| Title: | "Odour-mediated responses of a predatory mirid bug and its prey, the two-spotted spider mite" |
| Author(s): | Moayeri HR; Ashouri A; Brodsgaard HF; Enkegaard A; |
| Address: | "Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-11167, Iran" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10493-006-9020-7 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0168-8162 (Print) 0168-8162 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "It has been shown that many natural enemies of herbivorous arthropods use herbivore induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) to locate their prey. Herbivores can also exploit cues emitted by plants infested with heterospecifics or conspecifics. A study was conducted to test whether green bean HIPVs as well as odours emitted directly by spider mites influenced the orientation behaviour of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus caliginosus and its prey, Tetranychus urticae in a Y-tube olfactometer. Our results show that both spider mites and M. caliginosus preferred spider mite infested green bean plants to uninfested plants. For M. caliginosus this response was mediated by HIPVs whereas for T. urticae it was mediated through a composite response to both HIPVs and odours emitted directly by the conspecifics (and their associated products). The results may be of use in practical biocontrol situations, through e.g., plant breeding for improved HIPV production, conditioning of mass-reared predators to appropriate cues, and employment of 'push-pull-strategies' by using HIPVs" |
| Keywords: | Animals Female Heteroptera/*physiology Mite Infestations/prevention & control *Odorants Phaseolus/metabolism/parasitology *Predatory Behavior Tetranychidae/*physiology Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineMoayeri, Hamid R S Ashouri, Ahmad Brodsgaard, Henrik F Enkegaard, Annie eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2006/08/26 Exp Appl Acarol. 2006; 40(1):27-36. doi: 10.1007/s10493-006-9020-7. Epub 2006 Aug 24" |
