Electroantennogram responses of the colorado beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata, to plant volatiles
1979
VISSER, J.H.
Electroantennogram responses of Colorado beetles were recorded to 53 plant volatiles including isomers. The system of antennal olfactory receptors is selective, even at high doses several compounds cause fairly small responses. Diminishing the concentration to a moderate stimulus strength reduces the number of perceptible chemicals. Distinct electroantennogram responses are obtained to a group of closely related components, namely the general green leaf volatiles trans-2-hexen-1-ol, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, hexanol-1, trans-2-hexenal, hexanal and cis-3-hexenyl-acetate, and to isomers such as trans-3-hexen-1-ol and cis-2-hexen-1-ol. The threshold concentration of the most effective compound, trans-2-hexen-1-ol is 1.2 × 10⁸ molecules per ml of air. The antennal olfactory receptors of the Colorado beetle are sensitively tuned to the perception of these general green leaf volatiles. As olfactory receptors of a number of phytophagous insects have been reported to respond to these components, this volatile complex probably plays a part in the host selection behaviour of various phytophagous insects.
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