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Preference and performance responses of California grape phylloxera to different Vitis rootstocks
Author(s) -
Omer A. D.,
Granett J.,
Kocsis L.,
Downie D. A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00394.x
Subject(s) - phylloxera , rootstock , biology , horticulture , host (biology) , botany , ecology
Laboratory experiments on host preference and performance were simultaneously conducted with Cabernet Sauvignon, AXR#1, and 5C Vitis rootstocks for the California biotypes A and B grape phylloxera. Preference bioassays recorded over a 3‐day period indicated that phylloxera exhibit differential host choice. AXR#1 is antixenotic to biotype A, and 5C is antixenotic to both phylloxera biotypes. Preferences observed with biotype B for Cabernet Sauvignon and AXR#1 were not statistically different, whereas biotype A had shown a significant preference for Cabernet Sauvignon. On 5C the preferences scored were significantly lower than on either of the other two rootstocks, and there was no significant difference beetween biotypes. Performance bioassays recorded over a 29‐day period indicated that survival, development, and reproduction of both biotypes were affected by Vitis rootstock. Both biotypes were unable to survive or develop on 5C suggesting the presence of antibiotic resistance in 5C against these phylloxera biotypes. The antibiotic effects observed with AXR#1 against biotype A were expressed as significant reductions in survival, development, and reproduction. Performance of biotype B on AXR#1 was similar to its performance on Cabernet Sauvignon. For both AXR#1 and 5C rootstocks and both phylloxera biotypes A and B the antibiotic mechanism was considerably stronger than the antixenotic mechanism. This research indicated that host preference and performance are positively correlated in grape phylloxera with the rootstocks and phylloxera biotypes tested.