Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2014) 152, 72-76

P.-A. Calatayud, P. Ahuya and B. Le Ru (2014)
Importance of the experimental setup in research on attractiveness of odours in moths: an example with Busseola fusca
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 152 (1), 72-76
Abstract: Wind tunnel and Y-tube olfactometer studies are useful for demonstrating the responsiveness of male moths to sex pheromones. However, in the cereal stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), wind tunnel bioassays yielded poor results when the behavioural responses of females to plant odours were tested. We demonstrated that for B. fusca females, the Y-tube olfactometer was better suited for measuring the attractiveness of plant odours, compared with the wind tunnel. In particular, we showed B. fusca preference for odours of a host over a non-host plant species using this apparatus. Behavioural responses for B. fusca after host finding are also discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Paul-Andre Calatayud, Bruno Le Rü

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Busseola fusca