Leaf surface chemicals stimulating oviposition byPieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on cabbage |
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Authors: | J Alan A Renwick Celia D Radke Kusum Sachdev-Gupta Erich Städler |
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Institution: | (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, 14853 Ithaca, New York, USA;(2) Swiss Federal Research Station, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Summary The chemical stimulation of oviposition byPieris rapae on cabbage was investigated by leaf washing and extraction. Isolation of the stimulant by various chromatographic techniques was monitored by a bioassay using Sieva bean as a surrogate host plant. Cold water, chloroform, or chloroform followed by cold water washes failed to release the stimulant from leaf surfaces. Boiling water or chloroform followed by methanol was required. The most active stimulatory compound was identified as 3-indolylmethyl glucosinolate (glucobrassicin). Other glucosinolates were identified as sinigrin, which was only slightly active, and glucoiberin, which was completely inactive as a stimulant. The significance of the selective response ofP. rapae andP. brassicae to different glucosinolates and the implications of the binding of polar allelochemicals to leaf surfaces is discussed with respect to host utilization and perception mechanisms of pierids. |
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Keywords: | oviposition 3-indolylmethyl glucosinolate sinigrin glucoiberin cabbage Cruciferae Brassica oleracea Lepidoptera Pieridae Pieris rapae |
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