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Effects of volatiles of non-host plants and other chemicals on oviposition of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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The response of adult females of Monochamus alternatus to volatiles of non-host plants was evaluated using a Y-tube olfactometer. Eight non-host plant species were tested, namely Broussonetia papyrifera, Cedrus deodara, Firmiana simplex, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Platycladus orientalis, Populus xiaohei, Salix babylonica and Sophora japonica. The volatiles of all test species, except those of C. deodara, repelled the females in the olfactometer bioassays. Oviposition by adult females on the host plant, Pinus massoniana, was deterred by the volatiles of non-host plants and by some other chemicals. Volatiles of P. orientalis had the strongest oviposition-deterring activity and those of S. japonica the least. Volatiles of C. deodara had no influence on oviposition of the females. Selected chemicals, namely benzaldehyde, citronellal, essential oil of Mentha spicata, eucalyptol, nerolidol, nicotine and salicylaldehyde, strongly deterred the females from oviposition, and nicotine caused maximum decrease in egg-laying and scar-excavation.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. A.J. Cockbain (Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK) for his reviewing and editing of the manuscript. Our thanks are also extended to Mr. Shengan Ma (Director of Xuancheng Forest Protection Station, Anhui Province, China) for his assistance in our study. We are also grateful for financial support from the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KSCX1-SW-13).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian, 100080, Beijing, China

    Shui-Qing Li, Yu-Ling Fang & Zhong-Ning Zhang

  2. College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, Hubei, China

    Shui-Qing Li

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Li, SQ., Fang, YL. & Zhang, ZN. Effects of volatiles of non-host plants and other chemicals on oviposition of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J Pest Sci 80, 119–123 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-006-0158-1

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