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JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 336-351Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-012-9350-8
Keywords
Bactericera Cockerelli; behavior; olfactometer; repellents
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- USDA SCRI grant [2009-34381-20036]
- USDA RAMP grant [2009-51101-05892]
- California Potato Board
- NIFA [2009-51101-05892, 687735] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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The behavioral responses of the potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) to dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) and to 12 plant essential oils were examined in a glass Y-tube olfactometer. DMDS at doses of 0.5, 1, 2 and 5 g showed a significant repellent effect on the psyllids. Cedar wood, lime, savory, thyme and tea tree oils significantly repelled adults over a wide range of doses tested (1, 10, 100, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mu l). The oils of clove and peppermint also had a significant repellent effect on adults at all doses except at the lowest dose (1 mu l). The residual effect of 1 g of DMDS persisted for 10 consecutive days whereas five oils (thyme, tea tree, peppermint, savory and clove) remained repellent for the 20-day longevity residual trial.
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