Lygus spp. (heteroptera: miridae) host-plant interactions with Lesquerella fendleri (Brassicaceae), a new crop in the arid southwest

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-167

  Blackmer, Jacquelyn L ^a   Byers, John A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural enemies; Olfactometer; Phenylacetaldehyde; Visual cues; Western tarnished plant bug

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BAIT; BIOASSAY; CROP PEST; DICOTYLEDON; FATTY ACID; FLOWERING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST PLANT; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL ENEMY; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; SEED PRODUCTION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; COLOR; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BRASSICACEAE; COLOR; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; ODORS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICACEAE; COLLOPS; HETEROPTERA; LYGUS; LYGUS ELISUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; MIRIDAE; PHYSARIA (ANGIOSPERM); PHYSARIA FENDLERI;

EID: 61849103929     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0120     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Bernays, E. A., and R. F. Chapman. 1994. Host-plant selection by phytophagous insects. Chapman & Hall, London, United Kingdom.
2. Blackmer, J. L., and L. A. Cañas. 2005. Visual cues enhance the response of Lygus hesperus (Heteroptera: Miridae) to volatiles from host plants. Environ. Entomol. 34: 1524-153.3.
3. Blackmer, J. L., C. Rodriguez-Saona, J. A. Byers, K. L. Shope, and J. P. Smith. 2004. Behavioral response of Lygus hesperus to conspeciflc and headspace volatiles of alfalfa in a Y-tube olfactometer. J. Chem. Ecol. 30: 1529-1546.
4. Blackmer, J. L., J. A. Byers, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2008. Evaluation of color traps for monitoring Lygus spp.: Design, placement, height, time of day, and non-target effects. Crop Protect. 27: 171-181.
5. Byers, J. A. 2006. Analysis of insect and plant colors in digital images using Java software on the Internet. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 99: 865-874.
6. Byers, J. A. 2007. Simulation of mating disruption and mass trapping with competitive attraction and camouflage. Environ. Entomol. 36: 1328-1338.
7. Cárcamo, H. A., J. Otani, J. Gavloski, M. Dolinski, and J. Soroka. 2003. Abundance of Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae) in canola adjacent to forage and seed alfalfa. J. Entomol. Soc. Br. Columbia 100: 55-63.
8. Chinta, S., J. C. Dickens, and J. R. Aldrich. 1994. Olfactory reception of potential pheromones and plant odors by tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineoloris (Hemiptera: Miridae). J. Chem. Ecol. 20: 3251-3267.
9. Demirel, N., and W. Cranshaw. 2006. Surveys of Lygus spp. and their movement on cultivated crops and non-cultivated habitats throughout growing season in Colorado. Pakis. J. Biol. Sci. 9: 197-200.
10. Dierig, D. A. 1995. Lesquerella. New Crop FactSheet. (http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/ Lesquerella.html).
11. Dierig, D. A. 2002. Lesquerella. (http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/ cropinfo / lesquerella.pdf).
12. Dierig, D. A., A. E., Thompson, and F. S. Nakayama 1992. Lesquerella commercialization efforts in the United States. Indust. Crop Prod. 1: 289-293.
13. Ellsworth, P. C., and V. Barkley. 2001. Cost-effective Lygus management in Arizona cotton, pp. 299-307. In J. C. Silvertooth (ed.), Cotton, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Report. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, AZ.
14. Flint, H. M., S. S. Salter, and S. Walters. 1979. Caryo-phyllene: an attractant for the green lace-wing. Environ. Entomol. 8: 1123-1125.
15. Flint, H.M., J.R.Merkle, and M. Sledge. 1981. Attraction of male Collops vittatus in the field to caryophyllene alcohol. Environ. Entomol. 10: 301-304.
