Pheromonal basis for aggregation behavior of parasitoids of the gypsy moth:Brachymeria intermedia (Nees) andBrachymeria lasus (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae).

abstract：:Twenty ent-labdane diterpenes, isolated from the aquatic plants Ruppia maritima and Potamogeton natans, were tested to detect their effects on aquatic organisms from different trophic levels. Toxicity tests were performed on aquatic producers (the alga Selenastrum capricornutum), and consumers including a rotifer (Bra...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cangiano T,Dellagreca M,Fiorentino A,Isidori M,Monaco P,Zarrelli A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we examined the role of sorghum flavonoids in providing resistance against corn leaf aphid (CLA) Rhopalosiphum maidis. In sorghum, accumulation of these flavonoids is regulated by a MYB transcription factor, yellow seed1 (y1). Functional y1 alleles accumulate 3-deoxyflavonoids (3-DFs) and 3-deoxyanthocya...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kariyat RR,Gaffoor I,Sattar S,Dixon CW,Frock N,Moen J,De Moraes CM,Mescher MC,Thompson GA,Chopra S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using traps baited with natural and synthetic onion volatiles, we examined the effects of different habitats and mating on the olfactory behavior of laboratory-reared and wild onion flies. Rankings of olfactory treatments as host-finding stimuli for females were dependent on their mating status and the habitat in whic...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Judd GJ,Borden JH

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The female parasitic waspCotesia kariyai discriminated between the volatiles of corn leaves infested by younger host larvaePseudaletia separata (first to fourth instar) and uninfested leaves in a Y-tube olfactometer; the wasps were attracted to the infested leaves. In contrast, when corn plants were infested by the la...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Takabayashi J,Takahashi S,Dicke M,Posthumus MA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anal (proctodeal) glands of maleMicrotus agrestis housed in social isolation undergo severe atrophy. Their weight and volume is significantly lower than those of the stock control males. The atrophied glands can be revived by subjecting deprived voles to various social odors. Atrophied glands of isolated males do not ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Khan TY,Stoddart DM

更新日期：1986-12-01 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：:Insects use a wide range of structurally diverse pheromones for intra-specific communication. Compounds in the class of terpenes are emitted as sex, aggregation, alarm, or trail pheromones. Despite the common occurrence of terpene pheromones in different insect lineages, their origin from dietary host plant precursors...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lancaster J,Lehner B,Khrimian A,Muchlinski A,Luck K,Köllner TG,Weber DC,Gundersen-Rindal DE,Tholl D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. 'Pinto' bean is a local lesion host for the plant pathogen Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV) and its vector is the Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant. The objective of this study was to determine if prior feeding by the beetle would affect 'Pinto' bean's resistance to SBMV and ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Musser RO,Hum-Musser SM,Slaten-Bickford SE,Felton GW,Gergerich RC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheromone communication systems have a reliable signal with a restricted window of amounts and ratios released and perceived. We propose a model based on a Gaussian response profile that allows a quantification of the response peak (location of optimum) and a measure of the peak width (response window). Interpreting t...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Schlyter F,Svensson M,Zhang QH,Knízek M,Krokene P,Ivarsson P,Birgersson G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroantennograms (EAGs) were recorded from male and female black turpentine beetles,Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), exposed to bark beetle pheromones and host terpenes. The dose-response curves indicated similarities in the receptor mechanisms for both sexes for each compound. Antennal sensitivity was greatest to...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Delorme JD,Payne TL

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Marneweck C,Jürgens A,Shrader AM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calocedrus formosana Florin (Cupressaceae) is an endemic tree species in Taiwan; its timber is recognized for natural decay resistance. To examine the antitermitic and antifungal activities of leaf essential oil and its main constituents, C. formosana leaves were extracted and the essential oils analyzed by GC-MS. Bio...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cheng SS,Wu CL,Chang HT,Kao YT,Chang ST

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoterpene alcohol was isolated from paraquat-induced lightwood in pines and identified as (+)-cis-3-pinen-2-ol [(+)-3]. More than a certain amount of (+)-3 induced a laboratory flight response by the male cerambycid beetle,Monochamus altematus Hope, but (+)-3 stimulated no response by the female at any dose level ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sakai M,Toruyamasaki T

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds have been identified as the most common allelochemicals produced by higher plants. Inhibitions of cinnamic acid, its related phenolic derivatives, and abscisic acid (ABA) on seedling growth and seed germination of lettuce were studied.trans-Cinnamic acid, ando-,m-, andp-coumaric acids inhibited the ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Li HH,Inoue M,Nishimura H,Mizutani J,Tsuzuki E

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ilex opaca andIlex verticillata are woody species bearing lowquality, bird-dispersed fall fruits that persist for several months. Tests of secondary chemistry show that fruits of both species contain phenolics and saponins as major classes of secondary metabolites. Soluble carbohydrates are the major nutrients in both...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gargiullo MB,Stiles EW

