Olfactory orientation of the seven-spot ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae): Attraction of adults to plants and conspecific females

Authors
Schaller, M Nentwig, W
Citation
M. Schaller et W. Nentwig, Olfactory orientation of the seven-spot ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae): Attraction of adults to plants and conspecific females, EUR J ENTOM, 97(2), 2000, pp. 155-159
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN journal
12105759 → ACNP
Volume
97
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
155 - 159
Database
ISI
SICI code
1210-5759(2000)97:2<155:OOOTSL>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The olfactory orientation of the aphidophagous ladybird Coccinella septempu nctata L. was assessed in a Y-tube olfactometer and a choice arena. The res ponse of the predator to 22 plants, aphid prey and conspecifics was tested. The ladybird was attracted to the odour of chopped Berberis vulgaris L. le aves, and of Tripleurospermum inodoratum (L.) Sch.-Bip. flowerheads, and ma les were attracted to females. Methanol extracts of B. vulgaris leaves were also attractive.