Martin Andersson PhD Student   040-41 52 68 0706-91 66 35 martin.andersson@slu.se

 

Education

MSc Lund University, 2006, Biology

 

Project

Semiochemical diversity and insect dynamics (funded by FORMAS)

 

Repellent odours from non-host plants ('non-host volatiles') are important signals during host location by phytophagous insects. By use of electrophysiological recordings, I study how non-host volatiles are perceived by the antenna. In field trapping experiments, I investigate possible habitat-scale effects of these odours.

 

Publication

Andersson MN, Stuart JJ, Cambron SE, Cossé AA, Harris MO, Foster SP, Haftmann J, Franke S, Francke W,  Hillbur Y. 2007. Identification of sex pheromone components of the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor. Journal of Chemical Ecology ( in prep.)