Volatile Compounds Released by Disturbed Females of Cephalonomia Stephanoderis (hymenoptera: Bethylidae): a Parasitoid of the Coffee Berry Borer Hypothenemus Hampei (coleoptera: Scolytidae)
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Volatile compounds released by disturbed females of the bethylid wasp Cephalonomia stephanoderis Betrem were collected and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The origin of volatiles and their behavioral effects on conspecifics were also investigated. The source of the volatile compounds was found to be the head, and more specifically, the mandibular glands. These glands contain skatole as the main volatile component. Behavioral bioassays demonstrated that extracts of parasitoid heads and synthetic skatole evoked the same alarm behavior in this species. The possible function of this chemical is discussed.
Source: Florida Entomologist
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,130
Funder: Kementerian Pendidikan Nasional
OpenAlex ID: W2175282904