| Title: | Response of economically important aphids to components of Hemizygia petiolata essential oil |
| Author(s): | Bruce TJ; Birkett MA; Blande J; Hooper AM; Martin JL; Khambay B; Prosser I; Smart LE; Wadhams LJ; |
| Address: | "Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1526-498X (Print) 1526-498X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The essential oil of Hemizygia petiolata Ashby (Lamiaceae) contains high levels (>70%) of the sesquiterpene (E)-beta-farnesene, the alarm pheromone for many economically important aphid species. In order to test the suitability of H. petiolata oil as a source of (E)-beta-farnesene for use in new integrated aphid control strategies, behavioural responses of pest aphid species were studied in laboratory and field experiments. In alarm pheromone assays the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harr), showed a lower level of response to the oil than expected given the high levels of (E)-beta-farnesene. It was shown that minor components in the oil, (+)-bicyclogermacrene and (-)-germacrene D, caused inhibition of the alarm response for M. persicae and A. pisum respectively. Nevertheless, in olfactometer studies the oil was directly repellent to A. pisum and the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae F. Sitobion avenae was not only repelled by (E)-beta-farnesene but also by (-)-germacrene D. Furthermore, although it was not directly repellent to M. persicae, the oil interfered with its attraction to host plant stimuli. In field plot experiments, numbers of A. pisum were significantly reduced in plots treated with a slow release formulation of the oil, when compared with control plots" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Aphids/*drug effects Behavior, Animal/drug effects Insect Repellents/chemistry/pharmacology Lamiaceae/*chemistry Oils, Volatile/chemistry/*pharmacology Pheromones/chemistry Plant Oils/chemistry/*pharmacology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBruce, Toby Ja Birkett, Michael A Blande, James Hooper, Antony M Martin, Janet L Khambay, Bhupinder Prosser, Ian Smart, Lesley E Wadhams, Lester J eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2005/08/02 Pest Manag Sci. 2005 Nov; 61(11):1115-21. doi: 10.1002/ps.1102" |
