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1. Chemical screening, insecticidal and reprotoxic activities of Tecoma stans ethanolic leaf extract against the vector mosquito Culex pipiens

Author:
Nour‐El Houda Hafsi; Kaouther Hamaidia; Noureddine Soltani
Source:
Physiological entomology 2022 v.47 no.3 pp. 176-187
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Culex pipiens; Tecoma stans; acetylcholinesterase; adults; biomarkers; botanical insecticides; chemical composition; chemical constituents of plants; death; entomology; ethanol; fecundity; females; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; glutathione transferase; instars; larvicides; leaf extracts; males; neurotoxicity; phytochemicals; progeny; reproductive performance
Abstract:
... To select potential plant‐based insecticides, Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae) leaf extract was screened for its larvicidal and delayed effects against a medically important mosquito species Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae). First, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was conducted on T. stans extract, collected in ethanol for its chemical characterization and detection of active constitue ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12386

2. Comparison of life‐history traits and oviposition preferences of Tuta absoluta for 12 common tomato varieties in Burkina Faso

Author:
Mathieu W. Sawadogo; Rémy A. Dabire; Besmer Régis Ahissou; Schémaëza Bonzi; Irénée Somda; Souleymane Nacro; Clément Martin; Anne Legrève; François J. Verheggen
Source:
Physiological entomology 2022 v.47 no.1 pp. 55-61
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Tuta absoluta; adults; egg incubation; entomology; insect pests; larvae; life history; longevity; mortality; oviposition; oviposition sites; probability; pupae; tomatoes; Burkina Faso
Abstract:
... The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an economically important insect pest of tomatoes. Since its discovery in Burkina Faso in 2016, the use of synthetic insecticides was favored, with many cases of treatment failure. To explore alternative control methods, we conducted a screening of the 12 main tomato varieties produced in the country to test tw ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12373

3. Oviposition site selection and attachment ability of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and Harmonia axyridis from the egg to the adult stage

Author:
Gianandrea Salerno; Manuela Rebora; Silvana Piersanti; Thies H. Büscher; Elena V. Gorb; Stanislav N. Gorb
Source:
Physiological entomology 2022 v.47 no.1 pp. 20-37
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; Propylea quatuordecimpunctata; adults; biological control; eggs; entomology; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; oviposition; oviposition preference; oviposition sites; roughness; surface roughness; trichomes; wettability
Abstract:
... Surface features of plants can influence the searching efficiency and survival of predatory insects. Surfaces act as barriers preventing attachment of both phytophages and also their insect predators. In this regard, we focused on the oviposition site selection and the attachment ability of all life stages (eggs, larvae, imagines) of two common ladybird species, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and H ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12368

4. Effects of temperature, age and stage on testis development in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Author:
Satoshi Hiroyoshi; Takayuki Mitsunaga; Gadi V. P. Reddy
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.3-4 pp. 200-209
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plutella xylostella; adults; entomology; larvae; pupae; shrinkage; surveys; temperature; testes; wings
Abstract:
... In Lepidoptera, it is known that larval and pupal testes enlarge in volume and then decrease in size over various phases of the pupal stage. After adult emergence, testis shrinkage continues. In the present study, the effects of temperature, age and stage on testis development were investigated in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Laboratory experiments indicate ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12359

5. Effects of temperature, age, and stage on testis development in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Author:
Hiroyoshi Satoshi; Mitsunaga Takayuki; Reddy Gadi V.P.
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.3-4 pp. 200-209
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plutella xylostella; adults; entomology; larvae; pupae; shrinkage; surveys; temperature; testes; wings
Abstract:
... In Lepidoptera, it is known that larval and pupal testes enlarge in volume and then decrease in size over various phases of the pupal stage. After adult emergence, testis shrinkage continues. In the present study, the effects of temperature, age, and stage on testis development were investigated in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Laboratory experime ...
Handle:
10113/7483576
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12359

