Volatile organic compounds and host-plant specialization in European corn borer E and Z pheromone races

Chemoecology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ene Leppik ◽  
Brigitte Frérot
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Host Plant Specialization ◽  
Volatile Organic

Attraction of the Gypsy Moth to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) of Damaged Dahurian Larch

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 437-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Sanna Valimaki ◽  
Juan Shi ◽  
Shixiang Zong ◽  
Youqing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Gypsy Moth ◽  
Plant Volatiles ◽  
Flight Period ◽  
Dahurian Larch ◽  
Gypsy Moths ◽  
Volatile Organic

Olfactory responses of the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), a major defoliator of deciduous trees, were examined in Inner Mongolia, China. We studied whether the gypsy moth adults are attracted by the major volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of damaged Larix gmelinii (Dahurian larch) foliage and compared the attractiveness of the plant volatiles with that of the synthetic sex pheromone. Our results indicated that the VOCs of the Dahurian larch were effective in attracting gypsy moth males especially during the peak flight period. The VOCs also attracted moths significantly better than the sex pheromone of the moth. Our study is the first trial to show the responses of adult gypsy moths to volatile compounds emitted from a host plant. Electroantennogram responses of L. gmelinii volatiles on gypsy moths supported our field observations. A synergistic effect between host plant volatiles and sex pheromone was also obvious, and bothcan be jointly applied as a new attractant method or population management strategy of the gypsy moth.

Host-Plant Specialization in Pheromone Strains of the European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis in France

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pelozuelo ◽  
C. Malosse ◽  
G. Genestier ◽  
H. Guenego ◽  
B. Frerot
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Ostrinia Nubilalis ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Host Plant Specialization
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