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Host deprivation influence on response of Rhagoletis pomonella to its oviposition deterring pheromone
Author(s) -
ROITBERG BERNARD D.,
PROKOPY RONALD J.
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1983.tb00334.x
Subject(s) - rhagoletis , tephritidae , biology , host (biology) , pheromone , crataegus , zoology , insect , musca , xenopsylla , botany , larva , ecology , pest analysis , flea
ABSTRACT. The response of host‐depibved Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh (Diptera, Tephritidae) females to host fruit ( Crataegus viridis L.) marked with R.pomonella oviposition deterring pheromone was measured in the laboratory. A positive correlation was found between length of host deprivation (5, 10, 20, 40 or 80 min) and probability of host acceptance (i.e. oviposition) by flies. The results are discussed in relation to current theories on physiological control of insect feeding and oviposition behaviour.