Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles

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dc.contributor.advisorHoffman, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKotze, MJen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractIn 2001, Dasineura dielsi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall midge, was introduced into South Africa as a biological control agent on the invasive alien plant species, Acacia cyclops (Mimosaceae). An investigation was launched to test the following hypotheses: 1) the midges respond to the scent of A. cyclops to locate suitable oviposition sites; 2) the floral scent of A. melanoxylon, A. longifolia and A. saligna resembles that of A. cyclops and this explains the insects’use of these plants too; and 3) the floral scents of African acacias are distinctly different from A. cyclops and therefore has no attraction for D. dielsi.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKotze, M. (2012). <i>Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11406en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKotze, MJ. <i>"Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11406en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKotze, M. 2012. Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kotze, MJ AB - In 2001, Dasineura dielsi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall midge, was introduced into South Africa as a biological control agent on the invasive alien plant species, Acacia cyclops (Mimosaceae). An investigation was launched to test the following hypotheses: 1) the midges respond to the scent of A. cyclops to locate suitable oviposition sites; 2) the floral scent of A. melanoxylon, A. longifolia and A. saligna resembles that of A. cyclops and this explains the insects’use of these plants too; and 3) the floral scents of African acacias are distinctly different from A. cyclops and therefore has no attraction for D. dielsi. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles TI - Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11406 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11406
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKotze M. Olfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatiles. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11406en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleOlfactory responses of Dasineura Dielsi Rübsaamen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) females to host plant volatilesen_ZA
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