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microplitis croceipes is a solitary parasitoid that specializes on noctuid larvae of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens. Both the parasitoid and its hosts are naturally distributed across a large part of North America. When parasitoids deposit their eggs into hosts, venom and polydnaviruses (PDVs) are also inject...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tan CW,Peiffer M,Hoover K,Rosa C,Felton GW

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:InNauphoeta cinerea, male calling behavior is associated with sex pheromone release by the sternal glands. The male pheromone that attracts females from a distance is a mixture of 2-methylthiazolidine and 4-ethylguaiacol. It is active at very low concentrations, 0.05 and 0.01 ng, respectively. Two other compounds, 3-h...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sirugue D,Bonnard O,Le Quere JL,Farine JP,Brossut R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preadult exposure to carbaryl affected the subsequent behavior of two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch) on leaf surfaces with discontinuous acaricide residues. In dicofol bioassays, preexposure to carbaryl caused a loss of avoidance behavior (eliminating the tendency of mites to feed and stand longer off...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Dombrowski JA,Kolmes SA,Dennehy TJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a typical class of plant secondary metabolites that are constitutively produced as part of the plant's chemical defense. While roots are a well-established site of pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis, comfrey plants (Symphytum officinale; Boraginaceae) have been shown to additionally ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Stegemann T,Kruse LH,Brütt M,Ober D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of coumarin on the length, diameter, and branching density of different root types in maize seedlings (Zea mays L. cv. Cecilia) were investigated. The maize root system represents a useful model for morphological studies, as it consists of radicle, seminal, and nodal roots whose origin and development are ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Abenavoli MR,Sorgonà A,Albano S,Cacco G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bearded weevil, Rhinostomus barbirostris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), attacks coconut trees, oil palms and other species of Arecaceae. Besides direct damage, R. barbirostris may be a vector of diseases in coconut and oil palms, such as stem bleeding (resinosis) and red ring disease. Currently, the ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reis AC,Neta PLS,Jordão JP,Moura JIL,Vidal DM,Zarbin PHG,Fávaro CF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbivorous insects searching for a host plant need to integrate a sequence of multimodal sensory inputs. We conducted a series of no-choice experiments in a laboratory wind tunnel to examine the behavioral response of the specialist fruit fly, Neoceratitis cyanescens (Diptera: Tephritidae), to host visual and olfacto...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Brévault T,Quilici S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The soldier frontal gland secretion ofNasutitermes princeps induces strong short-range caste-specific alarm and attraction in both soldiers and workers. Soldiers are excited and patrol the surroundings of the source. The secretion per se does not induce ejection of additional secretion. Large workers of the second sta...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Roisin Y,Everaerts C,Pasteels JM,Bonnard O

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new blend of volatiles was identified for the fruit of downy red hawthorn, Crataegus mollis, that is attractive to Rhagoletis pomonella flies infesting this host in the northeastern USA. The new blend was as attractive as the previously identified mixture but is more complex in the number of odorants (six in the old...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cha DH,Powell THQ,Feder JL,Linn CE Jr

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Egg deposition by the Large Cabbage White butterfly Pieris brassicae on Brussels sprouts plants induces indirect defense by changing the leaf surface, which arrests the egg parasitoid Trichogramma brassicae. Previous studies revealed that this indirect defense response is elicited by benzyl cyanide (BC), which is pres...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Blenn B,Bandoly M,Küffner A,Otte T,Geiselhardt S,Fatouros NE,Hilker M

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:The evolution of male moth responses to pheromone blends may be constrained by a trade-off between two response traits: sensitivity and breadth of response. Population genetic simulations predict that if sensitivity and breadth of response are negatively correlated (i.e., a trade-off exists), then selection will favor...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hemmann DJ,Allison JD,Haynes KF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trapping experiments were carried out near Winnipeg, Canada, in the spring of 1987 and 1988 to test attraction of crucifer-feeding flea beetles to volatile glucosinolate (GS) hydrolysis products released from glass vials. Nine isothiocyanates (IC) or mustard oils and three nitriles (CN) were tested. The pattern of att...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Pivnick KA,Lamb RJ,Reed D

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the interference mechanism of the weed, cogongrass,Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., its effect on nutrient availability and mycoflora of its soil rhizosphere as well as nodule characteristics, root length, and root/shoot ratio of Melilotus parviflora Desf. were investigated. Additionally, the effect of t...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Inderjit,Dakshini KM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinolizidine alkaloid contents of leaves and seeds ofLupinus argenteus (Fabaceae) collected from seven different localities near Gothic, Colorado were determined by capillary GLC. Differences in alkaloid levels between sites are substantial and alkaloid quantity decreases as elevation increases. Leaves at the lowest ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Carey DB,Wink M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00