New metabolites of α-pinene produced by the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Gries, Gerhard; Leufvén, Anders; Lafontaine, Jean Pierre; Pierce, H. D.; Borden, John H.; Vanderwel, Désirée; Oehlschlager, A. C.

doi:10.1016/0020-1790(90)90056-z

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“…Pheromone production is strongly correlated with the monoterpene chemistry of jack pine phloem, as the amount of (−)-trans-verbenol produced was higher in bolts containing higher concentrations of (+) and (−)-α-pinene and higher proportion of (+)-α-pinene to (−)-α-pinene. This was expected, as α-pinene is a direct precursor to (−)-trans-verbenol, and D. ponderosae previously has been shown to produce more (−)-trans-verbenol in its historical (Pitman et al 1968;Gries et al 1990;Blomquist et al 2010) and in its novel (Erbilgin et al 2014) hosts with higher amounts of α-pinene.…”

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Pheromone Production by an Invasive Bark Beetle Varies with Monoterpene Composition of its Naïve Host

2015

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The secondary chemistry of host plants can have cascading impacts on the establishment of new insect herbivore populations, their long-term population dynamics, and their invasion potential in novel habitats. Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has recently expanded its range into forests of jack pine, Pinus banksiana Lamb., in western Canada. We investigated whether variations in jack pine monoterpenes affect beetle pheromone production, as the primary components of the beetle's aggregation pheromone, (-)-trans-verbenol and anti-aggregation pheromone (-)-verbenone, are biosynthesized from the host monoterpene α-pinene. Jack pine bolts were collected from five Canadian provinces east of the beetle's current range, live D. ponderosae were introduced into them, and their monoterpene compositions were characterized. Production of (-)-trans-verbenol and (-)-verbenone emitted by beetles was measured to determine whether pheromone production varies with monoterpene composition of jack pines. Depending on particular ratios of major monoterpenes in host phloem, jack pine could be classified into three monoterpenoid groups characterized by high amounts of (+)-α-pinene, 3-carene, or a more moderate blend of monoterpenes, and beetle pheromone production varied among these groups. Specifically, beetles reared in trees characterized by high (+)-α-pinene produced the most (-)-trans-verbenol and (-)-verbenone, while beetles in trees characterized by high 3-carene produced the least. Our results indicate that pheromone production by D. ponderosae will remain a significant aspect and important predictor of its survival and persistence in the boreal forest.

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Pheromone Production by an Invasive Bark Beetle Varies with Monoterpene Composition of its Naïve Host

2015

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“…These non-specific oxidations of host monoterpenes were demonstrated through exposure of D. frontalis (and other bark beetles) to vapours or cuticular contact with different individual monoterpenes; this resulted in appearance or increase in concentrations of the allylic oxidation products of those specific terpenes (Renwick et al, 1973(Renwick et al, , 1976a. Such direct oxidations of host monoterpenes have been confirmed in D. ponderosae using labelled substrates (Gries et al, 1990a). Quantities produced were dependent on the length of time of exposure, and occurred despite removal of chemical sensory organs, suggesting that the production was not under regulation by feedback through the central nervous system.…”

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Semiochemicals in the Natural History of Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann and Their Role in Pest Management

Sullivan

2016

Advances in Insect Physiology

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“…Recent experiments with axenically reared I. paraconfusus and D. ponderosae (Hunt and Borden 1989;Gries et al 1990) showed that they produced most of their complement of terpene alcohols in the absence of readily culturable microorganisms. An exception to this was a possible involvement of microorganisms in the production of ipsenol and ipsdienol by male l. paraconfusus.…”

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Microbial metabolism and transformation of selected monoterpenes

Trudgill

1994

Biochemistry of Microbial Degradation

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New metabolites of α-pinene produced by the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Cited by 42 publications

References 20 publications

Pheromone Production by an Invasive Bark Beetle Varies with Monoterpene Composition of its Naïve Host

Pheromone Production by an Invasive Bark Beetle Varies with Monoterpene Composition of its Naïve Host

Semiochemicals in the Natural History of Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann and Their Role in Pest Management

Microbial metabolism and transformation of selected monoterpenes

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