PLANTS ARE BETTER PROTECTED AGAINST SPIDER-MITES AFTER EXPOSURE TO VOLATILES FROM INFESTED CONSPECIFICS

被引:140
作者
BRUIN, J [1 ]
DICKE, M [1 ]
SABELIS, MW [1 ]
机构
[1] AGR UNIV WAGENINGEN,DEPT ENTOMOL,6700 EH WAGENINGEN,NETHERLANDS
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1992年 / 48卷 / 05期
关键词
INFORMATION TRANSFER; COMMUNICATION; CONTAMINATION; HERBIVORE; SPIDER-MITE (TETRANYCHUS-URTICAE); PREDATOR; PREDATORY MITE (PHYTOSEIULUS-PERSIMILIS); COTTON (GOSSYPIUM-HIRSUTUM); INDUCED PLANT DEFENSE; TRITROPHIC INTERACTIONS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01928181
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When infested by herbivorous mites, cotton seedlings produce volatile cues that elicit attraction of predatory mites. Experiments were carried out to elucidate how downwind uninfested conspecific seedlings are affected by these volatiles. It was found that the rate of oviposition of herbivorous mites was reduced on seedlings exposed to volatiles from infested seedlings. Moreover, predatory mites were attracted by exposed uninfested seedlings. These results strongly suggest that uninfested plants are better protected against herbivore attack when exposed to airborne chemicals released by their infested neighbours.
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页码:525 / 529
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