The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)

The role of volatiles from cabbage plants with different treatments and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum was studied. Compared to volatiles from intact plants, those from plants that were mechanically damaged, previously host-damaged or being fed by host larva...

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Main Authors: LI Xin, LIU Shu-sheng
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Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2002-05-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.03.0293
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description The role of volatiles from cabbage plants with different treatments and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum was studied. Compared to volatiles from intact plants, those from plants that were mechanically damaged, previously host-damaged or being fed by host larvae were more attractive to D. semiclausum, and the volatiles from the plants being fed by host larvae were the most attractive. The results demonstrated that the herbivore-induced plant volatiles played an important role in inducing host searching behaviour by the parasitoid, and volatiles from the host larvae also played some role. The retention times of females on the previously host-damaged plants and the plants being fed by host larvae were longer than those on the mechanically damaged plants or the intact plants. An oviposition experience prior to the bioassay significantly imporved the efficiency of host searching by the parasitoid.
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spelling doaj-art-18567d65d83e48fd94900a3f6e8e32c92025-08-20T02:52:52ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552002-05-012829329710.3785/1008-9209.2002.03.029310089209The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)LI XinLIU Shu-shengThe role of volatiles from cabbage plants with different treatments and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum was studied. Compared to volatiles from intact plants, those from plants that were mechanically damaged, previously host-damaged or being fed by host larvae were more attractive to D. semiclausum, and the volatiles from the plants being fed by host larvae were the most attractive. The results demonstrated that the herbivore-induced plant volatiles played an important role in inducing host searching behaviour by the parasitoid, and volatiles from the host larvae also played some role. The retention times of females on the previously host-damaged plants and the plants being fed by host larvae were longer than those on the mechanically damaged plants or the intact plants. An oviposition experience prior to the bioassay significantly imporved the efficiency of host searching by the parasitoid.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.03.0293plant volatileoviposition experience<italic>Diadegma semiclausum</italic>host-searching behavior
spellingShingle LI Xin
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The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
plant volatile
oviposition experience
<italic>Diadegma semiclausum</italic>
host-searching behavior
title The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
title_full The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
title_fullStr The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
title_full_unstemmed The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
title_short The role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of Diadegma semiclausum (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
title_sort role of plant volatiles and oviposition experience in the foraging behaviour of diadegma semiclausum hym ichneumonidae
topic plant volatile
oviposition experience
<italic>Diadegma semiclausum</italic>
host-searching behavior
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.03.0293
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