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Olfactory Response and Host Plant Feeding of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons Walker to Common Plants in a Gregarious Zone
Autor
ESAU RUIZ SANCHEZ
Colaborador
MARIO ANTONIO POOT PECH (Colaborador)
HORACIO SALOMON BALLINA GOMEZ (Colaborador)
MARIA MARCELA GAMBOA ANGULO (Colaborador)
ARTURO REYES RAMIREZ (Colaborador)
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Acceso Abierto
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doi: DOI 10.1007/s13744-016-0385-y
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Resumen o descripción
The Central American locust (CAL) Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons Walker is one of the most harmful plant pests in the Yucatan Peninsula, where an important gregarious zone is located. The olfactory response and host plant acceptance by the CAL have not been studied in detail thus far. In this work, the olfactory response of the CAL to odor of various plant species was evaluated using an olfactometer test system. In addition, the host plant acceptance was assessed by the consumption of leaf area. Results showed that the CAL was highly attracted to odor of Pisonia aculeata. Evaluation of host plant acceptance showed that the CAL fed on Leucaena glauca and Waltheria americana, but not on P. aculeata or Guazuma ulmifolia. Analysis of leaf thickness, and leaf content of nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) showed that the CAL was attracted to plant species with low leaf C content.
Fecha de publicación
1 de agosto de 2016
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Artículo
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Fuente
Neotropical Entomology. 45(4), 382–388, 2016
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Reyes-Ramírez, A. (2016). Olfactory Response and Host Plant Feeding of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons. Neotropical entomology, 45(4), 382-388.
Sugerencia de citación
Poot-Pech, M. A., Ruiz-Sánchez, E., Ballina-Gómez, H. S., Gamboa-Angulo, M. M.,
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Repositorio Institucional CICY
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