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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2010

Yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis) extract deters feeding and oviposition of Plutella xylostella and attracts its natural enemy

Egigu, Meseret C.; Ibrahim, Mohamed A.; Yahya, Asha; Holopainen, Jarmo K.

Abstract

The effects of yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis Hemsl.) leaf extract on feeding and oviposition by diamondback moth (DBM) (Plutella xylostella L.) and the behavior of DBM parasitoid, Cotesia vestalis (Haliday), were studied. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the headspace of intact and DBM-damaged broccoli plants sprayed with yeheb extracts (YE) were also analyzed. Larval feeding and growth, and oviposition by adult DBM were strongly inhibited by the extract. Cotesia vestalis were attracted to volatile blends from intact or DBM-damaged broccoli plants sprayed with YE over intact plants sprayed with water or methanol. Analyses of VOCs in the headspace of broccoli plants revealed that both intact and DBM-damaged plants sprayed with YE showed remarkable differences in sesquiterpene compounds compared to intact control treatments. These combined negative effects of YE on DBM fitness together with positive effects on the parasitoid show that yeheb is a potential source of compounds for use in integrated pest management to control damage caused by DBM.

Keywords

Yeheb extract; Cordeauxia edulis; Herbivorous insects; Cotesia vestalis; Plutella xylostella; Natural enemy

Published in

BioControl
2010, Volume: 55, number: 5, pages: 613-624
Publisher: SPRINGER

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Behavioral Sciences Biology
    Ecology
    Agricultural Science

    Publication identifier

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-010-9287-9

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/47855