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Behavioural response of aphids to the alarm pheromone component ( E )‐β‐farnesene in the field
Author(s) -
JingGong Xiangyu,
Feng Zhang,
YuLing Fang,
Wei Kan,
GuangXue Zhang,
ZhongNing Zhang
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2002.00302.x
Subject(s) - biology , myrmecophily , aphididae , aphid , pheromone , alarm , semiochemical , botany , homoptera , pest analysis , hymenoptera , materials science , composite material
. The alarm response of aphids to ( E )‐β‐farnesene was examined for 59 species in the subfamilies Aphididae, Callaphididae, Chaitophoridae and Lachnidae, in the field. Forty‐one aphid species responded to ( E )‐β‐farnesene at a dosage of 1 ng and/or 10 ng; however, 18 species did not. Myrmecophilous aphids did not react as extensively or strongly as non‐myrmecophilous aphids. The response of aphids to ( E )‐β‐farnesene was related to host‐plant species.