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1. Intake of Plant Resin Through the Genitalia of Two Asian Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Harpactorini)

Author:
Takeda, Tatsunori; Sakata, Daisuke; Nishikawa, Yukihiro; Mizuno, Takafumi; Akino, Toshiharu
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.5-6 pp. 166-173
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Reduviidae; adults; eggs; genitalia; insect behavior; predation
Abstract:
... Many insects use tactics to protect their eggs from predation, infection, and water loss, among other risks. Some assassin bugs only in the New World tribe Apiomerini are known to use plant substances, such as resin, instead of secretions to protect their eggs. Here, we report a novel storage mechanism and the utilization of plant resin for egg protection in Asian assassin bugs, Velinus nodipes an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09757-7

2. Vision Fixation of Flightless Monophagous Leaf Beetle Ambrostoma quadriimpressum in Relation to Host Location

Author:
Sun, Fan; Jing, Tianzhong; Bao, Chao; Hu, Jihua
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.5-6 pp. 158-165
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; Ulmus pumila; adults; color; host plants; insect behavior; soil; tree trunk; vision
Abstract:
... The leaf beetle Ambrostoma quadriimpressum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is monophagous on elm trees, Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae). As this species lives on elm during most of its life but pupates and overwinters as an adult in the soil, the flightless beetle seeks a host plant after emergence from the soil. Previous field experiments showed that the beetle locates host plants via orientation to standing ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09755-9

3. Flight Duration Capabilities of Dispersing Adult Spotted Lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula

Author:
Wolfin, Michael S.; Myrick, Andrew J.; Baker, Thomas C.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.2-4 pp. 125-137
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Lycorma delicatula; adults; flight; insect behavior; sexual maturity; wind
Abstract:
... Adult spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula, launch themselves into the wind from elevated locations such as trees, lamp posts, and buildings. Individuals fly in short, successive bouts along descending trajectories of between 10 and 50 m before landing, crawling upward on a new structure, and again launching upwind. The possible physiological limits to the durations of flight-bouts, if not con ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09754-w

4. Maternal Aggression and Juvenile Sociality in Hibiscus Harlequin Bugs

Author:
Jones, Lachlan C.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.2-4 pp. 116-124
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Hibiscus; Malvaviscus; Tectocoris diophthalmus; adults; aggression; camouflage; color; conspecificity; eggs; insect behavior; juveniles; social behavior
Abstract:
... Hibiscus harlequin bugs (Tectocoris diophthalmus) are Australian jewel bugs known for their maternal care behavior, gregariousness and warning coloration. They feed on plants in the Malvaceae family, although the nymphs will also cannibalize unguarded eggs. Here, I detail observations over 3-year period in Brisbane (QLD), mostly on cultivated Hibiscus and Malvaviscus varieties, to quantify the fre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09751-z

5. Do Female Red Flour Beetles Assess both Current and Future Competition during Oviposition?

Author:
Halliday, William D.; Slevan-Tremblay, Isabelle; Blouin-Demers, Gabriel
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.3 pp. 181-187
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Tribolium castaneum; adults; eggs; females; hatching; insect behavior; insects; laboratory experimentation; oviposition; oviposition sites; progeny; sex ratio
Abstract:
... Female insects must assess multiple factors when laying eggs, including both abiotic and biotic conditions of the laying site. Competition may also play a crucial role in the oviposition decisions of females. Competition at oviposition sites may take two forms: current competition between adults for both food and access to sites for oviposition, and future competition between offspring that will h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09723-y

6. Intraspecific Variation in the Secretion and Morphology of the Scent Glands of a Neotropical Harvestman (Opiliones, Cosmetidae)