6. No impact of neonicotinoids on male solitary bees Osmia cornuta under semi‐field conditions

Author:
Verena Strobl; Selina Bruckner; Sarah Radford; Sarah Wolf; Matthias Albrecht; Laura Villamar‐Bouza; Jakkrawut Maitip; Eleonora Kolari; Panuwan Chantawannakul; Gaétan Glauser; Geoffrey R. Williams; Peter Neumann; Lars Straub
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 105-109
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Osmia cornuta; adults; agrochemicals; biomass; clothianidin; entomology; males; models; overwintering; population density; solitary bees; spermatozoa; viability; weather
Abstract:
... The ubiquitous use of agrochemicals is one driver for the ongoing loss of insect biomass and diversity. Data show that field‐realistic concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides can negatively affect both population density and the fitness of solitary bees. However, the underlying mechanisms for these effects remain poorly understood. Here, using an established semi‐field experimental set‐up and ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12349

7. Reduction of larval resistance and adult reproductive capacity in Spodoptera littoralis at different degrees of superparasitization by Microplitis rufiventris

Author:
Esmat M. Hegazi; Wedad E. Khafagi
Source:
Physiological entomology 2022 v.47 no.2 pp. 117-125
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Microplitis rufiventris; Polydnaviridae; Spodoptera littoralis; adults; eggs; endoparasitoids; entomology; females; instars; larvae; parasitism; pupae; reproductive performance; venoms; virulence; wasps
Abstract:
... The solitary endoparasitoid, Microplitis rufiventris Kok, attacks and can develop in the first three instars of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) larvae with preference for third‐instar. We used the last three instars to show the effect of increasing superparasitization on host resistance and reproductive capacity of surviving moths of S. littoralis that had been parasitized during their newly moulte ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12381

8. Regulation of Krüppel homolog 1 expression by photoperiod in the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris

Author:
Li Dong; Hiroko Udaka; Hideharu Numata; Chihiro Ito
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 82-93
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
RNA interference; Riptortus clavatus; Riptortus pedestris; adults; circadian clocks; cryptochromes; diapause; entomology; genes; juvenile hormones; ovarian development; reproduction; secretion; topical application; transcription factors; zinc finger motif
Abstract:
... In Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera, Alydidae), adult females develop their ovaries under long‐day conditions (LD), but enter reproductive diapause with suppression of ovarian development under short‐day conditions (SD). This photoperiodic response is regulated by juvenile hormone (JH). Krüppel homolog 1 (Kr‐h1) encodes a JH‐inducible transcriptional factor and plays a pivotal role for reproduction ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12347

9. Tracing sources of carbon and hydrogen to stored lipids in the migratory moth, Mythimna unipuncta using stable isotopes (δ2H, δ13C)

Author:
Libesha Anparasan; Jeremy N. McNeil; Keith A. Hobson
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 45-51
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Mythimna unipuncta; adults; carbohydrates; carbon; diet; entomology; fat body; isotope labeling; larvae; lipids; migratory behavior; moths; nectar; stable isotopes; temporal variation
Abstract:
... Stable isotope measurements of insect tissues can be used to determine origin and migratory patterns. The isotopic links between diet and stored lipids in laboratory reared true armyworm moths (Mythimna unipuncta, Haw.) were investigated using δ¹³C and δ²H measurements. Newly emerged moths were fed synthetic nectars, consisting of different carbohydrate and water sources that were isotopically dis ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12343

