Behavioral Response of the Borer Beetle Hoplocerambyx spinicornis to Volatile Compounds of the Tree Shorea robusta

Essential oils isolated from leaves (LO), bast (BO), heartwood (HO), and ethereal extract of resin (EER) of Shorea robusta were bioassayed with electroantennograph (EAG) and wind tunnel to study the behavioral response of male and female beetles, Hoplocerambyx spinicornis Newm., the most injurious h...

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Published in:Chemistry & biodiversity 2005-06, Vol.2 (6), p.785-791
Main Authors: Varshney, Vinay K., Dayal, Rameshwar, Bhandari, Raghubir S., Jyoti, Karanam N., Prasuna, Attaluri L., Prasad, Attaluri R., Yadav, Jhillu S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal - drug effects
Cerambycidae
Coleoptera - physiology
Ericales - chemistry
Female
Hoplocerambyx spinicornis
Male
Molecular Structure
Oils, Volatile - chemistry
Oils, Volatile - pharmacology
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Plant Oils - chemistry
Plant Oils - pharmacology
Resins, Plant - chemistry
Shorea robusta
Wood - chemistry
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Summary:Essential oils isolated from leaves (LO), bast (BO), heartwood (HO), and ethereal extract of resin (EER) of Shorea robusta were bioassayed with electroantennograph (EAG) and wind tunnel to study the behavioral response of male and female beetles, Hoplocerambyx spinicornis Newm., the most injurious heartwood borer of the tree. LO, BO, HO, and EER were shown to exhibit the electrophysiological activity in the female beetle, while LO and BO in the male beetle. In wind‐tunnel studies, only BO elicited the attractant activity to both the sexes. A possible correlation of the constituents of the BO identified by GC/MS with the bioactivity is also presented.
ISSN:1612-1872
1612-1880
DOI:10.1002/cbdv.200590056