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Volatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae)

dc.contributor.authorSouna, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorBokonon-Ganta, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorDannou, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorImorou, N.
dc.contributor.authorAgui, B.
dc.contributor.authorCusumano, A.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, R.
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, B.R.
dc.contributor.authorVolkoff, A.N.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:27:30Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:27:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationSouna, D.A., Bokonon-Ganta, A.H., Dannon, E.A., Imorou, N., Agui, B., Cusumano, A., ... & Tamò, M. (2018). Volatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae). Biological Control, 1-6.
dc.identifier.issn1049-9644
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4950
dc.descriptionOpen Access Article; Published online: 9 Nov 2018.
dc.description.abstractPlants damaged by herbivores are known to release odors attracting parasitoids. However, there is currently no information how leguminous plants damaged by the pod borer Maruca vitrata attract the exotic larval parasitoid Therophilus javanus, which was imported into Benin from the putative area of origin of the pod borer in tropical Asia for assessing its potential as a biological control agent. In this study, we used Y-tube olfactometer bioassays to investigate T. javanus response towards odors emitted by four M. vitrata-damaged host plants: cowpea Vigna unguiculata, the most important cultivated host, and the naturally occurring legumes Lonchocarpus sericeus, Sesbania rostrata and Tephrosia platycarpa. Olfactory attraction of T. javanus was influenced by the species of plant damaged by the pod borer. Moreover, odors released from M. vitrata-infested host plant organs (flowers and pods) were discriminated over non-infested organs in cowpea and T. platycarpa, respectively. These results are discussed in the context of the possible impact of M. vitrata host plants on T. javanus foraging activity and subsequent establishment in natural environments following experimental releases.
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of France
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectNatural Enemies
dc.subjectOlfaction
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectHost Plants
dc.subjectBenin
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.subjectPests
dc.titleVolatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae)
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité d'Abomey Calavi
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.creator.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalBiological Control
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid102045
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.11.002


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