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1. Assessing Three Sampling Methods to Survey and Monitor Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Riparian Cloud Forests

Author:
Alfredo Ramírez-Hernández; Federico Escobar; Enrique Montes de Oca; Lucrecia Arellano
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1565-1572
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Carabidae; ecosystems; environmental indicators; habitats; inventories; monitoring; pitfall traps; planning; sampling; space and time; species diversity; surveys; trapping; tropical montane cloud forests
Abstract:
... Understanding how biodiversity is distributed across space and time is one of the main challenges of biological conservation. Moreover, the choice of an adequate sampling methodology is crucial since this must provide an efficient overview of species diversity. We assessed the effectiveness and complementarity of three sampling methods (hand collection [HC], pitfall trapping [PT], and light trappi ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy132

2. Behavioral Responses of Hunting Billbug (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Towards Odors From Different Turfgrass Species and Adult Conspecifics

Author:
Bruce A Barrett; Michael E Patterson; Xi Xiong
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1541-1546
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Festuca arundinacea; Poa pratensis; Sphenophorus venatus vestitus; Zoysia japonica; adults; bioassays; chemical ecology; females; host preferences; lawns and turf; males; odors; olfactometers; turf grasses
Abstract:
... A series of bioassays involving a four-choice olfactometer were conducted to assess the behavioral responsiveness of adult hunting billbugs (Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden) towards odors emanating from samples of three different turfgrasses: tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb. (Poales: Poaceae)), Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L. (Poales: Poaceae)), and zoysiagrass (Zoysia japoni ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy125

3. Behavioral and Ovipositional Response of Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Rhopalosiphum padi and Brevicoryne brassicae in Winter Wheat and Winter Canola

Author:
Mary E Ferguson; Kristopher L Giles; Norman C Elliott; Mark E Payton; Tom A Royer
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1517-1524
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Braconidae; Brassica napus; Brevicoryne brassicae; Diaeretiella rapae; Lysiphlebus testaceipes; Rhopalosiphum padi; Triticum aestivum; canola; crops; grass weeds; host plants; landscapes; odors; parasitism; parasitoids; wasps; winter wheat; Great Plains region; Kansas; Oklahoma; Texas
Abstract:
... Winter canola Brassica napus L. (Brassicales: Brassicaceae) was introduced to U.S. Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas) growers to manage some difficult-to-control grassy weeds in winter wheat Triticum aestivum L. (Poales: Poaceae). Two braconid parasitoids, Diaeretiella rapae (M’Intosh) and Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are active in this cropping landscap ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy151

4. Bt Resistance Implications for Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Insecticide Resistance Management in the United States

Author:
Dominic D Reisig; Ryan Kurtz
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1357-1364
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis; Helicoverpa zea; Zea mays; corn; cotton; crops; crystal proteins; cultivars; genetic engineering; genetic traits; growers; hosts; hybrids; insecticide resistance; models; pest management; prices; resistance management; toxins; transgenic plants; United States
Abstract:
... Both maize and cotton genetically engineered to express Bt toxins are widely planted and important pest management tools in the United States. Recently, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) has developed resistance to two toxin Bt maize and cotton (Cry1A and Cry2A). Hence, growers are transitioning to three toxin Bt cotton and maize that express both Cry toxins and the Vip3Aa toxin. H ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy142

5. Catching Flies With Honey(dew): Adult Marsh Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) Utilize Sugary Secretions for High-Carbohydrate Diets

Author:
Allison Bistline-East; John G J Carey; Andrew Colton; Michael F Day; Michael J Gormally
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1632-1641
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Sciomyzidae; biological control; ecosystem services; food choices; glucose; high carbohydrate diet; honeydew; humans; imagos; laboratory rearing; larvae; mollusc control; nectar; parasitoses; pests; secretion; slugs; snails
Abstract:
... Marsh flies are a diverse family that provide valuable ecosystem services, including the biological control of mollusks that are agricultural pests and vectors of animal and human parasitic diseases. In addition, some species may serve as important ecological bioindicators. Despite the extensive research on this family, most have centered on larval diet and behavior, as this is the life stage prim ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy155

