Insect Feeding Stimulants from the Leaf Surface of Populus Export

@article{citeulike:4811203, abstract = {Leaf surface chemicals from a beetle-preferred poplar clone, Eugenei (Populus deltoides × Populus nigra), induce feeding in adult cottonwood leaf beetles, Chrysomela scripta. The feeding stimulants were isolated and identified as n-beheryl alcohol (C22), n-lignoceryl alcohol (C24), n-hexacosanol (C26), n-octacosanol (C28), n-triacontanol (C30), and a-tocopherylquinone [2-(3-hydroxy-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-2,5 cyclo-hexadiene-1,4-dione] (a-TQ). It is the first time that a-TQ has been reported as a feeding stimulant for an insect. Fatty alcohols or a-TQ alone do not induce beetle feeding significantly, but a mixture of alcohols and a-TQ synergistically stimulates beetle feeding. The role of these feeding stimulants in insect feeding behaviors and possible use in a pest management program is discussed.}, author = {Lin, S. and Binder, B. F. and Hart, E. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {4811203}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022351415467}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/t278272583351770}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1022351415467}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, keywords = {chrysomela, feeding, insect, leaf, populus, stimulant, surface, volatiles}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {1781--1790}, posted-at = {2009-06-11 12:58:14}, priority = {2}, title = {Insect Feeding Stimulants from the Leaf Surface of Populus}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022351415467}, volume = {24}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4811203 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4811203 N2 - Leaf surface chemicals from a beetle-preferred poplar clone, Eugenei (Populus deltoides × Populus nigra), induce feeding in adult cottonwood leaf beetles, Chrysomela scripta. The feeding stimulants were isolated and identified as n-beheryl alcohol (C22), n-lignoceryl alcohol (C24), n-hexacosanol (C26), n-octacosanol (C28), n-triacontanol (C30), and a-tocopherylquinone [2-(3-hydroxy-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-2,5 cyclo-hexadiene-1,4-dione] (a-TQ). It is the first time that a-TQ has been reported as a feeding stimulant for an insect. Fatty alcohols or a-TQ alone do not induce beetle feeding significantly, but a mixture of alcohols and a-TQ synergistically stimulates beetle feeding. The role of these feeding stimulants in insect feeding behaviors and possible use in a pest management program is discussed. IS - 11 JF - Journal of Chemical Ecology EP - 1790 TI - Insect Feeding Stimulants from the Leaf Surface of Populus VL - 24 SP - 1781 KW - chrysomela KW - feeding KW - insect KW - leaf KW - populus KW - stimulant KW - surface KW - volatiles AU - Lin, S AU - Binder, BF AU - Hart, ER PY - 1998/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022351415467 ER -