2-Undecanone, a pupal mortality factor in Heliothis zea: sensitive larval stage and in planta activity in Lycopersicon hirsutum f. glabratum
1988
Farrar, Robert R. Jr | Kennedy, G. G. (George G.)
2-Undecanone, a compound found in the tips of the Type VI glandular trichomes of the wild tomato species Lycopersicon hirsutum f. glabratum C. H. Mull (accession PI 134417), when incorporated in artificial diet, was previously shown to cause pupal deformity and mortality among Heliothis zea (Boddie). In the present study, the developmental stage of H zea sensitive to the effects of dietary 2-undecanone was determined by rearing larvae through the fourth instar on diet with or without 2-undecanone, then transferring them to new diet either with or without 2-undecanone. Dietary levels of 2-undecanone (0.055% wet wt) were representative of concentrations found in PI 134417 foliage. Ingestion of 2-undecanone during the fifth instar was both necessary and sufficient to cause pupal mortality. Rearing fifth instar H. zea on PI 134417 foliage with glandular trichomes intact (2-undecanone present at 0.084 ± 0.026% wt wt) or with the trichomes, and hence 2-undecanone, removed indicated that these effects occur in planta. Potential implications of these findings for using 2-undecanone-mediated resistance for insect pest management are discussed.
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