| Literature DB >> 24408625 |
M R Wagner1, D M Benjamin, K M Clancy, B A Schuh.
Abstract
Diterpene resin acids significantly affect consumption rates, feeding efficiencies, and growth rates of the larch sawfly,Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig) when topically applied to their natural food, tamarackLarix laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch. Abietic acid, neoabietic acid, dehydroabietic acid, and isopimaric acid significantly reduced consumption rates, feeding efficiencies, and growth rates. Sandaracopimaric acid reduced growth and efficiency but did not influence consumption rate. Two-way analysis of variance indicates a significant interaction between chemical and concentration for growth rate, feeding efficiency, and consumption rate. This interaction indicates that increasing chemical concentrations do not influence the larch sawfly in a uniform manner, supporting the concept of concentration-dependent biological activity of allelochemics.Entities:
Year: 1983 PMID: 24408625 DOI: 10.1007/BF00987776
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chem Ecol ISSN: 0098-0331 Impact factor: 2.626