Nurian Badillo-Vargas, nbv104@psu.edu and James H. Tumlinson, jht2@psu.edu. The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Entomology, 6A Chemical Ecology Lab, University Park, PA
The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) released from broad bean, Vicia faba L. was studied. VOC were collected upon insect feeding and compare among insects with different feeding habits and control plants. Black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli (Homoptera: Aphididae) and beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) reared under controlled laboratory conditions were used. VOC profiles were analyzed and the major (chemical) functional groups were quantified and tentatively identified using a GC-FID (SPB-1, 15m x 0.25mm x 0.25mm) and GC-MS (HP-1MS, 30m x 0.25mm x 0.25). Quantitative differences in VOC components are reported.
Species 1: Hemiptera Aphididae
Aphis fabae (black bean aphid)
Species 2: Lepidoptera Noctuidae
Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm)
Keywords: Volatile organic compounds
