{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(10)"],"submitter":["Jakubska-Busse A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Fallopia baldschuanica</i> (Polygonaceae) is an Asian plant growing wild in parts of Europe and North and Central America as an introduced taxon, in many countries it is considered a potentially invasive species. This article presents the list of 18 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by the flowers of <i>F. baldchuanica</i> and identified by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-GC/MS) analyzes, and a list of flower-visiting and pollinating insects that have been observed in the city center of Wrocław (SW Poland). β-ocimene, heptanal, nonanal, α-pinene, 3-thujene, and limonene, were detected as the floral scent's most important aroma compounds. <i>F. baldschuanica</i> also produces the aphid alarm pheromones, i.e., β-farnesene and limonene, that repels aphids. Additionally, the pollinators of <i>F. baldschuanica</i> were indicated, based on two years of observations in five sites in the urban area. It was found, that the pollinators of this plant with the highest species stability are: Diptera from families Syrphidae (<i>Chrysotoxum</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>bicinctum</i>, <i>Eristalis</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>pertinax</i>, <i>Eupeodes</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>corollae</i>, <i>Episyrphus</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>balteatus</i>, <i>Eristalis tenax</i>, <i>Syrphus ribesii</i>, <i>Eristalis intricaria</i>), Muscidae (<i>Musca domestica</i>), Sarcophagidae (<i>Sarcophaga</i> spp.), Calliphoridae (<i>Lucilia sericata</i>, <i>Lucilia caesar</i>), Hymenoptera from families Vespidae (<i>Vespula vulgaris</i>), and Apidae (<i>Apis</i> sp., <i>Bombus</i> sp.). The key role of VOCs in adaptation to plant expansion is discussed."],"journal":["Insects"],"pagination":["904"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9604458"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Floral Volatile Organic Compounds and a List of Pollinators of <i>Fallopia baldschuanica</i> (Polygonaceae)."],"pmcid":["PMC9604458"],"pubmed_authors":["Dziadas M","Kobylka MJ","Gruss I","Jakubska-Busse A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Floral Volatile Organic Compounds and a List of Pollinators of <i>Fallopia baldschuanica</i> (Polygonaceae).","description":"<i>Fallopia baldschuanica</i> (Polygonaceae) is an Asian plant growing wild in parts of Europe and North and Central America as an introduced taxon, in many countries it is considered a potentially invasive species. This article presents the list of 18 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by the flowers of <i>F. baldchuanica</i> and identified by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-GC/MS) analyzes, and a list of flower-visiting and pollinating insects that have been observed in the city center of Wrocław (SW Poland). β-ocimene, heptanal, nonanal, α-pinene, 3-thujene, and limonene, were detected as the floral scent's most important aroma compounds. <i>F. baldschuanica</i> also produces the aphid alarm pheromones, i.e., β-farnesene and limonene, that repels aphids. Additionally, the pollinators of <i>F. baldschuanica</i> were indicated, based on two years of observations in five sites in the urban area. It was found, that the pollinators of this plant with the highest species stability are: Diptera from families Syrphidae (<i>Chrysotoxum</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>bicinctum</i>, <i>Eristalis</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>pertinax</i>, <i>Eupeodes</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>corollae</i>, <i>Episyrphus</i>&amp;nbsp;<i>balteatus</i>, <i>Eristalis tenax</i>, <i>Syrphus ribesii</i>, <i>Eristalis intricaria</i>), Muscidae (<i>Musca domestica</i>), Sarcophagidae (<i>Sarcophaga</i> spp.), Calliphoridae (<i>Lucilia sericata</i>, <i>Lucilia caesar</i>), Hymenoptera from families Vespidae (<i>Vespula vulgaris</i>), and Apidae (<i>Apis</i> sp., <i>Bombus</i> sp.). The key role of VOCs in adaptation to plant expansion is discussed.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T11:29:30.306Z","creation":"2025-04-04T11:29:30.306Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9604458","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36292852"],"doi":["10.3390/insects13100904"]}}