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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Effect of the presence of a nonhost herbivore on the response of the aphid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae to host-infested cabbage plants
Author(s):		Agbogba BC; Powell W;
Address:		"Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University C.A. Diop de Dakar, Fann, Dakar, Senegal"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2007
Volume:		20071030
Issue:		12
Page Number:		2229 - 2235
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-007-9379-x
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The vast majority of studies of plant indirect defense strategies have considered simple tritrophic systems that involve plant responses to attack by a single herbivore species. However, responses by predators and parasitoids to specific, herbivore-induced, volatile blends could be compromised when two or more different herbivores are feeding on the same plant. In Y-tube olfactometer studies, we investigated the responses of an aphid parasitoid, Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), to odors from cabbage plants infested with the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae), in both the presence and absence of a lepidopteran caterpillar, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Female parasitoids chose aphid-infested plants over uninfested plants but did not distinguish between caterpillar-infested and uninfested plants. When given a choice between odors from an aphid-infested plant and those from a plant infested with diamondback moth larvae, they significantly chose the former. Furthermore, the parasitoids responded equally to odors from a plant infested with aphids only and those from a plant infested with both aphids and caterpillars. The results support the hypothesis that the aphid and the caterpillar induce different changes in the volatile profile of cabbage plants and that D. rapae females readily distinguish between the two. Furthermore, the changes to the plant volatile profile induced by the caterpillar damage did not hinder the responses of the parasitoid to aphid-induced signals"
Keywords:		Animals Aphids/*physiology Brassica/*parasitology/physiology Female Larva/physiology Lepidoptera/growth & development/*physiology Signal Transduction Smell Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineAgbogba, B Constance Powell, Wilf eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2007/10/31 J Chem Ecol. 2007 Dec; 33(12):2229-35. doi: 10.1007/s10886-007-9379-x. Epub 2007 Oct 30"