10. Adult feeding and host type modulate the life history traits of the capital breeder Zabrotes subfasciatus

Author:
Cindi P. Corrêa; Bianca C. Capizzani; Luiz A. Beijo; Paulo M. de Ávila; Isabel Ribeiro do Valle Teixeira; Angel R. Barchuk
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.2-3 pp. 120-128
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Curculionidae; Phaseolus vulgaris; Vicia faba; Vigna unguiculata; Zabrotes subfasciatus; adulthood; adults; capital; energy; entomology; income; ingestion; larvae; life history; longevity; oviposition; sugars; yeasts
Abstract:
... Income breeding animals support reproduction by the intake of energy and molecular building blocks during adulthood. Capital breeders, in contrast, fuel reproduction by the intake of materials during the larval stage. There exists, however, some controversy as to whether adult feeding in capital breeders actually increases fitness. We tested whether individuals feed as adults in the weevil Zabrote ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12329

11. Dietary eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid are linearly retained by common insect crop pests (cabbage looper and bertha armyworm) and alter insect biomass

Author:
Stefanie M. Colombo; Kruti Shukla; Lesley G. Campbell; Alina Tsimbaliouk; Michael T. Arts
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.1 pp. 38-49
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Mamestra configurata; Trichoplusia ni; adults; alpha-linolenic acid; aquatic ecosystems; biomass; crops; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; experimental diets; fatty acid composition; genetic engineering; herbivores; insect pests; linoleic acid; nutritional intervention; omega-3 fatty acids; plant pests; vegetable oil
Abstract:
... The long‐chain omega‐3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are prevalent in aquatic ecosystems and are not part of the natural diet of herbivorous, terrestrial insects, which generally consume alpha‐linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LNA). However, recent advances in genetic engineering have lead to the development of terrestrial crops that express the novel ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12314

12. Effects of Pergularia tomentosa active fraction on the oogenesis of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: ovarian biochemical composition, and effects on the ecdysteroid pathway

Author:
Meriam Miladi; Khemais Abdellaoui; Elisabeth Marchal; Cynthia Lenaerts; Amel Ben Hamouda; Meriem M'saad Guerfali; Monia Ben Halima Kamel; Jozef Vanden Broeck
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 70-81
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Pergularia; Schistocerca gregaria; adults; carbohydrates; chemical composition; chromatography; ecdysone receptor; ecdysteroids; entomology; fecundity; females; fractionation; hemolymph; mortality; oviposition; vitellogenesis
Abstract:
... Fractionation of the methanolic extract of Pergularia tomentosa, using column chromatography, resulted in the separation of 10 fractions and only the active one (that gave mortality >70%) was kept and denoted the active fraction (AFPt). Adult female Schistocerca gregaria were treated with two concentrations of AFPt, 0.24% and 0.96%, to investigate the effect on the female reproductive potential. B ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12346

13. Effects of temperature on the development and fecundity of Microplitis similis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Author:
Si‐Jia Yi; Richard J. Hopkins; Xu‐Yang Chen; Zhuang‐Mei Chen; Xing Wang; Guo‐Hua Huang
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.2-3 pp. 95-102
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Microplitis; Spodoptera litura; adults; biological control agents; endoparasitoids; entomology; fecundity; heat sums; longevity; temperature
Abstract:
... Microplitis similis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid of Spodoptera litura larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Here, the effects of constant temperature (18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33 and 36 °C) on the development and fecundity of M. similis developing in S. litura were studied in the laboratory to clarify the range of its potential distribution and better understand its potential as a ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12321

14. Life history trait response to ambient temperature and food availability variations in the bean weevil Zabrotes subfasciatus

Author:
Cindi P. Corrêa; Sheila S. Parreiras; Luiz A. Beijo; Paulo M. de Ávila; Isabel R. V. Teixeira; Angel Roberto Barchuk
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.3-4 pp. 189-199
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Curculionidae; Zabrotes subfasciatus; adults; ambient temperature; diet; ectothermy; eggs; entomology; food availability; ingestion; life history; longevity; sugars
Abstract:
... Temperature is among the most influential factors in animal biology, and especially thermal fluctuations are key determinants of life history traits for ectothermic organisms. Diet characteristics add complexity to the effect of temperature on animals' life history traits. This is even more intricate in phytophagous insects that develop inside hosts. Here, using the seed beetle Zabrotes subfasciat ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12358

