Plant volatiles guide the new pest Dichelops furcatus to feed on corn seedlings.

Vanesa Gisela JacobiPatricia Carina FernandezLucía Guadalupe BarrigaMarilia Almeida-TrappAxel MithöferJorge Alberto Zavala

Published in: Pest management science (2021)

This is the first time showing a complete profile of defensive phytohormones induced by stink bugs feeding on corn, and further demonstrating that a blend of corn seedling-associated VOCs, mainly composed by linalool, modulates D. furcatus adults' behavior and feeding preferences. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

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arabidopsis thaliana
mass spectrometry
high resolution