Behavioural Response of the Parasitoid Cotesia flavipes to Herbivore Induced Volatiles in Sweet Sorghum

Authors

  • S. Shwetha ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana State
  • P. G. Padmaja ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.529

Keywords:

Sweet sorghum, spotted stemborer, oviposition, air entrainment, volatiles, nonanal, caryophyllene, decanal, parasitoid, attraction, olfactometer, behavioural assay

Abstract

Plants emit a variety of compounds in response to an attack by herbivores. Herbivore-induced plant
volatiles (HIPVs) mediate interactions between plants and natural enemies. Volatiles were collected from
sweet sorghum plants oviposited by Chilo partellus Swinhoe and the response of the parasitoid Cotesia
flavipes Cameron to these volatiles were tested in four-arm olfactometer. Cotesia flavipes spent significantly more time (6.52± 0.72 min, p = 0.0000) in arm treated with C. partellus oviposited plant volatiles compared to untreated control (3.17± 0.19 min). These compounds were identified by GC-MS as octanal, decanal, nonanal, 6-methyl 5 heptanone and caryophyllene. Nonanal and decanal were 8.46 and 4.66%, respectively in plants with Chilo eggs, whereas in the control plants, it was 5.48 and 1.39%, respectively. The behaviour of parasitoid towards HIPVs enhances the development of sustainable IPM strategies by manipulating the foraging behaviour of parasitoids.

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Published

2022-05-31

How to Cite

Shwetha, S., & Padmaja, P. G. (2022). Behavioural Response of the Parasitoid <i>Cotesia flavipes</i> to Herbivore Induced Volatiles in Sweet Sorghum. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.529

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Volume 85, Issue 1, March 2023

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