Autumnal recruitment of mite’s predators by herbivore-induced plant volatiles in avocado (Persea americana Mill. cv. Hass) infested with Oligonychus yothersi (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Behavioral responses of the woolly whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to volatile organic compounds emitted from Citrus at laboratory conditions

“…Plants emit biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) into the ecosystems, which serve as chemical cues to diverse organisms eliciting interactions between them (Kigathi et al, 2019). Moreover, herbivorous arthropods use BVOCs to find their host plants for feeding, oviposition, and shelter (Bouwmeester et al, 2019;Markheiser et al, 2020;Rioja et al, 2021). The greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) has shown attraction to volatiles emitted from tomato and eggplant (Solanum melongena) (Darshanee et al, 2017).…”