Abstract:
To explore the relationship between the selection behavior of
Lasioderma serricorne and aroma components in tobacco leaves, the representative flavors in tobacco leaves such as dihydroactinidiolide,
β-damascenone, isoprene, maltol, 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylpyrazine, 5-methylfurfural, isovaleric acid,
β-methylvaleric acid, neophytadiene and nicotine were chosen in this study, and the influences of these odor compounds on the selection behavior of
L. serricorne were determined by Y-tube olfactometer. The results showed that 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylpyrazine had the highest attractivity to
L. serricorne with the attractive activity index up to 86.67%, and the selective percentage of 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylpyrazine was the highest at 1.0×10
-3 mol/L. In the subsequent selection experiments, it was concluded that compared with burley tobacco and cigar tobacco,
L. serricorne tended to select flue-cured tobacco, oriental tobacco and dark sun-cured tobacco, among which flue-cured tobacco was its favorite.