15. Lufenuron indirectly downregulates Vitellogenin in the boll weevil females reducing egg viability

Author:
Glaucilane S. Cruz; Valéria Wanderley‐Teixeira; José Dijair Antonino; Gabriel G. A. Gonçalves; Hilton N. Costa; Maria Clara N. Ferreira; Clovis L. Neto; Luiz C. Alves; Fábio André B. Santos; Álvaro A. C. Teixeira
Source:
Physiological entomology 2021 v.46 no.1 pp. 24-33
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Anthonomus grandis grandis; Neotropics; RNA; adults; chitin; cotton; eggs; entomology; insect growth; insects; lufenuron; malnutrition; mechanism of action; nutrition; oocytes; peritrophic membrane; pests; reproduction; viability; vitellogenin; weight loss
Abstract:
... Lufenuron, a molecule that belongs to the chitin synthesis inhibitors group of insect growth regulators, has a still unclear mode of action, but probably it affects chitin synthesis at a post‐transcriptional level. In this work, we report the effects of lufenuron on nutrition and reproduction in adult females of Anthonomus grandis, the main neotropical cotton pest and tried to link the effects on ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12337

16. Quickie well done: no evidence of physiological costs in the development race of Lucilia sericata necrophagous larvae

Author:
Larissa Komo; Valéry Hedouin; Damien Charabidze
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.1 pp. 30-37
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Calliphora vicina; Lucilia sericata; adults; body size; carrion insects; ecosystems; insect larvae; insect physiology; instars; life history; models; predators; pupae; rearing; survival rate; temperature; Central European region
Abstract:
... The present study focuses on trade‐offs between the development rates and their life‐history traits of feeding larvae. Indeed, quick growth is considered to be vital for necrophagous insects such as larvae because they are part of a rapidly changing ecosystem and at the mercy of many predators. However, excessively quick growth can have a negative effect on other life‐history traits (e.g. survivor ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12313

17. Cold hardiness in immature stages and adults in the adult‐diapausing spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus

Author:
Katsura Ito; Younghae Chae
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 11-19
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Sasa; Tetranychidae; adulthood; adults; arthropods; bamboos; cold; cold tolerance; diapause; eggs; females; host plants; immatures; males; nymphs; overwintering; survival rate; temperate zones; temperature; winter; Japan
Abstract:
... The cold hardiness of arthropods is an important characteristic associated with overwintering success. Cold‐tolerant stages affect overwintering strategy, especially in arthropods that continuously feed on evergreen host plants in temperate regions. However, cold hardiness to mildly low temperature is rarely investigated. In the present study, we estimate the stage‐specific cold hardiness of a pop ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12271

18. Effects of temperature and other environmental factors on the post‐diapause development of walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Author:
Sara E. Emery; Nicholas J. Mills
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 33-42
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Juglans hindsii; Juglans nigra; Rhagoletis completa; adults; ambient temperature; cold treatment; cultivars; diapause; females; heat sums; latitude; males; orchards; puparium; walnuts; California
Abstract:
... To more effectively manage walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa (Diptera: Tephritidae), in California walnut orchards, it is important to understand the factors that affect the timing of adult emergence. In the present study, we examine the effects of incubation temperature, pre‐chill and chill durations, latitude, cultivar and size on the post‐diapause development of R. completa puparia. The lower ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12273

19. Roles of the circadian clock and endocrine regulator in the photoperiodic response of the brown‐winged green bug Plautia stali

Author:
Takaaki Tamai; Sakiko Shiga; Shin G. Goto
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 43-52
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plautia stali; RNA interference; adults; biosynthesis; circadian clocks; corpora allata; females; insects; juvenile hormones; locomotion; messenger RNA; ovarian development; photoperiod; photoperiodism; regulator genes
Abstract:
... The physiological mechanisms underlying photoperiodism in insects have been studied extensively, although the associated molecular machinery remains largely unknown. In the present study, we investigate the roles of the circadian clock gene cycle (cyc) and the endocrine regulator gene myoinhibitory peptide (Mip) in the photoperiodic response of the brown‐winged green bug Plautia stali Scott (Hemip ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12274

