Variation in Aggregation Pheromone Secretion of Bean Bug, Riptortus clavatus
2009
Huh, H.S., Southern Forest Research Center, KFRI, Jinju, Republic of Korea | Jang, S.A., Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea | Park, C.G., Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
Male adults of bean bug, Riptortus clavatus Thunberg (Heteroptera: Alydidae), release aggregation pheromone (AP) which consists of (E)-2-hexenyl (Z)-3-hexenoate (E2HZ3H), (E)-2-hexenyl (E)-2-hexenoate (E2HE2H), and tetradecyl isobutyrate (TI). Variation in the pheromonal secretion were checked by the factors of age, mating status, seasons, body weight and time in a day. There were no significant differences in the amounts of AP secretion by mating, body weight, and time in a day. Higher amount of AP was detected from older males than younger ones. The amount of AP detected was higher in the males collected from April to September than in those collected during October. No AP was detected in the males of November and December. These phenomena in the AP secretion were discussed in relation to food exploitation and reproductive diapause of the bean bug.
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