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Conspecific and Heterogeneric Lacewings Respond to (Z)-4-Tridecene Identified from Chrysopa formosa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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Abstract

Green lacewings (Chrysopidae) are predators of soft-bodied pest insects and are among the most important biological control agents in crop protection. Chrysopa spp. are of special importance since, unlike most green lacewing species, adults are also predatory. The current study was undertaken in search of Chrysopa formosa compounds with semiochemical activity. Using coupled gas chromatography-electroantennography (GC-EAG), head and thorax extracts of C. formosa elicited EAG responses to a compound subsequently identified by coupled GC/mass spectrometry, microchemistry, chemical synthesis and GC peak enhancement as (Z)-4-tridecene. In field experiments, this compound decreased attraction of adult C. formosa to (1R,4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactol and that of Chrysoperla carnea species-complex to a ternary floral lure, with the inhibitory effect found to be dose-dependent. Our results suggest that (Z)-4-tridecene may serve as a general warning signal among multiple green lacewing species. Perspectives for potential practical applications are discussed.

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The current research was partially supported by the National Research Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) grant PD115938, the SMARTCROP project of the Research Council of Norway and the János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Rothamsted Research receives grant-aided support from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the United Kingdom.

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  1. Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, HAS, H-1022 Herman Ottó u. 15, Budapest, Hungary

    Sándor Koczor, Ferenc Szentkirályi & Miklós Tóth

  2. Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK

    József Vuts, John C. Caulfield, David M. Withall, John A. Pickett & Michael A. Birkett

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Koczor, S., Szentkirályi, F., Vuts, J. et al. Conspecific and Heterogeneric Lacewings Respond to (Z)-4-Tridecene Identified from Chrysopa formosa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). J Chem Ecol 44, 137–146 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-017-0920-2

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