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OVIPOSITION PREFERENCES OF LYGUS LINEOLARIS (PALISOT DE BEAUVOIS) (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE) ON FOUR BRASSICA AND TWO SINAPIS SPECIES (BRASSICACEAE) IN FIELD CAGES1

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G.H. Gerber
G.H. Gerber
Affiliation:
Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9
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Abstract

The oviposition preferences of Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) were studied on Brassica carinata A. Braun, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern, Brassica napus L., Brassica rapa L., Sinapis alba L. (high glucosinolates), Sinapis alba L. (low glucosinolates), and Sinapis arvensis L. in a choice test during a 14-day period in field cages. Host-plant discrimination occurred on at least two levels. The first level occurred at the generic level; ovipositing females first selected species of Sinapis on which to lay eggs and later laid on species of Brassica. On species of Sinapis, 80% or more of the total number of eggs were laid during days 1–6, whereas only 35–58% were laid during this period on species of Brassica. The second level occurred at the species level in both Brassica and Sinapis. In Brassica, significantly more eggs were laid on B. carinata and B. napus than on B. juncea; in Sinapis, significantly more eggs were laid on S. alba (high glucosinolates) than on S. arvensis. The numbers of eggs did not differ significantly among B. carinata, B. napus, and S. alba (high glucosinolates). The numbers of eggs on B. rapa and S. alba (low glucosinolate) were not significantly different from those on the other five Brassica and Sinapis hosts tested. Host-plant selection seemed to be unaffected by glucosinolate levels in the seed of S. alba.

Résumé

Les sites de ponte de Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) gardés en cages dans des cultures de Brassica carinata A. Braun, B. juncea (L.) Czern, B. napus L., B. rapa L., Sinapis alba L. (riche en glucosinolates), S. alba L. (pauvre en glucosinolates) et S. arvensis L., ont été déterminés au cours d’un test de choix d’une durée de 14 jours. Les punaises ont fait preuve de discrimination à au moins deux niveaux; au niveau générique, les femelles pondeuses ont d’abord préféré pondre sur les espèces de Sinapis, puis plus tard ont pondu sur les espèces de Brassica. Sur Sinapis, 80% ou plus du nombre total d’oeufs ont été pondus au cours des jours 1–6, alors que seulement 35–68% ont été pondus au cours de la même période sur les espèces de Brassica. Les punaises ont aussi manifesté de la discrimination au niveau spécifique en choisissant plus particulièrement certaines espèces des deux plantes. Sur Brassica, significativement plus d’oeufs ont été pondus sur B. carinata et B. napus que sur B. juncea, et, chez Sinapis, plus d’oeufs ont été pondus sur S. alba (riche en glucoinolates) que sur S. arvensis. Les nombres d’oeufs pondus ne différaient pas significativement sur B. carinata, B. napus ou S. alba (riche en glucosinolates). Le nombre d’oeufs pondus sur B. rapa ou sur S. alba (pauvre en glucosinolates) ne différait pas significativement des nombres pondus sur les cinq autres espèces de Brassica ou de Sinapis testées. Le choix d’une plante hôte ne semble pas fonction des concentrations de glucosinolates dans les graines de S. alba.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 129 , Issue 5 , October 1997 , pp. 855 - 858
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1997

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