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28 March 2019 Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae) to volatiles from its Host Plant, Chinese Chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng)
Yuting Yang, Qi Su, Linlin Shi, Gong Chen, Yang Zeng, Caihua Shi, Youjun Zhang
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Abstract

Bradysia odoriphaga Yang et Zhang is a serious belowground pest of Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum). Our previous studies have indicated that B. odoriphaga females prefer to oviposit near the roots of Chinese chives rather than the roots of other plants, and that the performance (longevity and fecundity) of B. odoriphaga offspring was better on Chinese chives than on Lettuce (var. ramosa Hort.), Onion (Allium cepa) and Potato (Solanum tuberosum) but little is known about how the volatiles released by Chinese chives affect the host-finding and oviposition behaviors of B. odoriphaga. Here, we used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and determined that Chinese chives releases the following volatiles: methyl allyl disulfide, β-myrcene, cis-ocimene, diallyl disulfide, nonane, n-dodecane, n-tetradecane, and n-hexadecane; quantities released were highest for methyl allyl disulfide and diallyl disulfide. In addition to eliciting strong responses in females in electroantennography assays, the latter two sulfur compounds and their mixtures attracted females in Y-tube olfactometer assays. The addition of methyl allyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide, or a mixture of the two compounds at a 1:5 ratio to chive plants increased oviposition when compared to control plants. These results indicate that methyl allyl disulfide and diallyl disulfide, either alone or in combination, influence the host-seeking behavior of B. odoriphaga.

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Yuting Yang, Qi Su, Linlin Shi, Gong Chen, Yang Zeng, Caihua Shi, and Youjun Zhang "Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae) to volatiles from its Host Plant, Chinese Chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng)," Journal of Economic Entomology 112(4), 1638-1644, (28 March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz057
Received: 9 November 2018; Accepted: 17 February 2019; Published: 28 March 2019
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KEYWORDS
Bradysia odoriphaga
Chinese chives
diallyl disulfide
electroantennography
methyl allyl disulfide
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