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Larval host plant origin modifies the adult oviposition preference of the female European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana.

J. Rahme
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Denis Thiéry
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Abstract

According to the 'natal habitat preference induction' (NHPI) hypothesis, phytophagous insect females should prefer to lay their eggs on the host species on which they developed as larvae. We tested whether this hypothesis applies to the breeding behaviour of polyphagous European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, an important pest in European vineyards. We previously found that different grape cultivars affect several life history traits of the moth. Because the different cultivars of grapes are suspected to provide different plant quality, we tested the NHPI hypothesis by examining oviposition choice of L. botrana among three Vitis vinifera cultivars (Pinot, Chasselas and Chardonnay). In a choice situation, females of L. botrana that had never experienced grapes were able to discriminate between different grape cultivars and preferentially selected Pinot as an oviposition substrate. This 'naive' preference of oviposition could be modified by larval environment: Females raised on grapes as larvae preferred to lay eggs on the cultivar that they had experienced. Furthermore, experience of the host plant during adult emergence could be excluded because when pupae originating from our synthetic diet were exposed to grapes, the emerging adults did not show preference for the cultivar from which they emerged. The NHPI hypothesis that includes the two sub-hypothesis "Hopkins host selection principle" and "chemical legacy" may thus be relevant in this system.

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hal-00275607 , version 1 (24-04-2008)

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Jérôme Moreau, J. Rahme, Betty Benrey, Denis Thiéry. Larval host plant origin modifies the adult oviposition preference of the female European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana.. Die Naturwissenschaften, 2008, 95 (4), pp.317-324. ⟨10.1007/s00114-007-0332-1⟩. ⟨hal-00275607⟩
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