16. Groot, A. T., R. Timmer, G. Gort, G. P. Lelyveld, F. P. Drijfhout, T. A. Van Beek, and J. Hans Visser. 1999. Sex-related perception of insect and plant volatiles in Lygocoris pabulinus. J. Chem. Ecol. 25: 2357-2371.
17. Hardie, J. 1989. Spectral specificity for targeted flight in the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae. J. Insect Physiol. 35: 619-626.
18. James, D. G. 2005. Further field evaluation of synthetic her-bivore-induced plant volatiles as attractants for beneficial insects. J. Chem. Ecol. 31: 481-495.
19. James, D. G. 2006. Methyl salicylate is a field attractant for the goldeneyed lacewing, Chrysopa oculata. Bioconserv. Sci. Tech. 16: 107-110.
20. James, D. G., and T. S. Price. 2004. Field-testing of methyl salicylate for recruitment and retention of beneficial insects in grapes and hops. J. Chem. Ecol. 30: 1613-1628.
21. Jönsson, M. 2005. Responses to oilseed rape and cotton volatiles in insect herbivores and parasitoids. PhD thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.
22. Landis, B. J., and L. Fox. 1972. Lygus bugs in eastern Washington: color preference and winter activity. Environ. Entomol. 1: 464-465.
23. Legrand, A., and L. Los. 2003. Visual responses of Lygus lineolaris and Lygocoris spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) on peaches. Fla. Entomol. 86: 424-428.
24. Meagher, R. I., Jr., and E. R. Mitchell. 1998. Phenylacetal-dehyde enhances upwind flight of male fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to its sex pheromone. Fla. Entomol. 8: 556-559.
25. Mueller, S. C., C. G. Summers, and P. H. Goodell. 2003. A field key to the most common Lygus species found in agronomic crops of the Central San Joaquin Valley of California. University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Oakland, CA.
26. Prokopy, R. J., and E. O. Owens. 1983. Visual detection of plants by herbivorous insects. Annu. Rev. Entornol. 28: 337-364.
27. Prokopy, R.J., R.G.Adams, and K.J.Hauschild. 1979. Visual responses of tarnished plant bug adults on apple. Environ. Entomol. 8: 202-205.
28. Renwick, J.A.A. 2002. The chemical world of crucivores: lures, treats and traps. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 104: 35-42.
29. Roetheli, J. C., K. D. Carlson, R. Kleiman, A. E. Thompson, D. A. Dierig, L. K. Glaser, M. G. Blasé, and J. Goodell. 1991. Lesquerella as a source of hydroxy fatty acids for industrial products. An assessment. U.S. Department of Agriculture/CSRS Office of Agricultural Materials, Washington, DC.
30. Smart, L. E., and M. M. Blight. 2000. Response of the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus, to traps baited with volatiles from oilseed rape, Brassica napus. J. Chem. Ecol. 26:1051-1064.
31. Snodgrass, G. L., and J. M. McWilliams. 1992. Rearing the tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) using a tissue paper oviposition site. J. Econ. Entomol. 85: 1162-1166.
32. Theis, N. 2006. Fragrance of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) attracts both floral herbivores and pollinators. J. Chem. Ecol. 32: 917-927.
33. Thompson, A. E., and D. A. Dierig. 1994. Initial selection and breeding of Lesquerella fendleri, a new industrial oilseed, Industr. Crops Prod. 2: 97-106.
34. Todd, J.L., M.O.Harris, and L.R.Nault. 1990. Importance of color stimuli in host-finding by Dalbulus leafhoppers. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 84: 245-255.
35. Tóth, M., A. Bozsik, F. Szentkiralyi, A. Letardi, M. R. Tabilio, M. Verdinelli, P. Zandigiacomo, J. Jekisa, and L. Szarukan. 2006. Phenylacetaldehyde: a chemical attractant for common green lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea s.l., Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Eur. J. Entomol. 103: 267-271.
36. Zhu, J., and K. C. Park. 2005. Methyl salicylate, a soybean aphid-induced plant volatile attractive to the predator Coccinella septempunctata. J. Chem. Ecol. 31: 1733-1746.