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      Olfactory responses of Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to hosts and conspecific odors Translated title: Respuesta olfativa de Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) a volátiles de guayaba (Psidium guajava) y olores co-específicos

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          Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is one of the most important pests of guava plants, Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae). Guava plant is the natural host of this weevil suggesting that volatile compounds from odor of different parts of the plant may be attractive to this insect. The main goal of this research was to determine if host or conspecific odors can act as attractants to guava weevil. The olfactory responses of the guava weevil were tested with a Y-tube olfactometer. The odors included green and ripened fruits, leaves and flower buds of P. guajava, guava weevils and their feces. Stimuli were tested singly and in combinations. Flower buds odors were attractive to C. psidii males suggesting the presence of host kairomones. Males and females weevil feces attracted both male and female weevils, indicating the existence of aggregation pheromones or allelochemicals (undigested plant compounds) in the feces. Further studies should be made to conclude from the nature of these substances. Identification and synthesis of the semiochemicals that attract the guava weevil would allow developing new strategies for monitoring and controlling this pest.

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          El gorgojo Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) es una de las más importantes plagas del guayabo (Psidium guajava, Myrtaceae). Como esta planta es hospedera natural de este gorgojo, sustancias volátiles de la planta pueden ser atractivas a este insecto. El principal objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la respuesta olfativa del gorgojo de la guayaba a aromas de la planta y del propio insecto para determinar si estas sustancias pueden actuar como atrayentes. La respuesta olfativa fue estudiada en olfactómetro de dos vías, modelo en "Y". Las fuentes de aromas utilizadas fueron frutos verdes y maduros, hojas y botones florales del guayabo. También fueron utilizados gorgojos de la guayaba y sus heces. Las fuentes de aromas fueron evaluadas en forma individual o combinada. Las pruebas fueron realizadas con cada estímulo olfativo hasta obtener 50 insectos que optaran por uno de los brazos del olfactómetro. Los aromas de botón floral atrajeron machos de C. psidii indicando una acción cairomonal. Los volátiles de las heces de los insectos atrajeron machos y hembras indicando la existencia de una feromona de agregación o de un aleloquímico de la planta, no digerido en las heces. Se recomienda caracterizar las sustancias responsables de esa atracción y concluir sobre la naturaleza de las mismas. La identificación y síntesis de semioquímicos que atraen al gorgojo de la guayaba podrían contribuir para el desarrollo de nuevas estrategias de monitoreo y control de esta plaga.

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                Journal
                rcen
                Revista Colombiana de Entomología
                Rev. Colomb. Entomol.
                Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología (Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia )
                0120-0488
                2665-4385
                December 2012
                : 38
                : 2
                : 196-199
                Affiliations
                [01] Campos RJ orgnameUniversidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brasil obailez@ 123456uenf.br
                Article
                S0120-04882012000200006 S0120-0488(12)03800206
                3e8b39d1-8461-4d1a-822e-0dd95a561467

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 14 April 2012
                : 22 November 2012
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                Agriculture

                Semiochemicals,Guava weevil,Psidium guajava,Atrayente,Olfactómetro,Semioquímicos,Gorgojo de la guayaba

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