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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 309-316 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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