Taste Sensitivity of Insect Herbivores to Deterrents is Greater in Specialists Than in Generalists: A Behavioral Test of the Hypothesis with Two Closely Related Caterpillars

By E. A. Bernays, Sara J. Oppenheim, R. Chapman, H. Kwon, Fred Gould. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science

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AN INVENTORY OF TASTE IN CATERPILLARS: EACH SPECIES ITS OWN KEY* (2002, unknown): “Catalpol, when added to a neutral substrate, stimulates feeding activity (BERNAYS et al. 2000a).”
Insecticidal and antifeedant activities of proteins secreted by entomopathogenic fungi against Spodoptera littoralis (Lep., Noctuidae) (2006, background): “…a generalist pest, the present study may acquire a special emphasis, as generalist herbivores are considered less sensitive to deterrents than specialists (Bernays et al. 2000; Sadek 2003) implying that the 01/58-Su isolate protein extract could be even more potent against specialist caterpillars.”
Antifeedant and toxic activity of Adhatoda vasica leaf extract against Spodoptera littoralis (Lep., Noctuidae) (2003, background): “The quick rejection of treated food was explicit under high concentrations of the extract and it might be, therefore, because of instantaneous suppression or rapid post-ingestive feedbacks (Glendinning and Slansky, 1994; Bernays et al., 2000).”
Comparative bioactivity of selected extracts from Meliaceae and some commercial botanical insecticides against two noctuid caterpillars, Trichoplusia ni and Pseudaletia unipuncta (2007, background): “Previous studies have suggested that gustatory sensitivity of insect herbivores to deterrents is greater in specialists than in generalists (Bernays et al. 2000), but this was not the case for all botanicals in our study.”
Phytochemicals and Insect Control: An Antifeedant Approach (2008, background): “For instance genetic differences in the sensitivity of the deterrent receptor cells of Bombyx mori in relation to diet breadth (Asaoka, 1994) imply that the effect could not be peripheral, however, the same interpretation does not hold true for Heliothis species and suggest central nervous system me”