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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Real-time monitoring of (E)-beta-farnesene emission in colonies of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, under lacewing and ladybird predation"
Author(s):		Joachim C; Weisser WW;
Address:		"Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743, Jena, Germany, Christoph.Joachim@tum.de"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2013
Volume:		20131026
Issue:		10
Page Number:		1254 - 1262
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-013-0348-2
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Aphids (Homoptera) are constantly under attack by a variety of predators and parasitoids. Upon attack, most aphids release alarm pheromone that induces escape behavior in other colony members, such as dropping off the host plant. In the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Aphididae), the only component of this alarm pheromone is the sesquiterpene (E)-beta-farnesene (EBF). EBF is thought to act as a kairomone by attracting various species of parasitoids and predators including lacewings and ladybirds. Lately, it also was proposed that EBF is constantly emitted in low quantities and used by aphids as a social cue. No study has focused on emission dynamics of this compound over a long time period. Here, we present the first long-time monitoring of EBF emission in aphid colonies using real-time monitoring. We used a zNose(TM) to analyze the headspace of colonies of the pea aphid, under lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predation, over 24 hr. We found no emission of EBF in the absence of predation. When either a ladybird adult or a lacewing larva was placed in an aphid colony, EBF was detected in the headspace of the colonies in the form of emission blocks; i.e., periods in which EBF was emitted alternating with periods without EBF emission. The number of emission blocks correlated well with the number of predation events that were determined at the end of each experiment. There was no circadian rhythm in alarm pheromone emission, and both predators were active during both night and day. Our results show that alarm pheromone emission pattern within an aphid colony is driven by the feeding behavior of a predator"
Keywords:		"Animals Aphids/*metabolism Chromatography, Gas *Coleoptera Pheromones/*chemistry/*metabolism *Predatory Behavior Sesquiterpenes/*chemistry/*metabolism Time Factors;"
Notes:		"MedlineJoachim, Christoph Weisser, Wolfgang W eng 2013/10/26 J Chem Ecol. 2013 Oct; 39(10):1254-62. doi: 10.1007/s10886-013-0348-2. Epub 2013 Oct 26"