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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
ESAU RUIZ SANCHEZ
MARIO ANTONIO POOT PECH
HORACIO SALOMON BALLINA GOMEZ
MARIA MARCELA GAMBOA ANGULO
ARTURO REYES RAMIREZ
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
DOI 10.1007/s13744-016-0385-y
HOST SELECTION 
INSECT–PLANT INTERACTION 
LEAF TRAITS 
OLFACTOMETER 
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.
01-08-2016
Artículo
Neotropical Entomology. 45(4), 382–388, 2016
Inglés
Poot-Pech, M. A., Ruiz-Sánchez, E., Ballina-Gómez, H. S., Gamboa-Angulo, M. M., & Reyes-Ramírez, A. (2016). Olfactory Response and Host Plant Feeding of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons. Neotropical entomology, 45(4), 382-388.
BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA
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