Author:
Albert, Amanda C.; Townsend, Victor R., Jr; Metro, Monika C.; Roberto, Elizabeth A.; Schaus, Maynard H.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.3 pp. 225-235
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Neotropics; Opiliones; adults; chemical defenses; females; insect behavior; intraspecific variation; males; nymphs; odors; ontogeny; scanning electron microscopy; scent glands; secretion; Belize
Abstract:
... Relatively little is known about intraspecific variation in the use of chemical defenses by cosmetid harvestmen. In this study, we investigated sexual and ontogenetic variation in the emission of secretions from the scent glands and the morphology of the ozopores of Erginulus clavotibialis, a Neotropical species from Belize. Most individuals (> 94%) did not secrete when seized by leg IV, however, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09726-9

7. Recruitment Rate of Nestmate in Six Tropical Arboreal Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Author:
Zéphirin, Tadu; Leila, Bagny Beilhe; Chantal, Aléné Desirée; Champlain, Djiéto-Lordon
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.3 pp. 252-266
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Crematogaster; Isoptera; Oecophylla longinoda; Platythyrea; Tetramorium; adults; analysis of variance; foraging; grasshoppers; insect behavior; linear models; nymphs
Abstract:
... We examined the recruitment rate of nestmates during prey capture in six arboreal ant species: Myrmicaria opaciventris, Platythyrea conradti, Crematogaster sp., Crematogaster clariventris, Tetramorium aculeatum, and Oecophylla longinoda. Termites and grasshoppers were used as prey. Prey were grouped by size: for termites, we presented ants with either workers or soldiers and for grasshoppers, we u ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09731-y

8. Analysis of Anemotactic Flight Tendencies of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) during the 2017 Mass Dispersal Flights in Pennsylvania

Author:
Myrick, Andrew J.; Baker, Thomas C.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.1 pp. 11-23
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Lycorma delicatula; Malus domestica; adults; altitude; anemometers; apples; branches; cameras; flight; fruit trees; grasses; insect behavior; insects; orchards; wind speed; wings; Pennsylvania
Abstract:
... Video-recordings were made of adult spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula, taking flight from apple trees in an orchard in northeast Pennsylvania in September, 2017 during a mass dispersal flight event involving thousands of adults. The trajectories of adults flying upwind in straight and level or gradually descending flight allowed them to traverse only up to ca. 40 m in a single flight-bout. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09708-x
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10905-019-09708-x

9. Social Cues of Future Sperm Competition Received during Development Affect Learning in Adult Male Fruit Flies, Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
McDowall, Laurin S.; Rouse, James; Sait, Steven M.; Bretman, Amanda
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.1 pp. 47-58
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; cognition; fruit flies; gene expression; genes; insect behavior; larvae; males; mating competitiveness; memory; neurodevelopment; rearing; social environment; sperm competition
Abstract:
... The social environment provides males with information about the likelihood of reproductive competition. However, social context can be highly variable, and males must track their environment in order to alter reproductive investment appropriately. In addition to using information gained as adults to adjust reproductive strategies, males can use cues in early life to anticipate future mating compe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09712-1

10. An Experimental Test of Trade-Offs Associated with the Adaptation to Alternate Host Plants in the Introduced Herbivorous Beetle, Ophraella communa

Author:
Fukano, Yuya; Nakayama, Satoshi
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.5 pp. 490-502
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Ambrosia trifida; Chrysomelidae; adults; feeding preferences; feeds; genotype; host plants; host seeking; indigenous species; insect behavior; introduced species; larvae; phytophagous insects; plant pests; Japan; United States
Abstract:
... The adaptation to alternate host plants of introduced herbivorous insects can be vital to agriculture due to the emergence of crop pests. Historically, it is assumed that there are trade-offs associated with the adaptation to new host plants; a generalist genotype that adapts to an alternate host is expected to have a relatively lower fitness on the ancestral host than a specialist genotype (physi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9692-y

11. Is it the Song or the Singers? Acoustic and Social Experiences Shape Adult Reproductive Tactics and Condition

Author:
Balenger, Susan L.; Bastiaans, Elizabeth; Zuk, Marlene
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.5 pp. 552-568
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Teleogryllus oceanicus; acoustics; adults; body condition; body size; group housing; hearing; immune response; insect behavior; males; phenotype; phonotaxis; population density; rearing; stocking rate; Kauai
Abstract:
... When sexual signals are perceived during growth and development they can provide information regarding the social conditions likely to be encountered as an adult. Perception of cues related to the presence and density of future mates and potential competitors can result in altered adult phenotypes. Previous studies have shown that adult male Teleogryllus oceanicus field crickets from a Kauai, Hawa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9698-5

