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Title: BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE HOST PLANT VOLATILES FOR DIORHABDA ELONGATA

Author
item Cosse, Allard
item Bartelt, Robert
item Zilkowski, Bruce
item BEAN, DANIEL - UNIV CA, DAVIS, CA

Submitted to: National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/17/2004
Publication Date: 11/17/2004
Citation: Cosse, A.A., Bartelt, R.J., Zilkowski, B.W., Bean, D.W. 2004. Biologically active host plant volatiles for Diorhabda elongata [abstract]. National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Abstract No. C0915.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The leaf beetle Diorhabda elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a biological control agent of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), an invasive shrub found throughout the Western U.S. Identifying behavioral active compounds from saltcedar foliage might result in a better understanding of how D. elongata beetles locate their host plants and attractive saltcedar compounds could also be used as a tool in monitoring the dispersal of the beetles. Current study has identified several saltcedar foliage compounds by using the beetle antenna as sensitive detectors of biological active compounds. Several of these antennally active compounds were highly attractive to the beetles in the field.