6. Collecting Nontarget Wood-Boring Insects for Host-Specificity Testing of Natural Enemies of Cerambycids: A Case Study of Dastarcus helophoroides (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae), a Parasitoid of the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Author:
Juli R Gould; Breanne Aflague; Theresa C Murphy; Luke McCartin; Joseph S Elkinton; Kaitlin Rim; Jian J Duan
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1440-1450
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Anoplophora glabripennis; Apriona; Dastarcus helophoroides; Enaphalodes rufulus; Monochamus notatus; Monochamus scutellatus; Neoclytus acuminatus; Pinus; biological control agents; boring insects; case studies; forests; hardwood; host specificity; imagos; indigenous species; insect larvae; natural enemies; oviposition; parasitism; parasitoids; pheromone traps; rearing; risk; trees; China; Massachusetts
Abstract:
... We describe approaches to addressing the perennial challenge of collecting a sufficient diversity of nontarget insects for host-specificity testing of candidate biocontrol agents of invasive wood-borers such as the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Multifunnel and intercept traps, retrofitted to maintain live insects and baited with ceramby ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy121

7. The Common Natural Products (S)-α-Terpineol and (E)-2-Hexenol are Important Pheromone Components of Megacyllene antennata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Author:
Robert F Mitchell; Ann M Ray; Lawrence M Hanks; Jocelyn G Millar
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1547-1552
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Megacyllene; Prosopis; adults; bioassays; females; host plants; indigenous species; larvae; males; monoterpenoids; phenylethyl alcohol; pheromones; terpinolene; tissues; North America
Abstract:
... We report here the pheromone of Megacyllene antennata (White) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a species native to southwestern North America whose larvae feed in woody tissues of mesquite (Prosopis species; Fabaceae). Adult males sex-specifically produced a blend of eight common natural products, including the monoterpene alcohol (S)-α-terpineol; the monoterpenes (S)-limonene and terpinolene; the arom ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy126
PubMed:
30137276
PubMed Central:
PMC6692852

8. Comparative Study of Egg Parasitism by Gryon pennsylvanicum (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) on Two Squash Bug Species Anasa tristis and Anasa armigera (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Author:
Mary L Cornelius; Jing S Hu; Bryan T Vinyard
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1451-1458
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Anasa armigera; Anasa tristis; Gryon; biological control agents; comparative study; egg masses; eggs; parasitism; parasitoids
Abstract:
... This study evaluated how the size of the egg mass and the parasitoids prior exposure to eggs influenced parasitism rates by Gryon pennsylvanicum Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) on egg masses of two squash bug species, Anasa tristis DeGeer and Anasa armigera Say (Hemiptera: Coreidae). G. pennsylvanicum is the primary egg parasitoid of A. tristis. There were no published reports available on egg ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy145

9. Effects of Dietary β-Carotene on the Melanization Response and Growth Rate of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Author:
K A Clark; Evan Lampert
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1618-1622
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Trichoplusia ni; abdomen; animals; antioxidants; artificial diets; beta-carotene; chromatography; hormones; host plants; immune response; insects; instars; larvae; melanization; rearing
Abstract:
... Animals rely on carotenoids as fundamental precursors for hormones and antioxidants, and animals must acquire carotenoids from their diet. Previous research has shown that insects often absorb carotenoids in amounts proportional to those in their diet, and that carotenoids play key roles in multitrophic interactions. The consumption of diets that provide high levels of antioxidant compounds is ass ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy148

10. Foraging Phenology of the Fungus-Growing Termite Odontotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Termitidae)

Author:
Chun-I Chiu; Hsin-Ting Yeh; Pai-Ling Li; Chih-Yu Kuo; Ming-Jer Tsai; Hou-Feng Li
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1509-1516
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Blattodea; Formicidae; Odontotermes; climatic factors; foraging; monitoring; natural enemies; path analysis; pests; phenology; population size; rain; temperature; tropical forests; wood; Africa; Asia
Abstract:
... Fungus-growing termites are major contributors to litter decomposition and an agriculture pest in tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia. The foraging behavior of fungus-growing termites was hypothesized to be seasonal and may associate with climatic factors and the occurrence of natural enemies. In this study, we tested the effects of climatic factors and the presence of ants on the foraging ac ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy140