12. Predatory Versatility in Females of the Scorpion Bothriurus bonariensis (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae): Overcoming Prey with Different Defensive Mechanisms

Author:
Simone, Yuri; Garcia, Luis Fernando; Lacava, Mariángeles; van der Meijden, Arie; Viera, Carmen
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.4 pp. 402-415
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Blatta; Forficula; Lycosa; Porcellio; Scorpiones; adults; appendages; bites and stings; defense mechanisms; diet; females; insect behavior; predation; predators; sympatry
Abstract:
... Scorpions are dominant predators in some environments. Nevertheless, most studies of predatory behavior in scorpions have focused on diet composition whereas some other relevant aspects, such as predatory strategy, have been poorly explored. Herein we evaluate the prey acceptance and predatory strategy of the scorpion Bothriurus bonariensis against sympatric prey with different defenses. As prey, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9677-x

13. The Mutual Adaption Between the Ovipositor of Epicephala eriocarpa and the Style of Glochidion eriocarpum

Author:
Yang, Xiaofei; Li, Houhun
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.3 pp. 264-276
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Epicephala; Machaeranthera; adults; body size; coevolution; evolutionary adaptation; female genitalia; insect behavior; mutualism; ovipositor; pollination; pollinators; styles (flowers)
Abstract:
... Specialization of adaptive devices can reflect the coevolution of closely interactive relationship between partners in mutualism. Glochidion eriocarpum and Epicephala eriocarpa have formed a strict species-specific mutualism over a long term of evolution. Based on field observation and the anatomical study of adult specimens, we clarified the morphological and biological characteristics of E. erio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9676-y

14. Trail Chemicals of the Convergens Ladybird Beetle, Hippodamia convergens, Reduce Feeding and Oviposition by Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) on Citrus Plants

Author:
Seo, Meeja; Rivera, MoniqueJ.; Stelinski, LukaszL.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.3 pp. 298-308
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Citrus; Diaphorina citri; Hippodamia convergens; Psyllidae; adults; cages; droplets; eggs; females; foraging; honeydew; insect behavior; leaves; oviposition
Abstract:
... We investigated feeding and oviposition behavior of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, when exposed to the foraging trails of the convergens ladybird beetle, Hippodamia convergens. Diaphorina citri females feeding on citrus leaves directly exposed to the ladybird adults or treated with trail extract excreted significantly less honeydew droplets than controls. The trail chemicals of the la ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9680-2

15. Behavioral Plasticity in Probing by Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera, Liviidae): Ingestion from Phloem Versus Xylem is Influenced by Leaf Age and Surface

Author:
Ebert, TimothyA.; Backus, ElaineA.; Shugart, HollyJ.; Rogers, MichaelE.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2018 v.31 no.2 pp. 119-137
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; Citrus; Diaphorina citri; Psyllidae; adults; bacteria; behavior change; greening disease; ingestion; insect behavior; insecticides; leaves; pathogens; pests; phloem; plasticity; risk; salivation; sap; stylets; trees; xylem
Abstract:
... Diaphorina citri is a major pest of citrus because it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, a phloem-limited bacterium that putatively causes Huanglongbing (HLB). The disease moves slowly through a tree, and the vector facilitates further within-tree movement via transmission of the pathogen. However, this only happens when D. citri stylets contact the phloem, to inoculate bacteria during p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-018-9666-0
PubMed:
29628621
PubMed Central:
PMC5882765

