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Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of the Black-Banded Oak Borer, Coroebus florentinus, to Conspecific and Host-Plant Volatiles

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Aspects of the chemical ecology of the black-banded oak borer, (BBOB) Coroebus florentinus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), were studied. Odors produced by males and females were similar, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Nonanal, decanal, and geranylacetone, identified in the headspace of both sexes, elicited strong electroantennographic responses from male antennae, but not from female antennae. In dual-choice olfactometer experiments, a blend of these three compounds was attractive to both sexes; males responded to decanal alone, while females responded to geranylacetone alone, suggesting that these compounds are responsible for activity of the blend to the respective sexes. Antennae of both sexes responded electroantennographically to the green leaf volatiles (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-hexenol, 1-hexanol, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, and n-hexyl acetate, all identified from the host plant Quercus suber. In behavioral experiments, only females were attracted to host-plant odors, and in tests with synthetic compounds, females were attracted to (E)-2-hexenol, 1-hexanol, and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate. It is likely that these compounds play a role in foraging and/or oviposition behavior of BBOB females.

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We gratefully acknowledge Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino for financial support (Encomienda de Gestión Ministerio de Medio Ambiente-CSIC, 2006–2010). We also thank Generalitat de Catalunya for a FI fellowship to B.F., Lourdes Muñoz (IQAC, CSIC) for synthesis of isopropyl n-dodecanoate, Josep M. Riba (Servei Gestió Forestal, Generalitat de Catalunya), and Antonio Torrell (Forestal Catalana, Generalitat de Catalunya) for help and advice in the collection of BBOB specimens in Catalunya, and Eduardo Pérez-Laorga (Servicio de Prevención de Incendios y Sanidad Forestal, Generalitat Valenciana) and Miguel Prieto and Eudaldo Gonzalez (Servicio de Sanidad Forestal y Equilibrios Biológicos, MARM) for providing specimens from Valencia and Madrid, respectively. We also are indebted to Manuel Zarzo (Univ. Politécnica de Valencia) for statistical advice, Gerardo Sánchez (Servicio de Sanidad Forestal y Equilibrios Biológicos, MARM) for coordination of the project, Belén Torres for logistical and administrative support, and Mariano Rojo (Departament de Medi Ambiente, Generalitat de Catalunya) for continuous support and encouragement.

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    Benjamin Fürstenau, Gloria Rosell, Angel Guerrero & Carmen Quero

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Fürstenau, B., Rosell, G., Guerrero, A. et al. Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of the Black-Banded Oak Borer, Coroebus florentinus, to Conspecific and Host-Plant Volatiles. J Chem Ecol 38, 378–388 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0110-1

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