An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
... The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris, is a polyphagous insect that feeds primarily on leguminous plants, especially soybean (Glycine max). Although the bean bug is an economically important pest of soybean, little is known about how the insect locates soybean fields. In this study, we examined the electroantennogram responses of R. pedestris to soybean volatiles and examined the behavioral responses ...
... Ooencyrtus nezarae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is an egg parasitoid of bean bug Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) which is a major pest of beans. Females of O. nezarae are attracted to (E)‐2‐hexenyl (Z)‐3‐hexenoate (EZ), one of the components of aggregation pheromone of R. pedestris. Effects of three isomers (ZE, EE and ZZ) of EZ on the attractiveness of O. nezarae were tested using electroa ...
R. Srinivasan; K. R. M. Bhanu; M. Y. Lin; S. Yule; F. C. Su; C. C. Huang; C. Khumsuwan; C. H. Heng; S. Sarika; V. M. Hai; N. T. T. Hien; L. D. Khanh; V. T. T. Trang; N. X. Diep; V. Phimchai; P. Chansamone; K. Soukhavong
... Striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) is an important pest of leafy brassicas in Southeast Asia. Bean pod borer (Maruca vitrata) is the most damaging pest of food legumes in tropical Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania and South America. Male-borne aggregation pheromones have been identified in P. striolata. Although six male-specific sesquiterpenoid compounds were identified, active component ...
Euphorbia pulcherrima; Frankliniella occidentalis; Megalurothrips sjostedti; aggregation pheromones; beans; flowers; light microscopy; males; transmission electron microscopy; ultrastructure
Abstract:
... Sternal pores are important features for identification of male thrips, especially within the subfamily Thripinae. They vary in shape, size and distribution even between species of one genus. Their functional role is speculated to be that of sex- and/or aggregation pheromone production. Yet, sexual aggregations are not reported in Echinothrips americanus, known to have sternal pores, while we obse ...
... Riptortus pedestris (F.) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) is a key pest of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in Korea and Japan. Aggregation pheromone traps have been used to attract R. pedestris. An aggregation pheromone, produced by males of R. pedestris, also attracts the egg parasitoid, Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). As a new method of pest management, we propose the use of nonviable ...
... The spring dispersal of Sitona lineatus L. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) was investigated on a Danish farm. S. lineatus dispersed by flight in the early spring on sunny, calm days with temperatures above ca. 15 °C. Two thirds of the population of S. lineatus dispersed from perennial leguminous crops (clover and lucerne) in the first period of flight activity. The next dispersal did not occur until o ...