Zaspel, Jennifer and Kononenko, Vladimir and Ignell, Rickard and Hill, Sharon
(2016).
Host-related olfactory behavior in a fruit-piercing moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in far eastern Russia.
Journal of Insect Science. 16
:1
, 1-6
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew037
Abstract
The host preference of the economically important fruit piercing moth, Calyptra lata (Butler 1881), was studied when exposed to different fruits and the odors of those fruits in enclosed feeding assays and in a two-choice olfactometer. The fruits consisted of three ripe and locally available types: raspberries, cherries and plums. Moths were released in cages with the ripened fruit and observed for any feeding events, which were then documented. Moths fed on both raspberries and cherries, but not on plums. To test the role of olfactory cues in fruit preference, male moths were released singly in the two choice olfactometer, with one type of fruit odor released in one arm and background control air in the other. The behavior of the moths was recorded on video. Parameters scored were 1) time to take off, 2) flight duration and 3) total time to source contact. The moths showed a significant preference for raspberry odor, exhibited a neutral response to cherry odor and significantly avoided the odor of plums. These results indicate that Calyptra lata demonstrates selective polyphagic feeding behavior and uses olfactory cues from both preferred and non-preferred fruits to detect and locate potential food sources. The possible implications for pest control are discussed.
Authors/Creators: | Zaspel, Jennifer and Kononenko, Vladimir and Ignell, Rickard and Hill, Sharon | ||||
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Title: | Host-related olfactory behavior in a fruit-piercing moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in far eastern Russia | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | Journal of Insect Science | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||
Volume: | 16 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page range: | 1-6 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 1536-2442 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | L Animal production > L20 Animal ecology | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Zoology (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Behavioural Sciences Biology | ||||
Agrovoc terms: | olfaction, Lepidoptera, fruit | ||||
Keywords: | Calyptra lata, olfaction, fruit, host preference, polyphagy | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3611 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3611 | ||||
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ID Code: | 13577 | ||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Plant Protection Biology | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 19 Aug 2016 11:53 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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