11. Host Stage Preferences of Encarsia noyesi, Idioporus affinis, and Entedononecremnus krauteri: Parasitoids of the Giant Whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Author:
Erich N Schoeller; Richard A Redak
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1493-1500
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Aleurodicus dugesii; Encarsia; Eulophidae; Idioporus affinis; biological control; biological control agents; ecological differentiation; instars; interspecific competition; parasitic wasps; parasitism; pest control; United States
Abstract:
... Parasitoid wasps released as biological control agents may experience strong interspecific competition, which can lead to a reduction in pest control. The effects of competition can be mitigated if niche partitioning exists between species, such as parasitism preferences for different host stages. We examined host stage preferences for the parasitoids Encarsia noyesi Hayat (Hymenoptera: Aphelinida ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy129
CHORUS:
10.1093/ee/nvy129

12. A Lab-Based Study of Temperate Forest Termite Impacts on Two Common Wood-Rot Fungi

Author:
Jason S Martin; Mark S Bulmer
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1388-1393
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Blattodea; Gloeophyllum trabeum; Metarhizium; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Reticulitermes flavipes; antifungal properties; antifungal proteins; beta-glucanase; dead wood; decay fungi; niches; saliva; secretion; temperate forests
Abstract:
... Termites and fungi are the primary decomposers of dead wood. Interactions between wood-feeding termites and wood-rot fungi are inevitable given their shared food source. Termites have developed multiple defense strategies against infectious fungi, such as Metarhizium spp., that include antifungal proteins in their saliva and fungal inhibition properties in their gut. The antifungal properties of t ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy122

13. Lachancea thermotolerans, a Yeast Symbiont of Yellowjackets, Enhances Attraction of Three Yellowjacket Species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) to Fruit Powder

Author:
Tamara Babcock; John Borden; Regine Gries; Cassandra Carroll; Margo Moore; Gerhard Gries
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1553-1559
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Lachancea thermotolerans; Vespula pensylvanica; chemical composition; field experimentation; fruits; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; grape juice; hosts; insect traps; powders; semiochemicals; symbionts; trapping; yeasts; yellowjackets
Abstract:
... Previously, we showed that the symbiotic yeast Lachancea thermotolerans (Filippov) (Saccharomycetales: Saccharomycetaceae) is attractive to its Vespula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) yellowjacket hosts when grown on media supplemented with grape juice. We hypothesized that “Concerto”, a commercial strain of this yeast, could be combined with fruit powder to form a shelf-stable bait for trapping yellowjac ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy139

14. Microclimatic Conditions for Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Occurrence: Land Use System as a Determining Factor

Author:
Ciro Abbud Righi; Carla Sandoval Rodríguez; Elisângela N L Ferreira; Wesley A C Godoy; Anthony I Cognato
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1420-1430
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Ataenius; Canthon; Neotropics; agroecosystems; agroforestry; air temperature; anthropogenic activities; dead animals; deforestation; dung beetles; feces; habitats; indigenous species; land use; landscapes; mammals; microclimate; organic matter; pastures; species diversity; trees; tropical forests; wet season
Abstract:
... Tropical forests account for 7% of the earth’s surface harboring more than 50% of the biodiversity on Earth. Unfortunately, deforestation continues at high rates with negative consequences for biodiversity. With the decrease of natural habitats, biodiversity maintenance in areas degraded by human activity is a challenge. In order to maintain biodiversity, both in natural areas and in agro-ecosyste ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy163

15. Photoperiodic Induction of Adult Diapause in North American Populations of the Convergent Lady Beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Author:
John J Obrycki; Joshua S McCord; Nathan H Mercer; Jennifer A White
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1596-1600
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Hippodamia convergens; adverse effects; diapause; females; genetic variation; geographical variation; imagos; intraspecific variation; latitude; nontarget organisms; phenotypic variation; photoperiod; rearing; Eastern United States; Iowa; Kansas; Texas
Abstract:
... Characterization of intraspecific variation is required to assess the potential nontarget effects of augmentative releases of Hippodamia convergens (Guerin) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Western United States on local populations of this species in the Eastern United States. Adults of this predatory lady beetle species overwinter in adult reproductive diapause, thus examining responses to p ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy128

