Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata

Fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae) are a serious problem for fruit production and for local and international trade. Biological control is increasingly included as a pest control tool within integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, seeking to reduce pesticides and improve fruit quality. Cera...

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Autores principales: Devescovi, Francisco, Fernández, Patricia, Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique, Nussenbaum, Ana Laura, Segura, Diego Fernando
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17329
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13417
https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13417
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author Devescovi, Francisco
Fernández, Patricia
Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Segura, Diego Fernando
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Devescovi, Francisco
Fernández, Patricia
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Segura, Diego Fernando
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Fernández, Patricia
Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Segura, Diego Fernando
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description Fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae) are a serious problem for fruit production and for local and international trade. Biological control is increasingly included as a pest control tool within integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, seeking to reduce pesticides and improve fruit quality. Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), is probably the most damaging fruit fly pest, with a global distribution and more than 200 host species. The solitary larval endoparasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a biocontrol agent widely used against Tephritidae fruit fly pests. Previous studies showed that female wasps locate host larvae using visual, mechanical, and chemical cues. Here, we investigated the chemical basis of female parasitoid attraction to cues that guide D. longicaudata to the host, and thus unveil volatile organic compounds that might be used in IPM programmes. Female orientation to chemical cues was tested in a Y-tube olfactometer, where attraction to C. capitata-infested oranges, oranges with residues of larval activity, oranges infected with a green mould, and overripe oranges was confirmed. Volatiles from all these types of fruit were collected and used in gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry (MS) analyses. These studies allowed us to identify six candidate compounds that were present in all treated oranges but not in the control fruit (ripe and uninfested oranges): D-limonene, acetophenone, linalool, nonanal, decanal, and eugenol. Electroantennography (EAG) showed that acetophenone, nonanal, and decanal triggered dose-dependent responses, suggesting a relevant role in the process of host finding. Although responses to D-limonene, linalool, and eugenol were independent of the dose, they could be involved in host location in areas with high probability of host presence. The fact that these six compounds are shared by the four behaviourally attractive sources opens new possibilities for the development of novel tools to improve biocontrol programmes.
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spelling INTA173292024-04-08T14:14:42Z Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Devescovi, Francisco Fernández, Patricia Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Segura, Diego Fernando Attractants Biological Control Braconidae Chemical Ecology Tephritidae Hymenoptera Volatile Compounds Hosts Atrayentes Control Biológico Ceratitis capitata Ecología Química Compuesto Volátil Huéspedes Attractants Carnada Fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae) are a serious problem for fruit production and for local and international trade. Biological control is increasingly included as a pest control tool within integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, seeking to reduce pesticides and improve fruit quality. Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), is probably the most damaging fruit fly pest, with a global distribution and more than 200 host species. The solitary larval endoparasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a biocontrol agent widely used against Tephritidae fruit fly pests. Previous studies showed that female wasps locate host larvae using visual, mechanical, and chemical cues. Here, we investigated the chemical basis of female parasitoid attraction to cues that guide D. longicaudata to the host, and thus unveil volatile organic compounds that might be used in IPM programmes. Female orientation to chemical cues was tested in a Y-tube olfactometer, where attraction to C. capitata-infested oranges, oranges with residues of larval activity, oranges infected with a green mould, and overripe oranges was confirmed. Volatiles from all these types of fruit were collected and used in gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry (MS) analyses. These studies allowed us to identify six candidate compounds that were present in all treated oranges but not in the control fruit (ripe and uninfested oranges): D-limonene, acetophenone, linalool, nonanal, decanal, and eugenol. Electroantennography (EAG) showed that acetophenone, nonanal, and decanal triggered dose-dependent responses, suggesting a relevant role in the process of host finding. Although responses to D-limonene, linalool, and eugenol were independent of the dose, they could be involved in host location in areas with high probability of host presence. The fact that these six compounds are shared by the four behaviourally attractive sources opens new possibilities for the development of novel tools to improve biocontrol programmes. Instituto de Genética Fil: Devescovi, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Devescovi, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Devescovi, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Química de Biomoléculas; Argentina Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Orgánica. Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono; Argentina Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Universidad del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Universidad del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina 2024-04-08T13:43:06Z 2024-04-08T13:43:06Z 2024-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17329 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13417 1570-7458 https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13417 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E4-I079-001, Genética, genómica y ecología de insectos de importancia agronómica como insumo para el desarrollo de estrategias sustentables de control plagas info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata : 1–11 (First published: 06 February 2024)
spellingShingle Attractants
Biological Control
Braconidae
Chemical Ecology
Tephritidae
Hymenoptera
Volatile Compounds
Hosts
Atrayentes
Control Biológico
Ceratitis capitata
Ecología Química
Compuesto Volátil
Huéspedes
Attractants
Carnada
Devescovi, Francisco
Fernández, Patricia
Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Segura, Diego Fernando
Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title_full Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title_fullStr Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title_full_unstemmed Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title_short Direct and indirect host-related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata
title_sort direct and indirect host related volatile compounds attract a fruit fly parasitoid diachasmimorpha longicaudata
topic Attractants
Biological Control
Braconidae
Chemical Ecology
Tephritidae
Hymenoptera
Volatile Compounds
Hosts
Atrayentes
Control Biológico
Ceratitis capitata
Ecología Química
Compuesto Volátil
Huéspedes
Attractants
Carnada
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17329
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13417
https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13417
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