Olfactory responses of banana pseudostem weevil Odoiporus longicollis Olivier to pheromone and host plant volatiles

• Authors : Palanichamy, S.; Padmanaban, B.; Vaganan, M.M.; Uma, S.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 2019


• Journal title : Indian Journal of Entomology


• Volume (number) : 81 (2)




• Pages : 306-308


• Peer-reviewed : Yes


• ISSN : 0367-8288, 0974-8172


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Banana pseudostem weevil Odoiporus longicollis Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an important pest of banana. In this study, its male produced aggregation pheromone was identified as 2-methy-4-heptanol (2M4H) which attracts both male and female. In order to achieve maximum attraction for field trapping, an aggregation pheromone (2M4H), host plant extract (HPE) and combination of 2M4H + HPE were evaluated under laboratory conditions with wind tunnel bioassay. Maximum weevil attraction was observed in the descending order of: 2M4H + HPE > 2M4H > HPE, suggesting a better synergistic effect of host plant extract on pheromone.


• Keywords : ODOIPORUS LONGICOLLIS; PHEROMONES; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; BANANA STEM WEEVIL


• Open access : No


• Document on publisher's site : View article on publisher's site


• Musalit document ID : IN190497

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