Abstract
No-choice feeding trials were conducted with adult Japanese beetles on leaves from 14 taxa of rosaceous trees. Feeding intensity (leaf area consumption) ranged from 0.08 to 6.1 cm2/day for Prunus virginiana and P. sargentii, respectively. Analysis of endogenous chemical constituents suggested that the mechanisms of resistance varied for the different plant genera. Among the Prunus taxa there was a significant negative correlation between cyanide potential and feeding intensity (r = –0.56). Tissue toughness (resistance to tearing) was also negatively correlated with feeding intensity (r = –0.39) for all taxa. Soluble sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose, and sorbitol) had no significant phagostimulatory effect, separately or in combination.
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