β-caryophyllene as an attractant for the cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae), and chemodiversity of its host plant volatiles

β-caryophyllene as an attractant for the cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae), and chemodiversity of its host plant volatiles

The cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis bakeri, is a major insect pest of cacao in the Philippines. It feeds on pods causing puncture wounds that become necrotic lesions and may lead eventually to pod abortion. There is currently no semiochemical-based system developed for the monitoring and control of H. b...

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Main Authors: Mary Angelique A. Tavera, Maria Criselda V. Dela Cruz, Kris Lord T. Santos, Divina M. Amalin, Jose Isagani B. Janairo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Agronomy
Subjects:
caryophyllene
chemical ecology
chemodiversity
headspace analysis
semiochemical
Theobroma cacao
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2023.1178558/full

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