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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Semiochemicals used in host location by the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus Hampei
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Volume 35, No. 8, Year 2009
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The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei is a serious pest in many coffee growing countries. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of H. hampei to volatiles of different phenological stages of coffee, Coffea arabica, fruits were studied in order to identify volatile semiochemicals used in host location. Volatiles were collected from different phenological stages of C. arabica fruit by air entrainment. Electrophysiological recordings were made from insect antennae. Behavioral assays were carried out using a Perspex four-arm olfactometer. Insects spent significantly more time in the region of the olfactometer where ripe and dry fruit volatiles were present compared to control regions. Coupled gas chromatography-electroantennography revealed the presence of six electrophysiologically active compounds in C. arabica volatiles. These were identified by using GC and GC-MS as methylcyclohexane, ethylbenzene, nonane, 1-octen-3-ol, (R)-limonene, and (R)-3-ethyl-4-methylpentanol. In the olfactometer bioassay, H. hampei showed a significant response to 3-ethyl-4-methylpentanol, methylcyclohexane, nonane, ethylbenzene, and a synthetic blend of these four compounds. Attraction to the synthetic blend was comparable to that for the natural sample. The significance of the study is discussed in terms of semiochemical based pest management methods of the coffee berry borer. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mendesil, Esayas
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Jimma Agricultural Research Centre
Bruce, Toby J.A.
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Woodcock, Christine M.
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Caulfield, John C.
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Seyoum, Emiru
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Pickett, John Anthony
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Statistics
Citations: 49
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10886-009-9685-6
ISSN:
00980331
e-ISSN:
15731561
Research Areas
Environmental