期刊
PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
卷 35, 期 2, 页码 134-139出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00720.x
关键词
Artificial fruits; chemical stimuli; egg-laying behaviour; physical stimuli; tomato fruit borer
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资金
- CNPq-INCT Semiochemicals in Agriculture
- PROCAD/CAPES [0083054]
- CNPq
Recognition and acceptance of a suitable host plant by phytophagous insects requires the integration of visual, physical and chemical cues. The present study investigates the host cues that a specialist insect integrates to optimize oviposition decisions and whether these cues are weighted in a specific way. The study also determines whether the tomato fruit borer Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an important pest on Solanaceae in Brazil, shows a preference for oviposition sites that differ in physical and/or chemical cues. When styrofoam balls are provided as artificial fruits, N. elegantalis deposit significantly more eggs on rough artificial fruits than on smooth ones. Hexane fruit extracts applied to the artificial fruits stimulate female oviposition strongly. Physical and chemical cues also affect the oviposition of females when offered together. Furthermore, certain parts of the artificial fruits are prefered, irrespective of the presence of chemical cues. Both physical and chemical cues affect oviposition decisions; hence, the fruit borer relies on cues of different sensory modalities.
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