Calatayud Paul-André, Ahuya P., Le Rü Bruno. (2014). Importance of the experimental setup in research on attractiveness of odours in moths : an example with Busseola fusca. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 152 (1), p. 72-76. ISSN 0013-8703.
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Importance of the experimental setup in research on attractiveness of odours in moths : an example with Busseola fusca
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2014,
152 (1), p. 72-76 ISSN 0013-8703
Wind tunnel and Y-tube olfactometer studies are useful for demonstrating the responsiveness of male moths to sex pheromones. However, in the cereal stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), wind tunnel bioassays yielded poor results when the behavioural responses of females to plant odours were tested. We demonstrated that for B.fusca females, the Y-tube olfactometer was better suited for measuring the attractiveness of plant odours, compared with the wind tunnel. In particular, we showed B.fusca preference for odours of a host over a non-host plant species using this apparatus. Behavioural responses for B.fusca after host finding are also discussed.
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Sciences du monde végétal [076]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