16. Spotted Wing Drosophila Prefer Low Hanging Fruit: Insights into Foraging Behavior and Management Strategies

Author:
Rice, KevinB.; Jones, SharonK.; Morrison, William, III; Leskey, TracyC.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.6 pp. 645-661
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Drosophila suzukii; adults; blackberries; blueberries; cages; canopy; field experimentation; foraging; insect behavior; invasive species; mark-recapture studies; monitoring; oviposition; raspberries; sexual maturity; trapping
Abstract:
... Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive insect that attacks ripe, small fruit such as raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Little is known about its foraging ecology and current trapping methods and monitoring systems are ineffective at commercial scales. In semi-field studies, we evaluated adult alightment and ovipositional preference within and among raspberry plants us ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9646-9
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10905-017-9646-9

17. Innate Olfactory Responses of Asobara japonica Toward Fruits Infested by the Invasive Spotted Wing Drosophila

Author:
Biondi, Antonio; Wang, Xingeng; Miller, Jeffrey C.; Miller, Betsey; Shearer, Peter W.; Zappalà, Lucia; Siscaro, Gaetano; Walton, Vaughn W.; Hoelmer, Kim A.; Daane, Kent M.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 495-506
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Asobara; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; adults; arthropod pests; artificial diets; biological control; endoparasitoids; females; fruits; hosts; insect behavior; insects; juveniles; learning; mass rearing; microhabitats; smell; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... Insect parasitoids are often manipulated to improve biological control programs for various arthropod pests. Volatile compounds can be a relevant cue used by most parasitoid hymenoptera for host or host microhabitat location. Here, we studied olfactory responses of the braconid Asobara japonica Belokobylskij, an Asiatic endoparasitoid of the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), toward its ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9636-y

18. Inter-Individual Variation and Consistency in Walking Behavior of the Rose Aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Author:
Dehcheshmeh, Masoud Mohammadi; Tabadkani, Seyed Mohammad
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 519-527
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Macrosiphum rosae; adults; animals; body weight; corn; evolutionary adaptation; flight; insect behavior; leaves; morphs; walking
Abstract:
... Variations in morphological and behavioral properties of animals are generally considered as evolutionary adaptations to unpredictable environments. At the same time, individuals may present a strong consistency in their expressed behavior. In this study, we investigated inter-individual variations and consistency in walking behavior of both apterous and winged morphs of the rose aphid, Macrosiphu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9637-x

19. Behavioural and Electrophysiological Responses of Mosquito Vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus to an Ethyl Ester: Ethyl 2-aminobenzoate

Author:
Islam, Johirul; Dhiman, Sunil; Tyagi, Varun; Duarah, Sanjukta; Zaman, Kamaruz; Chattopadhyay, Pronobesh
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.4 pp. 343-358
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Aedes aegypti; Anopheles stephensi; Culex quinquefasciatus; adults; antennae; electroantennography; electrophysiology; females; flight; host seeking; hosts; insect behavior; insect flight; insect vectors; mosquito control; mosquito-borne diseases; neurons; odorant receptors; olfactometers; palps; proboscis
Abstract:
... Mosquito control using different methods remains an integral component of intervention programmes which aim to protect humans from various mosquito-borne diseases. The host seeking behaviour of mosquitoes is essentially guided by odorant receptor neurons housed in the antenna, maxillary palps and proboscis. The odorant receptor neurons are responsible for detecting chemical cues from hosts and als ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9614-4

20. Resource-Dependent Clutch Size Decisions and Size-Fitness Relationships in a Gregarious Ectoparasitoid Wasp, Bracon brevicornis

Author:
Villacañas de Castro, Carmen; Thiel, Andra
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.4 pp. 454-469
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Bracon; Ephestia kuehniella; adults; arthropods; biological control agents; clutch size; ectoparasites; eggs; females; flowers; hosts; insect behavior; larvae; mortality; moths; parasitic wasps; probability; progeny; wasps
Abstract:
... Gregarious parasitic wasps, which lay more than one egg into or onto a host arthropod’s body, are usually assumed to lay an optimal number of eggs per host. If females would lay too few eggs, some resources may be wasted, but if females lay too many eggs, offspring may develop into substantially smaller-sized adults or may not develop successfully and die. The availability of hosts can further inf ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-017-9632-2