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Chemical defense of the ladybird beetle Epilachna paenulata
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Camarano, Soledad Gonzalez, Andres Rossini, Carmen |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Summary.The defensive chemistry of the ladybird beetle Epilachna paenulata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was characterized as a mixture of piperidine, homotropane and pyrrolidine alkaloids. Whole body extracts of adult beetles contain four major alkaloids: 1-(6-Methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-pyridin-2-yl)-propan-2-one; 1-(6-methyl-2-piperidyl)-propan-2-one; 9-aza-1-methyl-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-one and 1- (2′′- hydroxyethyl)-2-(12′-aminotridecyl)-pyrrolidine. Comparative studies of the defensive chemistry of eggs, larvae, pupae and adults showed both qualitative and quantitative differences in alkaloid composition among the four life stages, and also within adult age. Laboratory predation bioassays with wolf spiders showed that the adults are better protected than the larvae and pupae. Field tests showed the adult alkaloid extract to be deterrent to ants. |
| Starting Page | 179 |
| Ending Page | 184 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00049-006-0342-z |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://page-one.springer.com/pdf/preview/10.1007/s00049-006-0342-z |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/addpages/Andrey_Ukrainsky_Library/References_files/Camarano06.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-006-0342-z |
| Journal | CHEMOECOLOGY |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |