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Effect of microplastics and watering regimes on a plant-soil system: Data on behavioural responses of an insect herbivore
Summary
This is a data archive associated with a study showing that microplastics in soil, combined with different watering regimes, alter the behavioral responses of a fungus gnat to host plants. The underlying research investigates how microplastic contamination affects plant-insect interactions in agricultural settings.
The data presented here are related to the article titled "Microplastics alter behavioural responses of an insect herbivore to a plant-soil system" by Rondoni, G., Chierici, E., Agnelli, A., Conti, E. (2021). The data describe the changes in the attractiveness of a plant-soil system towards females of a herbivorous fungus gnat (Diptera: Sciaridae) when exposed to different combinations of the following treatments: (1) low or high plant (lentil)-soil watering regime; (2) absence (0%) or presence (5%) of HDPE microplastics in soil; (3) 1-day or 7-day duration of HDPE presence; (4) addition of fungus mycelium to the plant-soil system. We report data of female behaviour, i.e. the residence time in choice vs. no-choice sector of one-way olfactometers using a multiple olfactometer device.