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Herbivory-induced plant volatiles from Oryza sativa and their influence on chemotaxis behaviour of Tibraca limbativentris stal. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and egg parasitoids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2014

R.C. Melo Machado ,
J. Sant'Ana ,
M.C. Blassioli-Moraes ,
R.A. Laumann  and
M. Borges
R.C. Melo Machado
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
J. Sant'Ana*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
M.C. Blassioli-Moraes
Affiliation:
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
R.A. Laumann
Affiliation:
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
M. Borges
Affiliation:
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +55 51 3308-7414 Fax: +55 51 3308-6015 E-mail: josue.santana@ufrgs.br
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Abstract

The rice stem bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stal. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is one of the most important pests of rice crops, especially irrigated crops. Plant defence strategies against these bugs may involve the emission of chemical compounds, which are released following herbivore attacks, directly or indirectly harming pest performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of constitutive and herbivory-induced volatiles from rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) on the behavioural responses of T. limbativentris adults and egg parasitoids Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and Telenomus podisi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). Plant volatiles were collected from undamaged plants of the rice cultivar IRGA 424 and from plants that suffered herbivory by five males or five females of T. limbativentris. Air-entrainment extracts were analysed by GC–flame ionization detector and GC–MS, and insect responses evaluated in a ‘Y’ olfactometer. T. limbativentris feeding damaged on rice plants induced the release of 16 volatiles compounds in a higher amounts compared to undamaged plants The main compounds induced were (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-octen-1-ol, methyl salicylate and α-muurolene. Female bugs were significantly attracted to air-entrainment extracts containing volatiles from undamaged plants compared with air-entrainment extracts containing volatiles emitted from plants damaged by T. limbativentris, whereas males showed no preference. Telenomus podisi females were significantly attracted to volatiles from air-entrainment extracts of plants damaged by females, whereas T. basalis showed no preference. These results suggest that rice plants may be emitting defence compounds, which could be avoided by T. limbativentris females and also acted indirectly by attracting natural enemies.

Keywords

rice plantsstink bugTrissolcus basalisTelenomus podisisemiochemicalkairomone
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 347 - 356
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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