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Orientation of sorghum midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola, females (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to color and host-odor stimuli

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Sharma, H.C. and Franzmann, B.A. (2001) Orientation of sorghum midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola, females (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to color and host-odor stimuli. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, 18 (4). pp. 237-248. ISSN 1523-5475

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Abstract

Sorghum midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett), is one of the most important pests of grain sorghum worldwide. Sorghum midge adults emerge in the morning, mate at or near the site of emergence, and then the females proceed in search of sorghum crop at flowering for oviposition, and some visual and odor stimuli play an important role in host finding and oviposition process. We used a glass apparatus with two (Y-tube) arms to study the orientation of sorghum midge females to visual and odor stimuli under laboratory conditions. Most sorghum midge females were attracted to yellow (30%), followed by green (26%), red (23%), and blue (10%). Sorghum midge females responded more quickly to yellow, followed by red, green, and blue. However, under dual-choice conditions, differences in numbers of sorghum midge females attracted to yellow versus green, red versus blue, and blue versus green were not significant. More sorghum midge females were attracted to sorghum panicle odors plus red (47%) or yellow (40%) colors than to host odors alone (31%). Information on the color preference of sorghum midge females could be exploited for developing suitable traps to monitor its abundance in combination with kairomones or pheromones.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Plant pests and diseases > Individual or types of plants or trees > Sorghum
Live Archive:10 Jan 2024 01:53
Last Modified:10 Jan 2024 01:53

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