Chemical Insect Attractants Produced by Flowers of Impatiens spp. (Balsaminaceae) and List of Floral Visitors
Anna Jakubska-Busse, Izabela Czeluśniak, Marek Hojniak, Monika Myśliwy, Kamil Najberek · 2023
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Description
Some touch-me-not flowers spread aggressively through Europe, and their scent may be part of the invasion kit. Anna Jakubska-Busse and co-authors sniff out those scents in a 2023 chemical study of four Impatiens species growing in Poland.
Three of the species are alien invaders; one is native. Gas analysis showed all four releasing alcohols, aldehydes, fatty acids, and long-chain compounds, but the recipes differed. The invaders made geraniol and linalool, perfumes that draw bees. One invader also made linalool offshoots that attract flies, matching its fly-heavy visitor list. A full list of floral visitors accompanies the chemistry. Scent profiles, the authors argue, help explain which pollinators each species recruits.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anna Jakubska-Busse, Izabela Czeluśniak, Marek Hojniak, Monika Myśliwy, Kamil Najberek |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |