Ethylene as an synomone to ants and wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera) at a Coffea canephora (Pierre) plantation.

Ethylene is a volatile phytohormone that plays an important role in the physiological processes of coffee plants. However, the role of this compound as a semiochemical in the tritrophic interaction involving Hypothenemus hampei, Coffea canephora, and hymenopteran insects remains unknown. Ethylene-baited traps were used in a coffee plantation in the experimental field of Embrapa Rondônia in the municipality of Porto Velho, Rondônia state, Brazil. The experiment was conducted during the fruit maturation period (March and April). Ethylene did not attract H. hampei compared to control traps (distilled water) but was significantly attractive to hymenopterans suggesting that it acts as a synomone.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	SOUZA, M. S. de, COSTA, J. N. M., SILVA, A. de A. e
Other Authors:	MOISÉS SANTOS DE SOUZA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS; JOSE NILTON MEDEIROS COSTA, CPAF-RO; ALEXANDRE DE ALMEIDA E SILVA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	EntomoBrasilis, v. 15, e1017, 2022. 2022-12-23
Subjects:	Coffee berry borer, Integrated Management, Natural enemies, Semiochemicals,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1150312
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