'Attract and reward': Combining a herbivore-induced plant volatile with floral resource supplementation - Multi-trophic level effects

Orre Gordon, G. U. Sofia; Wratten, Steve; Jonsson, Mattias; Simpson, Marja; Hale, Roddy

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.10.003

Research article2013Peer reviewed

'Attract and reward': Combining a herbivore-induced plant volatile with floral resource supplementation - Multi-trophic level effects

Orre Gordon, G. U. Sofia; Wratten, Steve; Jonsson, Mattias; Simpson, Marja; Hale, Roddy

Abstract

Combining MeSA and buckwheat could be beneficial because the two techniques increase the abundance of different natural enemies. Thus, these results indicate that A&R has potential as a CBC technique, as long as any unwanted side effects can be managed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Methyl salicylate; Buckwheat; Conservation biological control

Published in

Biological Control
2013, volume: 64, number: 2, pages: 106-115
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

SLU Authors

Jonsson, Mattias
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.10.003

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/51404