Antennal electrophysiological responses of three parasitic wasps to caterpillar-induced volatiles from maize (Zea mays mays), cotton (Gossypium herbaceum), and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).

abstract：:We found that the searching behavior of two acarine predators,Amblyseius fallacis andPhytoseiulus macropilis, for prey,Tetranychus urticae, is affected by the following stimuli: (1) prey silk and associated feces, whose combined physical and chemical properties elicit reduction in the rate of predator movements and lo...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hislop RG,Prokopy RJ

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacophagy of methyl eugenol (ME)--a highly potent male attractant, by Bactrocera papayae results in the hydroxylation of ME to sex pheromonal components, 2-ally-4,5-dimethoxyphenol (DMP) and (E)-coniferyl alcohol (CF). These compounds, which are also male attractants, are then sequestered and stored in the rectal ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hee AK,Tan KH

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble sugars are essential nutrients generally perceived as phagostimulants to most insects studied. However, tannins are known as digestibility reducers, hence deleterious to caterpillar development, and as deterrents as well. Previous work demonstrated that larvae of the polyphagous oblique-banded leafroller, Chor...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Panzuto M,Mauffette Y,Alber PJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The doubly cyclized bile pigment sarpedobilin (3) represents a unique case in nature. In spite of being present in trace amounts in many butterfly and moth species containing pterobilin (1) or phorcabilin (2) as the main bilin, this substance occurs as the main pigment in a restricted number of species geographically ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Barbier M

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared the effects of several preservation methods on the secondary phenolics of the mature leaves of purple willow (Salix purpurea L., salicaceae) with results obtained with fresh leaf analyses. Conventional freeze-drying, in which the leaves were first frozen with liquid nitrogen and then placed ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Julkunen-Tiitto R,Sorsa S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(E)-11-Hexadecen-1-yl acetate and (E)-11-hexadecen-1-ol were identified in extracts from the abdominal pheromone gland of femaleSceliodes cordalis and in a 1∶1 ratio acted as a potent field attractant for males. Sustained upwind flight by males to this mixture in a wind tunnel confirmed the identity of these compounds...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Clearwater JR,Galbreath RA,Benn MH,Young H

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid phase microextraction (SPME) has become a common technique for volatile sampling due to its ease of use and limited technical requirements. The solvent-free nature of SPME is also exceptionally attractive for gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. To ensure efficient transfer of the sample to the...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gaffke AM,Alborn HT

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Root exudates of 100 cultivars ofSorghum bicolor L. (Moench) were screened for their ability to inhibit seed germination and seedling growth ofAmaranthus retroflexus L. Exudates of some of the test cultivars were found to inhibit significantly seed germination and/or seedling growth ofA. retroflexus, and most of the i...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Alsaadawi IS,Al-Uqaili JK,Alrubeaa AJ,Al-Hadithy SM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein-precipitating capacities of tanniferous extracts from immature and mature leaves of threeShorea spp. (Dipterocarpaceae) seedlings were measured by an adaptation of Goldstein and Swain's β-glucosidase precipitation assay. Protein precipitation by the extracts was not correlated with total phenolics (Folin-D...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Becker P,Martin JS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory discrimination ability in a fruit-eating bat,Carollia perspicillata, was investigated. In a food-rewarded flight training procedure, four animals were taught to choose one of two odors simultaneously presented in a three-choice apparatus.Carollia chose the odor of ripe banana over that of unripe banana i...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Laska M

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants synthesize a wide range of bioactive secondary metabolites to defend against pests and pathogens. Red alder (Alnus rubra) bark, root, and leaf extract have a long history of use in traditional medicine and hygiene. Diarylheptanoids, especially oregonin ((5S)-1,7-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-(β-D-xylopyranosyloxy)...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lea CS,Bradbury SG,Constabel CP

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophylls, the most prominent natural pigments, are part of the daily diet of herbivorous insects. The spectrum of ingested and digested chlorophyll metabolites compares well to the pattern of early chlorophyll-degradation products in senescent plants. Intact chlorophyll is rapidly degraded by proteins in the front...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Badgaa A,Büchler R,Wielsch N,Walde M,Heintzmann R,Pauchet Y,Svatos A,Ploss K,Boland W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship among physiological stress responses, fecal marking behavior, and reproduction in male and female European pine martens was investigated. Between July 2004 and June 2007, 145 fresh fecal samples were collected in a protected area of northwest Spain. Fecal DNA was used for specific identification by us...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Barja I,Silván G,Martínez-Fernández L,Illera JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural leachates ofEucalyptus globulus (throughfall, stemflow, and soil percolates) were collected daily during rainy spells in the vegetative period (February-July), and their effects on the germination and radicle growth ofLactuca sativa were measured. Concurrently, the effects ofL. sativa of topsoil and leachates ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Molina A,Reigosa MJ,Carballeira A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain insect species can induce gall formation on numerous plants species. Although the mechanism of gall development is largely unknown, it is clear that insects manipulate their hosts' anatomy, physiology, and chemistry for their own benefit. It is well known that insect-induced galls often contain vast amounts of...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Rand K,Bar E,Ari MB,Davidovich-Rikanati R,Dudareva N,Inbar M,Lewinsohn E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) are a major pest of solanaceous crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants and have been widely studied over the last 30 years, with the majority of earlier studies focusing on the identification of natural hatching factors. As a novel approach, we focused instead on chemicals involve...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Farnier K,Bengtsson M,Becher PG,Witzell J,Witzgall P,Manduríc S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) leaf residue (LP, leaf powder) inhibited salvinia (Salvinia molesta Mitchell) biomass and the number of healthy fronds at 0.25% (w/v) and killed the treated plants at and above 0.75% (w/v) in about 5-15 days, depending on the quantity of the residue. At the lethal dose, the LP ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Pandey DK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the laboratory, ovipositor probing in mated femaleOlesicampe monticola was elicited by freshCephalcia lariciphila frass but not by aged frass or freshly spun larval silk. Second instar sawfly larvae andLarix needles also elicited a low level of ovipositor probing. Extracts of frass in dichloromethane, but not hexan...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Longhurst C,Baker R

