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Influence of phenolglucosides and trichome density on the distribution of insects herbivores on willows
Author(s) -
Soetens Ph.,
RowellRahier M.,
Pasteels J. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1991.tb01501.x
Subject(s) - tenthredinidae , biology , willow , botany , trichome , hymenoptera , larva , herbivore , hybrid , insect , abundance (ecology) , flea beetle , horticulture , ecology
The effects of both trichome density and phenolglucoside content of leaves of 76 willow hybrids ( Salix alba × fragilis ) were measured to estimate their influence on the distribution of Phratora vitellinae (L.), Plagiodera versicolora Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and Pontania proxima (Lepeletier 1823) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in a nursery at Gramont, Belgium. The willows showed differences in their phenolglucoside content and pilosity of leaves and are classified on these basis into four groups by a clustering method. Correlations and multiple regressions showed that these chemical and physical characteristics are good predictors of the abundance of insects. First, the abundance of larvae of Ph. vitellinae , adults of Pl. versicolora and galls of P. proxima is correlated positively with a high phenolglucoside content and a low pilosity of the leaves. Secondly, the distribution of adults of Ph. vitellinae and of larvae of Pl. versicolora is influenced by neither the chemical nor the physical leaves characteristics studied.