20. Activity of a selective insecticide (methoxyfenozide) against two mosquito species (Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata): toxicological, biometrical and biochemical study

Author:
Kaouther Hamaidia; Fouzia Tine‐Djebbar; Noureddine Soltani
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 315-323
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Culex pipiens; Culiseta; World Health Organization; adults; biometry; carbohydrates; insect growth; insecticidal properties; insecticides; laboratory experimentation; larvae; lethal concentration 50; lipids; methoxyfenozide; mosquito control; proteins; pupae; pupal development; toxicity
Abstract:
... Methoxyfenozide is an insect growth disruptor belonging to the class of nonsteroidal ecdysone agonists. In the present study, methoxyfenozide (23% emulsifiable concentrate) is evaluated against newly molted fourth‐instar larvae of Culex pipiens L. and Culiseta longiareolata Macquart (Diptera: Culicidae), aiming to investigate its possible effects on growth and development. Larvae are exposed for 2 ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12261

21. Behavioural response of Lucilia sericata to a decaying body infested by necrophagous insects

Author:
Clément Martin; François Verheggen
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.3 pp. 188-195
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Dermestes; Lucilia sericata; adults; bioassays; carrion insects; larvae; odors; predators; rats; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... Numerous insect species are necrophagous, with Dipterans and Coleopterans being the most abundant on a corpse. Whether the presence of necrophageous species on a corpse affects the attraction of adult blowflies to the corpse is sparsely studied. We test the hypothesis that Lucilia sericata can discriminate the odour of a noncolonized cadaver from the odour of a cadaver on which conspecific and/or ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12244

22. Behavioural responses to dimethyl disulphide by Aleochara bilineata and Aleochara bipustulata

Author:
Jing Du; Lars D. Andreassen; Neil J. Holliday
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.1 pp. 20-29
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aleochara bilineata; Delia radicum; adults; air; biological control; eggs; females; host preferences; immatures; larvae; males; mortality; nontarget organisms; olfactometers; parasitism; parasitoids; pitfall traps; pupae; puparium; roots; sulfides; Canada
Abstract:
... Adult Aleochara bipustulata L. and Aleochara bilineata Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are predatory on immature stages of cabbage root fly Delia radicum (L.) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae). Larvae of the two Aleochara are parasitoids of D. radicum pupae. Female Aleochara lay eggs near D. radicum puparia; the newly‐hatched Aleochara larvae enter puparia and consume the contents. Delia radicum‐infes ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12221

23. Consequences of diapause on post‐diapause development, reproductive physiology and population growth of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)

Author:
Mukesh K. Dhillon; Fazil Hasan
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.3 pp. 196-206
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Chilo partellus; adults; diapause; diet; eggs; estivation; fecundity; females; hibernation; larvae; longevity; males; ova; population growth; pupae; pupation; relative humidity; reproductive performance; spermatophores; spermatozoa; viability
Abstract:
... We investigate the effects of diapause on post‐diapause development, reproductive physiology and population growth of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera). Aestivating and hibernating larvae of C. partellus are exposed to diapause terminating conditions (consisting of an LD 12 : 12 h photocycle at 27 ± 1 °C and 65 ± 5% relative humidity with a fresh diet) to terminate the diapause an ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12243

24. Cultivar‐specific plant odour preferences of a generalist aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani and a possible mechanism for maternal priming of resistance to toxic plant chemistry

