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1 December 2011 Multimodal Cues Drive Host-Plant Assessment in Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri)
Joseph M. Patt, William G. Meikle, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Mamoudou Sétamou, Robert Mangan, Chenghai Yang, Nasir Malik, John J. Adamczyk
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Abstract

Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) transmits the causal agent of Huanglongbing, a devastating disease of citrus trees. In this study we measured behavioral responses of D. citri to combinations of visual, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli in test arenas. Stimuli were presented to the psyllids in droplets or lines of an emulsified wax formulation in two different arena types in no-choice tests. First, when placed on a colored ring situated halfway between the center and perimeter of a petri dish, D. citri spent more time on yellow versus gray rings; however, this response disappeared when either gray or yellow wax droplets were applied. When the psyllids were presented with droplets scented with terpenes, the response to both scent and color was increased. The addition of a dilute (≈0.1 M) sucrose solution to the wax droplets increased the magnitude of D. citri responses. Next, groups of D. citri were placed on plastic laboratory film covering a sucrose solution, to mimic a leaf surface. Test stimuli were presented via two ‘midribs’ made from lines of emulsified wax formulation. Probing levels were measured as a function of color saturation and scent composition, and concentration. The test scents were based on qualitatively major volatiles emitted by Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack, Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, and C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck. The highest probing response was observed on the middle concentration (20-µl scent/10 ml wax formulation) of the C. aurantifolia-scented wax lines. Results indicate that there are interactive effects between the different sensory modalities in directing host-plant assessment behavior.

© 2011 Entomological Society of America
Joseph M. Patt, William G. Meikle, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Mamoudou Sétamou, Robert Mangan, Chenghai Yang, Nasir Malik, and John J. Adamczyk "Multimodal Cues Drive Host-Plant Assessment in Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri)," Environmental Entomology 40(6), 1494-1502, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN11149
Received: 17 June 2011; Accepted: 1 October 2011; Published: 1 December 2011
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KEYWORDS
host-finding behavior
huanglongbin
olfactory
plantherbivore interactions
visual
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