Arthropod-Plant Interactions

, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp 393–403 | Cite as

Volatile organic compounds emitted by bottlebrush species affect the behaviour of the sweet potato whitefly

  • Patrizia Sacchetti
  • Elisabetta Rossi
  • Lorenzo Bellini
  • Paolo Vernieri
  • Pier Luigi Cioni
  • Guido Flamini
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Abstract

The behavioural response of the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci biotype B, to the volatiles emitted by three different species of Callistemon (C. laevis, C. pallidus and C. phoeniceus) was assayed in still-air, and Y-tube olfactometers. B. tabaci adults showed a preference for C. pallidus, while C. laevis and C. phoeniceus were less attractive to the insects when compared to a blank control or to C. pallidus. Volatile organic compounds emitted by the leaves of the three Callistemon species were analysed by solid phase microextraction coupled with GC–MS. 1,8-Cineole was detected in high percentages in C. phoeniceus and C. laevis headspaces, while linalool was abundant in the headspace of C. pallidus. Because of this difference, behavioural tests in the Y-tube olfactometer were carried out also with 1,8-cineole and linalool. Adults of B. tabaci were attracted by linalool, while they were repelled by 1,8-cineole compared with pure air or linalool. These results support the role of these volatiles in the host plant selection process by a herbivorous insect and lay the foundations for the development of sustainable control strategies based on the manipulation of insect pest behaviour.

Keywords

Terpenes 1,8-Cineole Linalool Biotype B Attraction Olfactometer 
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Acknowledgments

The authors are very grateful to Prof. C. Rapisarda for B. tabaci biotype identification and Prof. A. Camussi for suggestions and assistance in statistical analyses.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Patrizia Sacchetti
    • 1
  • Elisabetta Rossi
    • 2
  • Lorenzo Bellini
    • 2
  • Paolo Vernieri
    • 2
  • Pier Luigi Cioni
    • 3
  • Guido Flamini
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Agrifood Production and Environmental SciencesUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
  2. 2.Department of Agriculture, Food and EnvironmentUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
  3. 3.Department of PharmacyUniversity of PisaPisaItaly

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