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ArticleJournal of chemical ecology2019

Characterization of Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae).

Saliou Niassy, Amanuel Tamiru, James G C Hamilton, William D J Kirk, Roland Mumm, Cassie Sims, Willem Jan de Kogel, Sunday Ekesi, Nguya K Maniania, Krishnakumari Bandi and 2 more

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Article in Journal of chemical ecology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Saliou NiassyInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Amanuel TamiruInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
James G C HamiltonSchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
William D J KirkSchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
Roland MummWageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 16, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Cassie SimsSchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
Willem Jan de KogelWageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 16, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Sunday EkesiInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Nguya K ManianiaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Krishnakumari BandiSchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
Fraser MitchellSchool of Life Sciences, Keele University, Huxley Building, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
Sevgan SubramanianInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. ssubramania@icipe.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4447-0744
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology · KEKeele University · GBWageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

African Union Research Grant AURG/108/2012Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P022391/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aggregation of the bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has been observed on cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. To understand the mechanism underpinning this behavior, we studied the responses of M. sjostedti to headspace volatiles from conspecifics in a four-arm olfactometer. Both male and female M. sjostedti were attracted to male, but not to female odor. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses revealed the presence of two distinct compounds in male M. sjostedti headspace, namely (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate (major compound) and (R)-lavandulol (minor compound); by contrast, both compounds were only present in trace amounts in female headspace collections. A behavioral assay using synthetic compounds showed that male M. sjostedti was attracted to both (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate and (R)-lavandulol, while females responded only to (R)-lavandulyl 3-methylbutanoate. This is the first report of a male-produced aggregation pheromone in the genus Megalurothrips. The bean flower thrips is the primary pest of cowpea, which is widely grown in sub-Saharan Africa. The attraction of male and female M. sjostedti to these compounds offers an opportunity to develop ecologically sustainable management methods for M. sjostedti in Africa.

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Acyclic MonoterpenesAnimalsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMonoterpenesSex AttractantsSexual Behavior, AnimalThysanopteraVignaAcyclic MonoterpeneslavandulolMonoterpenesSex AttractantsGrain legumesHeadspace analysisMegalurothrips sjostedtiOlfactometer bioassayThrips pheromone

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