Biological evidence of an oviposition-deterring pheromone in Lobesia botrana Den. et Schiff. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) | Mise en evidence d'une pheromone anti-oviposition chez Lobesia botrana Den. et Schiff. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)
1992
Gabel, Bruno | Thiery, Denis, D. | Laboratoire de neurobiologie comparée des invertébrés ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]anglais. Females of the European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana Den. et Schiff.) usually deposit isolated eggs on flowers and berries of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). We have investigated whether an epideictic pheromone could be present on the egg surface to explain this spacing behavior. About 21,000 eggs ofL. botrana were washed in cold methanol, and the biological activity was tested in a two-choice bioassay offering treated and nontreated areas. Different dilutions of the extract were tested in methanol, which was inactive alone. At the dose of four egg equivalents per microliter of extract, the number of eggs laid by theL. botrana females was reduced by as much as 57% on the treated areas compared to nontreated areas. A longer-term suppression of oviposition (at least 24 hr) following an exposure to the extract occurred for two doses (0.6 and 4.0 eggs/µl) of egg extract. Our results strongly suggest the occurrence of an oviposition-deterring pheromone (ODP) on the eggs ofL. botrana. The ecological value of these results is discussed.
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