16. Seasonal Polyphenism in Bicyclus dorothea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Across Different Habitats in Cameroon

Author:
Michel A K Dongmo; Timothy C Bonebrake; Rachid Hanna; Abraham Fomena
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1601-1608
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Bicyclus; butterflies; dry season; ecotones; environmental factors; forests; habitats; models; phenotype; polyphenism; wet season; wings; Cameroon
Abstract:
... Many organisms exhibit changes in phenotypic traits as a response to seasonal environmental variation. We investigated the role of habitat in generating seasonal polyphenism in different populations of the light bush brown butterfly Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Cameroon. Butterflies were caught during the wet and dry seasons across four localities representing two ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy135

17. Temperature-Dependent Development and Survival of Giant Whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Under Constant Temperatures

Author:
Erich N Schoeller; Richard A Redak
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1586-1595
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Aleurodicus dugesii; adults; biological control; crops; females; heat sums; invasive species; males; nonlinear models; ornamental plants; phenology; regression analysis; survival rate; temperature
Abstract:
... The invasive giant whitefly Aleurodicus dugesii Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a pest of over 300 plants species in the United States, many of which are economically important ornamentals and crops. Development and survival of A. dugesii was assessed at seven constant temperatures ranging from 10 to 35°C to provide a basis for phenological forecasting and assist in enhancing current biologi ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy130
CHORUS:
10.1093/ee/nvy130

18. The Termite Fecal Nest: A Framework for the Opportunistic Acquisition of Beneficial Soil Streptomyces (Actinomycetales: Streptomycetaceae)

Author:
Thomas Chouvenc; Monica L Elliott; Jan Šobotník; Caroline A Efstathion; Nan-Yao Su
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1431-1439
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Blattodea; Coptotermes formosanus; Streptomyces; bacteria; coevolution; edaphic factors; entomopathogenic fungi; exaptation; feces; hosts; metabolites; microbial communities; soil; subterranean termites; surveys; symbionts; termite mounds
Abstract:
... Mutualistic associations between insects and microorganisms must imply gains for both partners, and the emphasis has mostly focused on coevolved host–symbiont systems. However, some insect hosts may have evolved traits that allow for various means of association with opportunistic microbial communities, especially when the microbes are omnipresent in their environment. It was previously shown that ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy152

19. Use of Soil and Litter Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as Biological Indicators of Soil Quality Under Different Land Uses in Southern Rwanda

Author:
Nsengimana Venuste; Kaplin A Beth; Francis Frederic; Kouakou M Maurice Lombart; Dekoninck Wouter; Nsabimana Donat
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1394-1401
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Camponotus; Coffea arabica; Odontomachus; Pheidole; Tetramorium; aggregate stability; arthropods; bananas; indicator species; indigenous species; introduced species; land use; physicochemical properties; plantations; sandy soils; soil chemical properties; soil organic carbon; soil quality; soil texture; trees; Rwanda
Abstract:
... The use of soil and litter arthropods as biological indicators is a way to assess environmental changes, where ant species in particular may serve as important indicators of soil quality. This study aimed at relating the abundance of soil and litter ant species to soil parameters under different tree species, both native and exotic, and varieties of coffee and banana plantations. Variations were f ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy144

20. Altitudinal Turnover of Species in a Neotropical Peripheral Mountain System: A Case Study With Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Aphodiinae and Scarabaeinae)

Author:
Jorge Ari Noriega; Emilio Realpe
Source:
Environmental entomology 2018 v.47 no.6 pp. 1376-1387
ISSN:
1938-2936
Subject:
Coleoptera; Neotropics; altitude; case studies; dung beetles; fauna; mountains; pitfall traps; Andes region; Central America; Colombia
Abstract:
... The study of diversity gradients is a frequent approach to understand evolutionary processes that structure communities. Altitudinal gradients allow the analysis of community spatial responses to environmental fluctuations. One interesting place to study altitudinal gradients is the Andes system because of the coexistence of isolated and continuous mountain ranges. We investigated the altitudinal ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvy133