The coffee white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes (Chevrolat) is a major pest of coffee, Coffea arabica (L.) (Rubiaceae), in South Africa, India, Thailand, and China (Duffy 1968; Schoeman 1990; Visitpanich 1994; Montavon 1997). Females lay eggs singly or in batches, generally under bark crevices of the stem. Neonatal larvae feed beneath the bark and, during development, bore deeply inside the stem. Stems are colonized by up to 60 larvae. Extensive damage by larvae causes mortality of coffee plants or reduction of fruit production (Duffy 1968; GK veeresh). Because larvae inside the stems of coffee plants are difficult to control, management tactics are aimed at preventing infestation, either by interfering with oviposition of females or by killing neonates before they bore into the stem. Our study tested insect and host plant derived stimuli that may affect the selection of oviposition sites by female X. quadripes.
咖啡白螟(Xylotrechus quadripes (Chevrolat))是南非、印度、泰国和中国咖啡(Coffea arabica (L.) (Rubiaceae))的主要害虫(Duffy 1968; Schoeman 1990; Visitpanich 1994; Montavon 1997)。雌虫单个或成批产卵,一般产在茎干的树皮缝隙下。新生幼虫在树皮下觅食,在发育过程中,深入茎干内部。茎上最多有 60 只幼虫。幼虫的大面积危害会导致咖啡植株死亡或果实减产(Duffy 1968;GK veeresh)。由于咖啡植株茎内的幼虫难以控制,因此管理策略的目的是通过干扰雌虫产卵或在幼虫钻入茎内之前将其杀死来防止幼虫侵染。我们的研究测试了可能影响雌性 X. quadripes 选择产卵地点的昆虫和寄主植物衍生刺激。