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Reduced response of insecticide-resistant aphids and attraction of parasitoids to aphid alarm pheromone; a potential fitness trade-off

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

S.P. Foster ,
I. Denholm ,
R. Thompson ,
G.M. Poppy  and
W. Powell
S.P. Foster*
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
I. Denholm
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
R. Thompson
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
G.M. Poppy
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Southampton University, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton, SO16 7PX, UK
W. Powell
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
*
*Fax: 01582 762595 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Response to the alarm pheromone, (E)-β-farnesene, produced by many species of aphids, was assessed in laboratory bioassays using an aphid pest, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), and its primary endoparasitoid, Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh). This was done in three separate studies, the first investigating responses of a large number of M. persicae clones carrying different combinations of metabolic (carboxylesterase) and target site (kdr) insecticide resistance mechanisms, and the other two investigating the responses of young virgin female adult parasitoids. In M. persicae, both insecticide resistance mechanisms were associated with reduced repellence suggesting that each has a pleiotropic effect on aphid behaviour. In contrast, D. rapae females were attracted to the alarm pheromone source. The implications of this apparent fitness trade-off for the evolution and dynamics of insecticide resistance, and the potential for using beneficial insects to combat resistance development are discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 37 - 46
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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