Neonate Plutella xylostella responses to surface wax components of a resistant cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1611-1627

  Eigenbrode, Sanford D ^a,b   Pillai, Satish K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Amyrins; Deterrent; Diamondback moth; Fatty acids; Glossy wax; Host plant resistance; Host selection; Insect plant interactions; Surface waxes; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CROP PLANT; INSECT; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 0031759673     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020812411015     Document Type: Article

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