Author:
Helmut F. van Emden; Panagiotis Vamvatsikos; Jim Hardie
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 1-10
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aphidius colemani; Brussels sprouts; Myzus persicae; adults; air; artificial diets; cabbage; cultivars; eggs; enzymes; faba beans; glucosinolates; hosts; humidity; leaves; odors; olfactometers; oviposition; parasitoids; plant biochemistry; poisonous plants; pupae; rearing; toxins
Abstract:
... Aphidius colemani Viereck, emerging from Myzus persicae (Sulzer) mummies on the Brussels sprout cultivar ‘Bedford Winter Harvest’ (BWH), responds positively in the olfactometer to the odour of that cultivar in comparison with air. Responses to the odours of other sprout cultivars, cabbage and broad bean could be explained by the humidity from plant leaves. In a choice between BWH and other sprout ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12270

25. Effect of silencing a boule homologue on the survival and reproduction of Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

Author:
Xiudao Yu; Nabil Killiny
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 268-275
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Citrus; Diaphorina citri; RNA interference; adults; bioassays; eggs; gene expression; genes; gonads; greening disease; male fertility; males; meiosis; mortality; nutritional support; nymphs; pathogens; pests; progeny; proteins; somatic cells; spermatogenesis
Abstract:
... The fertility gene boule is conserved in most organisms and deletion of boule is found to block meiosis during spermatogenesis, which contributes to male infertility. The biological role of boule in Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri, currently the most serious citrus pest and the vector of huanglongbing (HLB) pathogen, remains poorly understood. In the present study, a boule homologue in Diaph ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12256
CHORUS:
10.1111/phen.12256
Chorus Open Access:
10.1111/phen.12256

26. Effects of sucrose supplementation and generation on life‐history traits of Bracon cephi and Bracon lissogaster, parasitoids of the wheat stem sawfly

Author:
Dayane A. Reis; Megan L. Hofland; Robert K. D. Peterson; David K. Weaver
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.3-4 pp. 266-274
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Bracon; Cephus cinctus; adults; biological control agents; body size; eggs; females; insect larvae; life history; longevity; nutrient requirements; overwintering; parasitoids; reproductive success; sucrose; sugar feeding; summer; sympatry; wheat; Great Plains region; North America
Abstract:
... Knowledge of the life‐history traits that influence the reproductive success of parasitoids could provide useful information to enhance their effectiveness as biological control agents. The wheat stem sawfly Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) is a major pest of wheat in the Northern Great Plains of North America. The bivoltine, sympatric and specialist parasitoids Bracon cephi (Gahan) a ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12303

27. Histology of the spermateca and stored sperm of Tenuisvalvae notata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Author:
Amanda C. Túler; Christian S. A. Silva‐Torres; Valéria W. Teixeira; Alvaro A. C. Teixeira; Carolina A. Guedes; Carolline G. D'Assunção; Fábio A. Brayner; Luiz C. Alves
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.3 pp. 180-187
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Coccinellidae; adults; histology; light microscopy; polygamy; reproductive performance; secretion; spermatheca; spermatozoa; virgin females
Abstract:
... The predatory ladybird beetle Tenuisvalvae notata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (Mulsant) is a polygamous species and its morphology, as well as the storage capacity of seminal fluid in the spermatheca, may affect its reproductive performance. Thus, the present study evaluates the spermatheca morphology of virgin and mated T. notata females using light and scanning microscopy. The results show that ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12242

28. Ontogeny of protein concentration, haemocyte concentration and antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli in haemolymph of the invasive harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Author:
Michal Řeřicha; Pavel Dobeš; Pavel Hyršl; Michal Knapp
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.1 pp. 51-59
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Culicidae; Escherichia coli; Harmonia axyridis; adults; antimicrobial properties; bees; fruit flies; hemocytes; immune system; invasive species; larvae; larval development; life history; longevity; ontogeny; prepupae
Abstract:
... The harlequin ladybird is considered to be one of the most successful invasive insect species. Among other traits, its invasive success is considered to be caused by a powerful immune system. In the present study, we investigate the ontogenetic profile of protein concentration, concentration of circulating haemocytes and constitutive antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli in Harmonia axyr ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12224

