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| DOI | 10.1603/EN10009 | ||||
| Año | 2010 | ||||
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The raspberry weevil, Aegorhinus superciliosus (Guerin) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is the most important pest in blueberry and raspberry fields in the south of Chile. In this study, we investigated the electroantennographic and behavioral responses of A superciliosus to semiochemicals released from conspecific individual adults, with particular attention to male attraction to females. Odors released from females significantly attracted males in a Y-tube olfactometer. Gas chromatographic and mass spectral analysis of female volatile extracts revealed the presence of limonene and alpha-pmene Electroantennogram recordings from both sexes indicated that males of A supercihosus possess olfactory sensitivity for the R isomer of limonene and a-pinene, whereas females only perceived R-limonene. Behavioral assays using synthetic compounds showed that only R-limonene elicited an attraction response from male weevils. Field experiments confirmed the laboratory results, showing that R-limonene was attractive to weevils. This is the first report of intraspecific chemical communication in this weevil. We discuss the origin of these compounds, their possible role in the sexual behavior of this species, and their potential use in a pest control strategy.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | MUTIS-TEJOS, ANA ALICIA | Mujer |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
| 2 | PARRA-JIMENEZ, LUIS EDUARDO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
| 3 | MANOSALVA-CARRASCO, LORETO IVETTE | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
| 4 | PALMA-MILLANAO, RUBEN ANDRES | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
| 5 | Candia, O. | Hombre |
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile |
| 6 | LIZAMA-VERA, MARCELO GONZALO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
| 7 | PARDO-DIAZ, FERNANDO LUCIANO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| 8 | Perich, Fernando | Hombre |
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile |
| 9 | QUIROZ-CORTEZ, ANDRES EDUARDO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Universidad de la Fronten - Chile |
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| We gratefully acknowledge Rufus Isaacs (Department of Entomology, Michigan State University) for his comments on this manuscnpt, and the Laboratory of Renewable Resources, Universidad de Concepcion, for its kind loan of electroantennographic device This work was supported by CONICYT (ConnsiOn Nacionel de Investigacien Cientifica y Tecnologica Project AT 23070010) |