Abstract
Maysin, a flavone glycoside from corn silks, inhibits ingestion, and thus growth, ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae. Pinitol from soybeans inhibitedH. zea growth by the same mechanism. Despite the widely held assumption that tannins inhibit growth by inhibiting assimilation, cotton condensed tannin inhibitedH. zea growth by reducing ingestion; no evidence was found for a reduction in assimilation. Neonate larvae are shown to be much more sensitive to allelochemics than larvae that have fed on control diet before being transferred to diet containing plant allelochemics.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Bernays, E. A. 1978. Tannins: An alternative viewpoint.Entomol. Exp. Appl. 24:244–253.
Bernays, E.A. 1981. Plant tannins and insect herbivores: An appraisal.Ecol. Entomol. 6:353–360.
Bernays, E.A., Chamberlain, D.J., andLeather, E.M. 1981. Tolerance of acridids to ingested condensed tannin.J. Chem. Ecol. 7:247–256.
Chan, B.G., Waiss, A.C., Jr., andLukefahr, M. 1978a. Condensed tannin, an antibiotic chemical fromGossypium hirsutum.J. Insect Physiol. 24:113–118.
Chan, B.G., Waiss, A.C., Jr., Stanley, W.L., andGoodban, A.E. 1978b. A rapid diet preparation method for antibiotic phytochemical bioassay.J. Econ. Entomol. 71:366–368.
Dreyer, D.L., Chan, B.C., Waiss, A.C., Jr., Hartwig, E.E., andBeland, G.L. 1979. Pinitol, a larval growth inhibitor forHeliothis zea in soybeans.Experientia 35:1182–1183.
Erickson, J.M., andFeeny, P.P. 1974. Sinigrin: A chemical barrier to the black swallowtail butterfly.Ecology 55:103–111.
Feeny, P.P. 1968. Effect of oak leaf tannins on larval growth of the winter moth,Operophtera brumata.J. Insect Physiol. 14:805–817.
Feeny, P.P. 1969. Inhibitory effect of oak leaf tannins of the hydrolysis of proteins by trypsin.Phytochemistry 8:2119–2126.
Fox, L.R., andMacauley, B. J. 1977. Insect grazing onEucalyptus in response to variations in leaf tannins and nitrogen.Oecologia 29:146–162.
Freedman, B., Nowak, L.J., Kwolek, W.F., Berry, E.C., andGuthrie, W.D. 1979. A bioassay for plant-derived pest control agents using the European corn borer.J. Econ. Entomol. 72:541–545.
Hiogins, R.A., andPedigo, L.P. 1979. A laboratory antifeedant simulation bioassay for phytophagous insects.J. Econ. Entomol. 72:238–244.
Reese, J.C. 1979. Interactions of allelochemicals with nutrients in herbivore food, pp. 309–330, inG.A. Rosenthal andD.H. Janzen (eds.). Herbivores: Their Interaction with Secondary Plant Metabolites. Academic Press, New York, 718p.
Reese, J.C., andBeck, S.D. 1976a. Effects of allelochemics on the black cutworm,Agrotis ipsilon: Effects ofp-benzoquinone, hydroquinone, and duroquinone on larval growth, development, and utilization of food.Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 69:59–67.
Reese, J.C., andBeck, S.D. 1976b. Effects of allelochemics on the black cutworm,Agrotis ipsilon: Effects of catechol,l-dopa, dopamine, and chlorogenic acid on larval growth, development, and utilization of food.Ann. Entomol. Soc. 69:68–72.
Reese, J. C. andBeck, S.D. 1976c. Effects of allelochemics on the black cutworm,Agrotis ipsilon: Effects of resorcinol, phloroglucinol, and gallic acid on larval growth, development, and utilization of food.Ann. Entomol. Soc. 69:999–1003.
Shaver, T.N., andParrott, L.W. 1970. Relationship of larval age to toxicity of gossypol to bollworms.J. Econ. Entomol. 63:1802–1804.
Slansky, F., Jr., andFeeny, P. 1977. Stabilization of the rate of nitrogen accumulation by larvae of the cabbage butterfly on wild and cultivated food plants.Ecol. Monogr. 47:209–228.
Waiss, A.C., Jr., Chan, E.G., Elliger, C.A., Wiseman, B.R., McMillian, W.W., Widstrom, N.W., Zuber, M.S., andKeaster, A.J. 1979. Maysin, a flavone glycoside from corn silks with antibiotic activity toward corn earworm.J Econ. Entomol. 72:256–258.
Waiss, A.C.,Jr., Chan, B.G.,Elliger, C.A., andBinder, R.G. 1981. Biologically active cotton constituents in cotton and their significance in HPR.Proc. Beltwide Cotton Prod. Res. Conf. January 4–8, 1981, pp. 61–62
Waldbauer, G. P. 1968. The consumption and utilization of food by insects.Adv. Insect Physiol. 5:229–288.
Wright, D.P. Jr., 1963. Antifeeding compounds for insect control.Adv. Chem. Ser. 41:56–63.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Reference to a company and/or product named by the department is only for purposes of information and does not imply approval or recommendation of the product to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable.
Published with the approval of the director of the Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station as Miscellaneous Paper No. 968, Contribution No. 514 of the Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Reese, J.C., Chan, B.G. & Waiss, A.C. Effects of cotton condensed tannin, maysin (Corn) and pinitol (soybeans) onHeliothis zea growth and development. J Chem Ecol 8, 1429–1436 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989100
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989100