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Environ Entomol

Title:		Volatiles released from Vaccinium corymbosum were attractive to Aegorhinus superciliosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in an olfactometric bioassay
Author(s):		Parra L; Mutis A; Ceballos R; Lizama M; Pardo F; Perich F; Quiroz A;
Address:		"Laboratorio de Ecologia Quimica, Departamento de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2009
Volume:		38
Issue:		3
Page Number:		781 - 789
DOI:		10.1603/022.038.0330
ISSN/ISBN:		0046-225X (Print) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of host volatiles in the relationship between a blueberry plant Vaccinium corymbosum L. and the raspberry weevil Aegorhinus superciliosus (Guerin) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the principal pest of blueberry in the south of Chile. Volatiles from the aerial part of different phenological stages of the host were collected on Porapak Q and analyzed by coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Several chemical groups were identified including green leaf volatiles, aromatic compounds, and terpenes. The olfactometric responses of A. superciliosus toward different odor sources were studied in a four-arm olfactometer. Blueberry shoots at the phenological stages of fruit set, and blue-pink fruit color elicited the greatest behavioral responses from weevils. Five compounds (2-nonanone, eucalyptol, R- and S-limonene, and 4-ethyl benzaldehyde) elicited an attractant behavioral response from A. superciliosus. The results suggest the host location behavior of A. superciliosus could be mediated by volatiles derived from V. corymbosum. This work has identified a number of compounds with which it is possible to develop a lure for the principal pest of blueberry in southern Chile"
Keywords:		"Animals Behavior, Animal/*physiology Blueberry Plants/growth & development/*metabolism Female Fruit/growth & development Male *Pest Control, Biological Population Dynamics Seasons Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis/*metabolism Weevils/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineParra, Leonardo Mutis, Ana Ceballos, Ricardo Lizama, Marcelo Pardo, Fernando Perich, Fernando Quiroz, Andres eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/06/11 Environ Entomol. 2009 Jun; 38(3):781-9. doi: 10.1603/022.038.0330"