Plant secondary compounds as oviposition deterrents for cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

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Abstract

Oviposition by Pieris rapae butterflies was deterred by spraying the plant secondary compounds coumarin and rutin on cabbage plants in greenhouse choice tests. In no-choice tests ranging from 5 min to 24 hr, acceptance of rutin-treated plants for oviposition increased with trial duration. Both coumarin and rutin deterred oviposition primarily by affecting prealighting rather than postalighting behavior, indicating that deterrence was mediated by noncontact cues.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)309-316
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chemical Ecology
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1987

Keywords

  • Cruciferae
  • Lepidoptera
  • Oviposition deterrence
  • Pieridae
  • Pieris rapae
  • cabbage
  • cabbage butterfly
  • coumarin
  • insect-plant interactions
  • oviposition behavior
  • plant secondary compounds
  • rutin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Biochemistry

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