Orientation of Sorghum Midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola, Females (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to Color and Host-Odor Stimuli

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 2153-652X

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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
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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	25 Sep 2013 05:30
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2013 05:31
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/7120
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Funders:	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Acknowledgement:	The senior author is thankful to International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics for providing financial support for a sabbatical leave at the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia). This manuscript was approved as JA 2043 by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
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