29. Ontogeny, sex and adult tissues influence activities of detoxification enzymes in the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman)

Author:
Adekunle W. Adesanya; David W. Held; Nannan Liu
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 306-314
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Popillia japonica; adults; carboxylesterase; catalytic activity; cytochrome P-450; ecology; eggs; enzyme activity; females; food deprivation; glutathione transferase; insect physiology; insects; larvae; males; metabolism; midgut; models; ontogeny; pests; starvation; tissues; xenobiotics
Abstract:
... The detoxification enzymes superfamilies of cytochrome P450 (P450), glutathione S‐transferase (GST) and carboxylesterase (CoE) play important roles in the metabolism of xenobiotics and endogenous substrates. Despite their importance in insect physiology and ecology, the relative activities of these enzyme systems among developmental stages, sexes and tissues of insect species have not been studied ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12260

30. Physiological and biochemical effects of Olea europaea leaf extracts from four phenological growth stages on the oogenesis of female locust Locusta migratoria

Author:
Khemais Abdellaoui; Meriem Hazzoug; Olfa Boussadia; Meriam Miladi; Ghofrane Omri; Fatma Acheuk; Monia Ben Halima‐Kamel; Mohamed Brahem
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.2 pp. 129-139
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Locusta migratoria; Olea europaea; adults; adverse effects; buds; carbohydrates; chemical composition; endocarp; fecundity; females; flowering; hemolymph; histology; leaf extracts; leaves; lipids; metabolites; olives; oocytes; ovarian development; phenology; polyphenols; proteins; vitellogenesis
Abstract:
... The effects of olive leaf extract (OLE) are studied on several reproductive variables and the ovarian biochemical composition of Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) adult females. The methanolic extracts are prepared from the leaves sampled during four phenological growth stages of olive tree: cluster formation (Cf), swelling inflorescence buds (Sib), full flowering (Ff) and endocarp harden ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12237

31. Roles of transient receptor potential channels in eclosion and movement in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Author:
Hong Geun Kim; David C. Margolies; Yoonseong Park
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.2 pp. 79-85
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; RNA interference; Tribolium castaneum; adults; death; double-stranded RNA; eclosion; elytra; femur; legs; mortality; phylogeny; receptors; sclerotization; tibia; transient receptor potential channels; walking
Abstract:
... Transient receptor potential channels (TRPs) are a family of cation channels involved in various sensory mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster, including mechanosensing. Phylogenetic analysis of mechanosensory TRPs in seven members of the TRPV, TRPN and TRPA subfamilies reveals a unique TcTrpA5 in Tribolium castaneum that is likely lost in D. melanogaster. Because mechanosensors are implicated in ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12232

32. cryptochrome genes mediate photoperiodic responses in the cricket Modicogryllus siamensis

Author:
Haruki Ueda; Saori Tamaki; Taiki Miki; Outa Uryu; Yuichi Kamae; Motoki Nose; Tsugumichi Shinohara; Kenji Tomioka
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 285-294
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila; Gryllidae; RNA interference; adults; cryptochromes; diapause; gene expression; genes; hatching; insects; mammals; molting; nymphs; photoperiod; temperate zones; winter
Abstract:
... Diapause is a strategy used by many insects living in temperate zones to survive the winter. The most reliable environmental cue to induce diapause is photoperiod, for which day or night length is measured by a mechanism called the photoperiodic clock. Despite several studies in insects, the photoperiodic mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, we show that cryptochromes (crys) mediate ph ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12258

