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Laboratory evaluations of a wild crucifer Barbarea vulgaris as a management tool for the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Jian-hua Lu ,
Shu-sheng Liu  and
A.M. Shelton
Jian-hua Lu
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Entomology, Zhejiang University, 268 Kaixuan Road, Hangzhou 310029, China
Shu-sheng Liu*
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Entomology, Zhejiang University, 268 Kaixuan Road, Hangzhou 310029, China
A.M. Shelton
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
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*Fax: 86 571 86049815 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The term ‘dead-end trap cropping’ has recently been proposed to identify a plant that is highly attractive for oviposition by an insect pest, but on which offspring of the pest cannot survive. The potential of the wild crucifer Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. to allure and serve as a dead-end trap crop for the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.), an important pest of cruciferous crops worldwide, was examined in laboratory experiments. When P. xylostella adults were provided with a dual-choice of plants of B. vulgaris, and Chinese cabbage Brassica campestris (L.), in one arena, adult moths laid 2.5–6.8 times more eggs on the former than on the latter. When P. xylostella adults were provided with a dual-choice of plants of B. vulgaris and common cabbage Brassica oleracea L., adult moths laid virtually all their eggs on the former and ignored the latter. Nearly all P. xylostella eggs laid on the three species of plants hatched successfully, but nearly all individuals on plants of B. vulgaris died as neonates or early instar larvae, while 87–100% of the larvae on Chinese cabbage and common cabbage survived to pupation. Dual choice tests with a Y-tube olfactometer showed that volatiles from B. vulgaris were much more attractive to P. xylostella adults than those from common cabbage. The results demonstrate that B. vulgaris has a great potential as a dead-end trap crop for improving management of P. xylostella. Factors that may influence the feasibility of using B. vulgaris as a trap crop in the field are discussed, and ways to utilize this plant are proposed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 94 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 509 - 516
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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