Identification of Volatile Compounds Involved in Host Location by Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Identification of Volatile Compounds Involved in Host Location by Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Phytophagous insects rely on plant volatiles to locate suitable hosts upon which to feed or oviposit. The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is the main pest on cotton crops in the Neotropical region and is attracted to host plant volatiles, especially herbivore-induced volatiles from reproductive cot...

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Main Authors: Diego M. Magalhães, Miguel Borges, Raúl A. Laumann, Christine M. Woodcock, David M. Withall, John A. Pickett, Michael A. Birkett, Maria C. Blassioli-Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
cotton
kairomone
herbivore-induced plant volatiles
insect-plant interaction
semiochemicals
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00098/full

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