Nordlander, Göran
- Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Forskningsartikel2018Vetenskapligt granskad
Unelius, C. Rikard; Bohman, Bjorn; Nordlander, Goran
This study concludes an extensive investigation of antifeedants for the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an economically important pest of planted conifer seedlings. Building on the previously reported antifeedant effects of benzoates and phenylpropanoids (aromatic compounds with one- or three-carbon-atom substituents on the benzene ring), we here report the antifeedant effects of compounds with two-carbon-atom side chains (i.e., phenylacetates). We also present new results; the best antifeedants from the benzoate class were tested at 10-fold lower concentrations in order to find the optimal antifeedants. Generally, for all three compound classes, efficient antifeedants were found to have one or two methyl, chloro, or methoxy substituents on the aromatic ring. For monosubstituted phenylpropanoids, the substituent preferably should be in the para-position. In the search for synergistic antifeedant effects among the three compound classes, combinations of compounds from the three classes were tested in binary and ternary mixtures.
pine weevil; Hylobius abietis; synergism; conifer-seedling protection; feeding deterrent; structure activity relationships
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2018, Volym: 66, nummer: 44, sidor: 11797-11805 Utgivare: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
SLU Nätverk växtskydd
Jordbruksvetenskap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03830
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/97202