View source for Journal of Applied Entomology (2012) 136, 476-480

{{Publication
|Publication authors=Angela N. Gadino, Vaughn M. Walton and [[Jana C. Lee]]
|Author Page=Jana C. Lee, Vaughn Martin Walton
|Publication date=2012
|dc:title=Olfactory response of ''[[Typhlodromus pyri (predator)|Typhlodromus pyri]]'' (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to synthetic methyl salicylate in laboratory bioassays
|Publication journal=Journal of Applied Entomology
|prism:volume=136 (6)
|prism:startingPage=476
|Last page=480
|DOI=10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01670.x
|Publication abstract=The herbivore-induced plant volatile (HIPV) methyl salicylate (MeSA) is widely present in the chemical profile of several plant species and is known to attract natural enemies, including predatory mites. In this study, the response of ''Typhlodromus pyri'', a key predator of pest mites in west coast vineyards, to synthetically produced MeSA was tested using a Y-tube olfactometer in laboratory bioassays. Six doses ranging from 0.002 to 200 μg of MeSA diluted in 0.1 ml hexane were tested. Significantly higher proportions of ''T. pyri'' preferred MeSA at doses 0.02, 0.2 and 20 μg. No differences in response to MeSA were detected at the highest (200 μg), intermediate (2 μg) and lowest (0.002 μg) doses. Mite response to MeSA was a function of dose when fitting polynomial and logistic regression models using dose and square of the log dose prediction factors. Results indicate that synthetic MeSA may be applied to attract predatory arthropod populations in vineyards to enhance biological control of pest mites.
|AbstractCC=Yes
|Research topic=biocontrol - natural enemies
|Benf research=environment/habitat manipulation
|Research2B=general biology - morphology - evolution
|Is book=No
}}
{{Beneficial record
|Beneficial=Typhlodromus pyri (predator)
}}