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male-specific compounds, previously identified from Phyllotreta cruciferae and synthesized or isolated from natural sources, attracted both sexes of the beetle in field trials and therefore function as components of a male-produced aggregation pheromone. Six field experiments of 7 to 10 d duration each were conducted ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Soroka JJ,Bartelt RJ,Zilkowski BW,Cossé AA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile components of Pachycoris stallii scent gland secretions and the bug's host plant, Croton californicus, were identified by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. The predominant compounds isolated from C. californicus fruit and leaves were beta-myrcene and beta-caryophyllene. Metathoracic gland secretions o...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Williams L 3rd,Evans PE,Bowers WS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural rates of chemical production, release, and transport of fluid-borne molecules drive fundamental biological responses to these stimuli. The scaling of the field signaling environment to laboratory conditions recreates essential features of the dynamics and establishes ecological relevance. If appropriately scal...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zimmer RK,Zimmer CA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holcus lanatus, a temperate grass, was found to contain low but measurable concentrations of condensed tannins (CT), according to the vanillin-HCl and the butanol-HCl methods. The variation in CT concentrations between different types of tissue including leaf age and reproductive versus nonreproductive tissue was exam...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Iason GR,Hodgson J,Barry TN

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal gland secretion (TGS), obtained from 15 different mature African elephants in Kruger National Park was analyzed for volatile constituents. Only five volatile components were present.p-Cresol was present in all samples, but phenol was found as an appreciable component of only one sample and as trace amounts in...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Wheeler JW,Rasmussen LE,Ayorinde F,Buss IO,Smuts GL

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system is described for the collection of volatiles produced by plants and insects that minimizes stresses on the plant or insect in an environment that is free from chemical impurities. Air entering a volatile collection chamber containing insects and/or plants was purified using a nonwoven fabric medium infused wi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Heath RR,Manukian A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have addressed how chemosensation may be impaired by chemical alterations of the environment and anthropogenic disturbance. Humic acid (HA) is a pervasive, naturally occurring organic derivative found in aquatic and terrestrial environments; human activity, however, can lead to elevated levels of HA. Recen...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Fabian NJ,Albright LB,Gerlach G,Fisher HS,Rosenthal GG

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrans-2-nonenal (T2N) acts as an insect repellent, an insecticide, and a flavor compound, it would be desirable to manipulate its concentration in plants. Simple, rapid, and accurate trapping on cartridges of activated charcoal detected T2N in headspace over carrot roots and regenerants. Concentrations ranged from 0...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Chamberlain DA,Wilson G,Ryan MF

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassays were carried out to test extracts of roots and leaves ofPiqueria trinervia and solutions of piquerol A and B, in order to appraise their allelopathic potential. Leaves seem to have greater concentrations of inhibitory compounds than roots. Both piquerol compounds show strong biological activity, but piquerol...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： De La Parra MG,Anaya AL,Espinosa F,Jiménez M,Castillo R

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Southwestern USA, the jimsonweed Datura wrightii and the nocturnal sphinx moth Manduca sexta form a pollinator-plant and herbivore-plant association. While certain plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) attract moths for oviposition, it is likely that other host-derived olfactory cues, such as herbivore-induced VO...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reisenman CE,Riffell JA,Duffy K,Pesque A,Mikles D,Goodwin B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nature, Papilio polytes utilizes a limited range of rutaceous plants as hosts. We isolated and identified oviposition stimulants for the butterfly from the foliage of its primary host plant Toddalia asiatica. Females readily deposited eggs in response to a methanolic extract of the plant. Partition of the extract w...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Nakayama T,Honda K,Omura H,Hayashi N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five species of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) were surveyed for their capacity to respond by an oxidative burst to challenges with alginate oligosaccharides. Intertidal frondose brown algae (Fucales) constitutively released high quantities of peroxide. The capacity to recognize oligoguluronates and to react with an...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Küpper FC,Müller DG,Peters AF,Kloareg B,Potin P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00