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Title:		Field background odour should be taken into account when formulating a pest attractant based on plant volatiles
Author(s):		Cai X; Bian L; Xu X; Luo Z; Li Z; Chen Z;
Address:		"Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou 310008, China"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2017
Volume:		20170202
Issue:
Page Number:		41818 -
DOI:		10.1038/srep41818
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Attractants for pest monitoring and controlling can be developed based on plant volatiles. Previously, we showed that tea leafhopper (Empoasca onukii) preferred grapevine, peach plant, and tea plant odours to clean air. In this research, we formulated three blends with similar attractiveness to leafhoppers as peach, grapevine, and tea plant volatiles; these blends were composed of (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (E)-ocimene, (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene, benzaldehyde, and ethyl benzoate. Based on these five compounds, we developed two attractants, formula-P and formula-G. The specific component relative to tea plant volatiles in formula-P was benzaldehyde, and that in formula-G was ethyl benzoate. These two compounds played a role in attracting leafhoppers. In laboratory assays, the two attractants were more attractive than tea plant volatiles to the leafhoppers, and had a similar level of attractiveness. However, the leafhoppers were not attracted to formula-P in the field. A high concentration of benzaldehyde was detected in the background odour of the tea plantations. In laboratory tests, benzaldehyde at the field concentration was attractive to leafhoppers. Our results indicate that the field background odour can interfere with a point-releasing attractant when their components overlap, and that a successful attractant must differ from the field background odour"
Keywords:		Animals Hemiptera Host-Parasite Interactions *Odorants *Pest Control Pheromones/analysis/chemistry Plants/*chemistry/parasitology *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis/chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineCai, Xiaoming Bian, Lei Xu, Xiuxiu Luo, Zongxiu Li, Zhaoqun Chen, Zongmao eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2017/02/06 Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 2; 7:41818. doi: 10.1038/srep41818"