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You searched for: Journal name Journal of insect behavior Remove constraint Journal name: Journal of insect behavior Publication year rev 7988-2012 Remove constraint Publication year rev: 7988-2012 Source 2012 v.25 no.6 Remove constraint Source: 2012 v.25 no.6
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1. Pupation Site Selection in Four Drosophilid Species: Aggregation and Contact

Author:
John Ringo; Harold Dowse
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 578-589
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Zaprionus; larvae; pupae; pupation; social behavior; sympatry
Abstract:
... This study of pupation site selection was undertaken to assess the frequency and orientation of pupae making physical contact in four sympatric species in the family Drosophilidae: Drosophila melanogaster, D. simulans, D. funebris, and Zaprionus tuberculatus. Pupation behavior was assayed in a vial containing a small food cup. Using nearest-neighbor analysis, we found that pupae were aggregated. F ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9324-x

2. Reciprocal Effects between Burying Behavior of a Larval Dragonfly (Odonata: Macromia illinoiensis) and Zebra Mussel Colonization

Author:
Megan E. Hughes; Ola M. Fincke
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 554-568
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Dreissena polymorpha; Odonata; captive animals; instars; larvae; molting; mussels; predators; risk; survival rate
Abstract:
... Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) often colonize dragonfly larvae, especially spawling species whose survivorship to emergence as terrestrial predators is consequently reduced. Using individuals of the sprawler, Macromia illinoiensis, as their own controls, we compared the burying behavior of penultimate instar larvae before (i.e. baseline) and after their colonization by zebra mussels ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9323-y

3. Functional Response of Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Untreated and Beauveria bassiana - Treated Adults of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Author:
Marjan Seiedy; Alireza Saboori; Hossein Allahyari; Reza Talaei-Hassanloui; Mahdi Tork
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 543-553
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Phytoseiulus persimilis; Beauveria bassiana; predatory mites; Araneae; Tetranychus urticae; adults
Abstract:
... The functional response of the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias- Henriot was examined on either non-inoculated or inoculated adults of the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch by Beauveria bassiana DEBI008 with four time intervals; 0, 24, 48 and 72-h treatments, at 25 ± 1 °C, 60–70 % RH and a photoperiod of 16:8 h (L: D). Results indicated that functional responses of P. persimilis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9322-z

4. Host Specific Cephenemyia of Deer Repelled by Non-Host Odors

Author:
John R. Anderson
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 620-630
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Cephenemyia; Odocoileus hemionus; carbon dioxide; cows; deer; energy; horses; host seeking; host specificity; models; odors; sheep
Abstract:
... Females of Cephenemyia apicata and C. jellisoni made significantly fewer (P < 0.05) larvipositions on baited models of black-tailed deer paired with a camouflaged sheep than on similar models operated without a paired sheep. Models were baited with CO2 and 1-octen-3-ol. In the absence of natural sheep odors these host specific flies were attracted to and larviposited on sheep models baited with CO ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9330-z

5. Magnetic Orientation in Solenopsis sp. Ants

Author:
Eduardo López Sandoval; Eliane Wajnberg; Darci M. S. Esquivel; Henrique Lins de Barros; Daniel Acosta-Avalos
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 612-619
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Axis axis; Solenopsis; magnetic fields
Abstract:
... It is known that magnetic fields affect ants behavior. It has been shown that Solenopsis ants are sensitive to magnetic fields but there is no experimental evidence for magnetic orientation. In this paper experiments were done to verify the magnetic orientation of Solenopsis sp. ants. The spontaneous orientation of ants in a circular arena was studied in two different magnetic conditions: in the n ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9327-7

6. Male Wing Vibration in the Mating Behavior of the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Author:
Giovanni Benelli; Angelo Canale; Gabriella Bonsignori; Giacomo Ragni; Cesare Stefanini; Alfio Raspi
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 590-603
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Bactrocera oleae; courtship; fruits; males; olives; pests; probability; reproductive behavior; sexual dimorphism; vibration; wings
Abstract:
... The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a worldwide pest of olive fruits. To date, the mating behavior of this tephritid has not been fully clarified. Little has been reported regarding the characteristics and behavioral role of B. oleae male wing vibration. This study provides a detailed description of male wing vibration, recorded by a high-speed video camera and compare ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9325-9

7. Prey Abundance, Intraguild Predators, Ants and the Optimal Egg-laying Strategy of a Furtive Predator

Author:
Arnaud Sentis; Éric Lucas; William L. Vickery
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 529-542
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Formicidae; apples; clutch size; eggs; foods; intraspecific competition; midges; models; orchards; oviposition; predation; predators; progeny
Abstract:
... Larval performance can have a great influence on female oviposition choice, especially in insects where the newly hatched offspring are unable to move any great distance to find an appropriate food source. For furtive predators, like the predatory midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza which preys on aphids while simultaneously residing and remaining undetected within their colonies, oviposition behaviour i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9320-1

8. Role of Volatile Semiochemicals in the Host and Mate Location Behavior of Mallodon dasystomus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Author:
Matthew A. Paschen; Nathan M. Schiff; Matthew D. Ginzel
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 569-577
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Celtis laevigata; Cerambycidae; bioassays; females; greenhouses; hardwood; hosts; males; mating systems; sex pheromones; United States
Abstract:
... Little is known of the role semiochemicals play in the mating systems of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the primitive subfamily Prioninae. Mallodon dasystomus (Say), the hardwood stump borer, is a widely distributed prionine native to the southern US. Preferred hosts of M. dasystomus include oak, sweetgum, sugarberry and hackberry; although they also colonize a variety of other h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9321-0

9. Temperature-Dependent Clustering Behavior of Aethina Tumida Murray in Apis Mellifera L. Colonies

Author:
Edward B. Atkinson; James D. Ellis
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 604-611
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; ambient temperature; beehives; cold; honey bee colonies; honey bees; races; regression analysis; Australia; United States
Abstract:
... Temperate races of honey bees (Apis mellifera) are able to survive cold temperatures by forming thermoregulatory clusters. Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida), which inhabit honey bee colonies in their native range of sub-Saharan Africa and in their introduced ranges of the United States and Australia, are able to endure temperate climates by entering the bee cluster when cold temperatures persist ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-012-9326-8