Dual chemical barriers protect a plant against different larval stages of an insect

• Published in: Journal of chemical ecology Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 1575 - 1583
• Main Authors: RENWICK, J. Alan A, WENQING ZHANG, HARIBAL, Meena, ATTYGALLE, Athula B, LOPEZ, Kimberly D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer 01.08.2001; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Autoecology; Bioassays; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Assay; Brassicaceae - chemistry; Butterflies & moths; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucosides - isolation & purification; Glucosides - pharmacology; Glycosides - isolation & purification; Glycosides - pharmacology; Herbivores; Host plants; Insects; Invasive plants; Larva - growth & development; Larvae; Lepidoptera; Nitriles - isolation & purification; Nitriles - pharmacology; Oviposition; Plants and fungi; Plants, Edible - physiology; Survival Analysis; Monocotyledones; Introduced species; Weed; Insecta; Flavonoid; Liliaceae; Pest; Vegetable crop; Animal plant relation; Arthropoda; Angiospermae; Lepidoptera; Antifeedant; Pieridae; Defense mechanism; Spermatophyta; Invertebrata

The host plants of the native American butterfly, Pieris napi oleracea, include most wild mustards. However, garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, a highly invasive weed that was introduced from Europe, appears to be protected from this insect. Although adults will oviposit on the plant, most larvae o...