyanogenesis and the total quantitative release of herbivore-induced volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this addendum we focus on the qualitative variability in the VOC bouquets. We found intraspecific and ontogenetic variation. Five out of eleven lima bean accessions lacked particular VOCs in the bouquets released from secondary and/or primary leaves. These compounds (cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate) can induce and prime indirect defenses in neighboring plants. Thus, the variability in VOC quality as described here might have substantial effects on plant-plant communication.
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- Daniel J Ballhorn
- Department of General Botany-Plant Ecology; University Duisburg-Essen; FB BioGeo; Essen Germany
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van Wijk M, De Bruijn PJA, Sabelis MW. Predatory mite attraction to herbivore-induced plant odors is not a consequence of attraction to individual herbivore-induced plant volatiles. J Chem Ecol 2008; 34:791-803. [PMID: 18521678 PMCID: PMC2480504 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9492-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2008] [Revised: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Predatory mites locate herbivorous mites, their prey, by the aid of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPV). These HIPV differ with plant and/or herbivore species, and it is not well understood how predators cope with this variation. We hypothesized that predators are attracted to specific compounds in HIPV, and that they can identify these compounds in odor mixtures not previously experienced. To test this, we assessed the olfactory response of Phytoseiulus persimilis, a predatory mite that preys on the highly polyphagous herbivore Tetranychus urticae. The responses of the predatory mite to a dilution series of each of 30 structurally different compounds were tested. They mites responded to most of these compounds, but usually in an aversive way. Individual HIPV were no more attractive (or less repellent) than out-group compounds, i.e., volatiles not induced in plants fed upon by spider-mites. Only three samples were significantly attractive to the mites: octan-1-ol, not involved in indirect defense, and cis-3-hexen-1-ol and methyl salicylate, which are both induced by herbivory, but not specific for the herbivore that infests the plant. Attraction to individual compounds was low compared to the full HIPV blend from Lima bean. These results indicate that individual HIPV have no a priori meaning to the mites. Hence, there is no reason why they could profit from an ability to identify individual compounds in odor mixtures. Subsequent experiments confirmed that naive predatory mites do not prefer tomato HIPV, which included the attractive compound methyl salicylate, over the odor of an uninfested bean. However, upon associating each of these odors with food over a period of 15 min, both are preferred. The memory to this association wanes within 24 hr. We conclude that P. persimilis possesses a limited ability to identify individual spider mite-induced plant volatiles in odor mixtures. We suggest that predatory mites instead learn to respond to prey-associated mixtures of volatiles and, thus, to odor blends as a whole.
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- Michiel van Wijk
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, 1090 GB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tatemoto S, Shimoda T. Olfactory Responses of the Predatory Mites (N eoseiulus cucumeris) and Insects (O rius strigicollis ) to Two Different Plant Species Infested with Onion Thrips (T hrips tabaci). J Chem Ecol 2008; 34:605-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9469-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2007] [Revised: 02/02/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Berenbaum MR, Zangerl AR. Facing the future of plant-insect interaction research: le retour à la "raison d'être". PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 146:804-11. [PMID: 18316633 PMCID: PMC2259083 DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.113472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- May R Berenbaum
- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-3795, USA.
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Many plants interact with carnivores as an indirect defence against herbivores. The release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the secretion of extrafloral nectar (EFN) are induced by insect feeding, a response that is mediated by the plant hormone, jasmonic acid. Although VOCs mainly attract predatory mites and parasitic wasps, while EFN mainly attracts ants, many more animal-plant interactions are influenced by these two traits. Other traits involved in defensive tritrophic interactions are cellular food bodies and domatia, which serve the nutrition and housing of predators. They are not known to respond to herbivory, while food body production can be induced by the presence of the mutualists. Interactions among the different defensive traits, and between them and other biotic and abiotic factors exist on the genetic, physiological, and ecological levels, but so far remain understudied. Indirect defences are increasingly being discussed as an environmentally-friendly crop protection strategy, but much more knowledge on their fitness effects under certain environmental conditions is required before we can understand their ecological and evolutionary relevance, and before tritrophic interactions can serve as a reliable tool in agronomy.
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- Martin Heil
- Dpto de Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV - Irapuato, Km 9.6 Libramiento Norte, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, CP 36821; Department of General Botany - Plant Ecology, University Duisburg-Essen, FB BioGeo, Universitätsstraße 5, D-45117 Essen, Germany
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Effect of the Presence of a Nonhost Herbivore on the Response of the Aphid Parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae to Host-infested Cabbage Plants. J Chem Ecol 2007; 33:2229-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9379-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ishiwari H, Suzuki T, Maeda T. Essential compounds in herbivore-induced plant volatiles that attract the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi. J Chem Ecol 2007; 33:1670-81. [PMID: 17786519 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9344-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Carnivorous arthropods use volatile infochemicals emitted from prey-infested plants in their foraging behavior. Although several volatile components are common among plant species, the compositions differ among prey-plant complexes. Studies showed that the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi is attracted only to previously experienced plant volatiles. In this study, we identified the attractant components in prey-induced plant volatiles of two prey-plant complexes. N. womersleyi reared on Tetranychus kanzawai-infested tea leaves showed significant preference for a mixture of three synthetic compounds [mimics of the T. kanzawai-induced tea leaves volatiles: (E)-beta-ocimene, (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT), and (E,E)-alpha-farnesene] at a level comparable to that for T. kanzawai-induced tea plant volatiles. However, mixtures lacking any of these compounds did not attract the predatory mites. Likewise, N. womersleyi reared on T. urticae-infested kidney bean plants showed a significant preference for a mixture of four synthetic compounds [mimics of the T. urticae-induced kidney bean volatiles: DMNT, methyl salicylate (MeSA), beta-caryophyllene, and (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene] at a level comparable to that for T. urticae-induced kidney bean volatiles. The absence of any of the four compounds resulted in no attraction. These results indicate that N. womersleyi can use at least four volatile components to identify prey-infested plants.
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- Hayato Ishiwari
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-noudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Soini HA, Bruce KE, Klouckova I, Brereton RG, Penn DJ, Novotny MV. In situ surface sampling of biological objects and preconcentration of their volatiles for chromatographic analysis. Anal Chem 2007; 78:7161-8. [PMID: 17037916 DOI: 10.1021/ac0606204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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This report describes a rolling stir bar sampling procedure for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present on various biological surfaces. In combination with thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, this analytical technique was initially tested for quantitative profiling of human skin VOCs. It is also applicable to additional hydrophobic surfaces such as agricultural products, plant materials, and bird feathers. Use of embedded internal standards provides highly reproducible and quantitative results for a wide variety of sampled trace components. The samples of collected human skin VOCs and standards were found stable under cool storage conditions for at least 14 days, making this approach suitable for field biological and agricultural studies. Additionally, this methodology appears to have potential for forensic and toxicological investigations, as suggested through the analyses of VOC profiles of the human thumb prints recovered from a nonbiological smooth surface.
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- Helena A Soini
- Institute for Pheromone Research, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Oviposition height increases parasitism success by the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0254-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Infochemicals structure marine, terrestrial and freshwater food webs: Implications for ecological informatics. ECOL INFORM 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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van Wijk M, Wadman WJ, Sabelis MW. Morphology of the olfactory system in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2006; 40:217-29. [PMID: 17245560 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-006-9038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis locates its prey, the two-spotted spider mite, by means of herbivore-induced plant volatiles. The olfactory response to this quantitatively and qualitatively variable source of information is particularly well documented. The mites perform this task with a peripheral olfactory system that consists of just five putative olfactory sensilla that reside in a dorsal field at the tip of their first pair of legs. The receptor cells innervate a glomerular olfactory lobe just ventral of the first pedal ganglion. We have made a 3D reconstruction of the caudal half of the olfactory lobe in adult females. The glomerular organization as well as the glomerular innervation appears conserved across different individuals. The adult females have, by approximation, a 1:1 ratio of olfactory receptor cells to olfactory glomeruli.
