| Title: | Assessing the Foraging Behavior of Agriotes Sordidus Wireworms in Dual-Choice Olfactometers |
| Author(s): | Barsics F; Fiers M; Fauconnier ML; Jijakli H; Francis F; Haubruge E; Verheggen FJ; |
| Journal Title: | Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1379-1176 (Print) 1379-1176 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The different steps of the foraging process of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) would be better understood if accurate and holistic information regarding the role of plant-produced chemicals constituting their environment were available. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) play important roles in the interactions between plants and insects in many ecosystems, whether they take place aboveground or below-ground. The roles of VOC are still relatively unknown for wireworms, and deserve attention. Here, we performed three experimentations with barley roots as baits. In the two first, we assessed the effect of chopped roots and fungus infected roots on the orientation of wireworms. In the third experiment, the larvae were confronted to both healthy and fungus infected roots. We discuss the results in terms of suitability of the olfactometers we designed for the investigation of olfaction in wireworms, and we provide suggestions to improve their use" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Behavior, Animal Biological Assay Coleoptera/*physiology Fungi/physiology Hordeum/microbiology/*parasitology/physiology Host-Parasite Interactions Plant Diseases/microbiology/*parasitology Plant Roots/microbiology Smell;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBarsics, F Fiers, M Fauconnier, M-L Jijakli, H Francis, F Haubruge, E Verheggen, F J eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Belgium 2014/01/01 Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci. 2014; 79(2):151-6" |
