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Characterization of the floral odor of Oregongrape: possible feeding attractants for moths
Northwest science., Vol.77(1), pp.81-86
2003
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/919
Abstract
Moths and other insects at flowers of Oregongrape (Berberis aquifolium [Mahonia aquifolium]) were sampled with traps during April and May 2001 in Yakima, Washington, USA. Moths captured were predominantly the alfalfa looper (Autographa californica; 43%), and the gooseberry fruitworm (Zophodia grossulariella; 26%) with small numbers of 14 other species in the families Noctuidae and Geometridae. Analyses of samples made from the air around blooms of Oregongrape shrubs revealed the consistent presence of alpha -pinene, beta -pinene, sabinene, E- beta -ocimene, beta -myrcene, limonene, benzaldehyde, and phenylacetaldehyde. Greatest amounts released per flower per hour were 124.5+or-40.8 ng phenylacetaldehyde, 87.6+or-6.7 ng alpha -pinene, 54.4+or-17.8 ng E- beta -ocimene, and 43.9+or-7.0 ng limonene. Phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde are known attractants for some moths, including the alfalfa looper. The odour produced by Oregongrape blooms may attract feeding moths for pollination of flowers.
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- Title
- Characterization of the floral odor of Oregongrape: possible feeding attractants for moths
- Creators
- Peter J. Landolt (Author)Connie L. Smithhisler (Author)
- Publication Details
- Northwest science., Vol.77(1), pp.81-86
- Academic Unit
- Northwest Science
- Publisher
- WSU Press
- Identifiers
- 99900501779501842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article