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- Michiel van Wijk
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Section Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, 1098, SM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Wijk M, Wadman WJ, Sabelis MW. Gross morphology of the central nervous system of a phytoseiid mite. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2006; 40:205-16. [PMID: 17242982 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-006-9039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The general morphology of the central nervous system is analysed in intact females of the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae), using a nucleic acid label (YOYO-1) and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The somata of all cells that comprise the synganglion reside in the cortex. The cortex harbours an estimated total of 10,000 cells. The somata are densely packed in the cortex and cells residing in the inner cortex may only occupy about 1.8 microm. As in all Arachnida, the synganglion is divided in a sub- and a supra-oesophageal nervous mass. Both the cortex and the neuropil appear continuous between these two nervous masses. The sub-oesophageal nervous mass mainly consists of the four paired pedal ganglia that are each associated with a leg. The prominent olfactory lobes are ventrally associated with the first pedal ganglia. A small opisthosomal ganglion occupies the most caudal part of the sub-oesophageal ganglion. The rostral part of the supra-oesophageal nervous mass consists of the paired cheliceral and palpal ganglia. The supra-oesophageal ganglion is the largest ganglion in the supra-oesophageal nervous mass and unlike all other ganglia it is not associated with any of the major nerves. It is therefore more likely involved in secondary information processing.
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- Michiel van Wijk
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Section Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, 1098 SM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Can plants betray the presence of multiple herbivore species to predators and parasitoids? The role of learning in phytochemical information networks. Ecol Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0129-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Himanen S, Vuorinen T, Tuovinen T, Holopainen JK. Effects of cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) and leaf beetle (Galerucella tenella) damage on volatile emission from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) plants and orientation of predatory mites (Neoseiulus cucumeris, N. californicus, and Euseius finlandicus). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2005; 53:8624-30. [PMID: 16248563 DOI: 10.1021/jf050676j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Volatile emission profile of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) plants (cvs. Polka and Honeoye) damaged by cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus Banks) or leaf beetle Galerucella tenella (L.) (cv. Polka) was analyzed to determine the potential of these strawberry plants to emit herbivore-induced volatiles. The total volatile emissions as well as emissions of many green leaf volatiles (e.g., (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate) and methyl salicylate were greater from cyclamen mite-damaged strawberry plants than from intact plants. Leaf beetle feeding increased emissions of monoterpenes (Z)-ocimene and (E)-beta-ocimene, sesquiterpenes (E)-beta-caryophyllene, (E,E)-alpha-farnesene, and germacrene-D, and a homoterpene (3E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT) significantly. Nevertheless, the naïve generalist predatory mites, Neoseiulus cucumeris, Neoseiulus californicus, and Euseius finlandicus did not prefer P. pallidus- or G. tenella-damaged plants over intact plants in a Y-tube olfactometer, suggesting that these predatory mite species are not attracted by the herbivore-induced volatiles being released from young strawberry plants.
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- Sari Himanen
- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Maeda T. Correlation between olfactory responses, dispersal tendencies, and life-history traits of the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of eight local populations. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2005; 37:67-82. [PMID: 16180073 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-005-0066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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To investigate the relationship between foraging behavior and life-history traits of the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi, the olfactory responses, dispersal ratios from a prey patch, predation rates, fecundity, and developmental times in eight local populations of N. womersleyi were investigated. Significant differences among local populations were found in all these traits except fecundity. None of the life-history traits correlated with foraging behavior. A significant positive correlation was found only between the olfactory response and the dispersal ratio. These results suggested that predatory mites with low olfactory responses would stay in a prey patch longer than predatory mites with high olfactory responses.
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- Taro Maeda
- Natural Enemies Laboratory, Insect Genetics and Evolution Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ohwashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan.
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