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## Abstract The pine cone weevil, __Pissodes validirostris__ Gyll. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), attacks seed cones of most Eurasian pine species, except these of Swiss stone pine (__Pinus cembra__ L.). Behavioural responses of adult weevils to cone volatile emissions of Swiss stone pine and to those of a common host, mountain pine (__Pinus uncinata__ Ram.), were compared in an olfactometer. Weevils were significantly attracted by the volatile blend emitted by mountain pine, but Swiss stone pine volatiles elicited an inverse response, with most weevils moving in the opposite direction to the odour source. However, the majority of second instar weevil larvae that were extracted from mountain pine cones and transferred into Swiss stone pine cones were capable of developing to the adult stage. This suggests that Swiss stone pine cones do not contain strong feeding deterrents that could prevent larval development. The possible factors involved in the absence of colonization of Swiss stone pine cones by cone weevils are discussed.
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- Author
- L. Dormont; A. Roques
- Publisher
- Springer; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0013-8703)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)