ArticleInsects2018
Utilization of Quercetin as an Oviposition Stimulant by Lab-Cultured
Article in Insects, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Evaluating the Effects of Flavonoids on Insects: Implications for Managing Pests Without Harming Beneficials.Insects · 2024Review
- Flavonoids as Insecticides in Crop Protection-A Review of Current Research and Future Prospects.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Flavonoids Are Intra- and Inter-Kingdom Modulator Signals.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Volatile and Non-Volatile Organic Compounds Stimulate Oviposition by Aphidophagous Predators.Insects · 2020Review
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- Potential of 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid as an Oviposition Stimulant for Mass-Reared Ladybird Beetles.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2019Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe discovery of natural products to improve the reproductive performance of mass-reared predators is an important aim for successful augmentative biological control. We tested the hypothesis that quercetin (a bioflavonoid) stimulates oviposition by the ladybird beetle
methodsWe conducted bioassays in solitary cages (housing one female) and communal cages (housing 10 females) to estimate daily oviposition site preferences, egg production in response to quercetin in the presence or absence of a tissue paper substrate, and female “resting” positions.
resultsFemales preferentially oviposited within 1⁻2 cm of quercetin powder, held in a tiny dish, at the base of cages. When given a choice, females oviposited in the dish with quercetin over a tissue paper substrate. In one of two experiments, they produced more egg clutches, regardless of oviposition site, when the quercetin and tissue were in close juxtaposition. Females “rested” on the tissue in the presence or absence of quercetin.
conclusionThis study provides evidence that quercetin can be utilized as an oviposition stimulant by
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