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Responses of Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to olfactory cues associated with novel genotypes developed by Sinapis alba L. × Brassica napus L.

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Many herbivorous insects use olfactory cues for host location. Extracts from Brassica napus L. have been shown to elicit electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (syn. C. assimilis (Paykull)) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). These include volatile products of the hydrolysis of glucosinolates. Here we present results of a laboratory olfactometer study examining the attractiveness of odours from flowering racemes and foliage of Sinapis alba L. (an inappropriate host for larval development), B. napus (an excellent host for larval development) and lines derived from S. alba × B. napus selected from colonization studies to demonstrate resistance or susceptibility. Results of this study indicate differential attraction of C. obstrictus to the odours of resistant and susceptible lines and suggest the role of hydrolysis products of glucosinolates, particularly the attractive effects of 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate.

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Acknowledgments

We are most grateful to Ross Adams, Jordana Hudak, Mike Gretzinger, Analea Mauro and Christina Gretzinger for capable technical assistance and to Dr. Héctor Cárcamo of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre for access to facilities. We would also like to thank Drs. Bob Lamb and Maya Evenden for invaluable comments on this manuscript. Funding for this project was provided by the Canola Council of Canada, University of Alberta and grants to LMD from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute.

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  1. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada

    James A. Tansey & Lloyd M. Dosdall

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, CW 405 Biological Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada

    Andrew Keddie

  3. Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada

    Ron S. Fletcher & Laima S. Kott

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Tansey, J.A., Dosdall, L.M., Keddie, A. et al. Responses of Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to olfactory cues associated with novel genotypes developed by Sinapis alba L. × Brassica napus L.. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 4, 95–106 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-010-9087-2

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