Environmental Entomology (1987) 16, 967-970

G.C. Unnithan, K.N. Saxena, M.D. Bentley and A. Hassanali (1987)
Role of sorghum extract in eliciting oviposition on a nonhost by the sorghum shootfly, Atherigona soccata Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae)
Environmental Entomology 16 (4), 967-970
Abstract: The role of chemicals of sorghum plants in stimulating oviposition by the sorghum shootfly, Atherigona soccata Rondani, was investigated using the acetone extract of the susceptible sorghum CSH-1, which elicits high ovipositional response. Maize, not a host plant, treated with acetone extract of CSH-1 elicited as much egg-laying by the sorghum shootfly as did CSH-1. The activity of the extract on maize lasted for the maximum test period of 5 d. Results of these studies demonstrate the potential of the host-plant-produced oviposition stimulants for manipulating the ovipositional behavior of the sorghum shootfly as a strategy for the control of the pest.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ahmed Hassanali

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Atherigona soccata	Sorghum (crop)	Kenya