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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-316 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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