| Title: | "Proximate Mechanisms of Host Plant Location by a Specialist Phytophagous Insect, the Grape Berry Moth, Paralobesia Viteana" |
| Author(s): | Wolfin MS; Chilson RR; Thrall J; Liu Y; Volo S; Cha DH; Loeb GM; Linn CE; |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA. mvw5315@psu.edu. Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA. mvw5315@psu.edu. Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, USA. Biology Department, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, USA. USDA-ARS, Daniel K. Inouye US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, HI, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-019-01112-1 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "There are contrasting hypotheses regarding the role of plant volatiles in host plant location. We used the grape berry moth (GBM; Paralobesia viteana)-grape plant (Vitis spp.) complex as a model for studying the proximate mechanisms of long distance olfactory-mediated, host-plant location and selection by a specialist phytophagous insect. We used flight tunnel assays to observe GBM female in-flight responses to host (V. riparia) and non-host (apple, Malus domestica; and gray dogwood, Cornus racimosa,) odor sources in the form of plant shoots, extracts of shoots, and synthetic blends. Gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses were used to identify antennal-active volatile compounds. All antennal-active compounds found in grape shoots were also present in dogwood and apple shoots. Female GBM flew upwind to host and non-host extracts and synthetic blends at similar levels, suggesting discrimination is not occurring at long distance from the plant. Further, females did not land on sources releasing plant extracts and synthetic blends, suggesting not all landing cues were present. Additionally, mated and unmated moths displayed similar levels of upwind flight responses to all odor sources, supporting the idea that plant volatiles are not functioning solely as ovipositional cues. The results of this study support a hypothesis that GBM females are using volatile blends to locate a favorable habitat rather than a specific host plant, and that discrimination is occurring within the habitat, or even post-landing" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Behavior, Animal Cornus/chemistry Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods Host Specificity Host-Parasite Interactions Insect Control/methods Malus/chemistry Moths/*physiology Odorants/analysis Oviposition/*drug effects Plant Extracts/*;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineWolfin, Michael S Chilson, Ronald R 3rd Thrall, Jonathan Liu, Yuxi Volo, Sara Cha, Dong H Loeb, Gregory M Linn, Charles E Jr eng 2012-67013-19364/USDA-AFRI/ 2014-15-154/USDA Federal Formula Fund Initiative/ 2019/11/23 J Chem Ecol. 2019 Dec; 45(11-12):946-958. doi: 10.1007/s10886-019-01112-1. Epub 2019 Nov 21" |