33. Comparative transcriptomics support evolutionary convergence of diapause responses across Insecta

Author:
Gregory J. Ragland; Evan Keep
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 246-256
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Diptera; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; adults; data collection; diapause; insects; insulin; larvae; meta-analysis; phenotype; phylogeny; pupae; regulator genes; transcriptome; transcriptomics
Abstract:
... Diapause is a common phenotype that is broadly phylogenetically dispersed across Insecta and appears to have multiple evolutionary origins. Nevertheless, there are clear commonalities in diapause regulation across insect taxa. In the present study, we report a meta‐analysis of diapause whole transcriptomic data sets from 11 different insect species that addresses three questions: (i) how similar a ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12193

34. Diapause and overwintering of two spruce bark beetle species

Author:
Martin Schebeck; E. Matthew Hansen; Axel Schopf; Gregory J. Ragland; Christian Stauffer; Barbara J. Bentz
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 200-210
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Curculionidae; Dendroctonus rufipennis; Ips typographus; Picea abies; adults; bark beetles; climate change; diapause; dormancy; ectothermy; forest pests; forests; metabolism; multivoltine habit; overwintering; phenology; photoperiod; population growth; prepupae; reproduction; temperature; univoltine habit; winter; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... Diapause, a strategy to endure unfavourable conditions (e.g. cold winters) is commonly found in ectothermic organisms and is characterized by an arrest of development and reproduction, a reduction of metabolic rate, and an increased resistance to adversity. Diapause, in addition to adaptations for surviving low winter temperatures, significantly influences phenology, voltinism and ultimately popul ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12200
PubMed:
28979060
PubMed Central:
PMC5599993

35. Effect of parental RNA interference of a transformer‐2 homologue on female reproduction and offspring sex determination in Asian citrus psyllid

Author:
Xiudao Yu; Nabil Killiny
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.1 pp. 42-50
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; Citrus; Diaphorina citri; Diptera; RNA interference; adults; eggs; females; gene expression; genes; greening disease; hatching; insects; males; pests; progeny; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; sex determination; sex ratio; sexual development
Abstract:
... Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is the vector of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of citrus huanglongbing (HLB). A comprehensive understanding of molecular components that govern key physiological traits in D. citri would promote the development of novel genetic control strategies to fight this pest. In the present study, a transformer 2 homologue (Dctra‐2) ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12223
CHORUS:
10.1111/phen.12223
Chorus Open Access:
10.1111/phen.12223

36. Molecular characterization and expression of vitellogenin genes from the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Author:
Jixing Guo; Liang Wang; Han Wu; Yingshuai Cao; Rong Xiao; Xueshuang Lai; Jianbo Liu; Jiequn Yi; Guren Zhang
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 295-305
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Parasteatoda tepidariorum; Pardosa; adults; amino acids; biological control agents; blood coagulation factors; complementary DNA; ecosystems; females; gene expression regulation; genes; lipoproteins; messenger RNA; open reading frames; oviposition; paddies; pests; phylogeny; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; rice; vitellogenin
Abstract:
... The wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae) is an important biological control agent against rice pests in the paddy ecosystem. Vitellogenin (Vg) is the precursor of the yolk protein and is crucial for reproduction in P. pseudoannulata. We have identified three full‐length cDNAs encoding vitellogenins. The PpVg1 transcript is 5598 bp long, with an open reading frame (ORF) of 5379 b ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12259

37. Obligate annual and successive facultative diapause establish a bet‐hedging strategy of Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae) in seasonally unpredictable environments

Author:
Cleopatra A. Moraiti; Nikos T. Papadopoulos
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 225-231
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Rhagoletis cerasi; adults; body size; diapause; dormancy; fecundity; females; fruits; habitats; host plants; longevity; oviposition; phenology; phytophagous insects; pupae; ripening; spatial variation; temperate zones; univoltine habit
Abstract:
... To cope with temporal and spatial heterogeneity of habitats, herbivorous insects in the temperate zone usually enter diapause that facilitates synchronization of their life cycle with specific stages of host plants, such as fruit ripening. In the present study, we address those factors regulating dormancy responses as part of a ‘longer strategy’ to persist and thrive in temperate environments, foc ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12206

38. S6 protein kinase activates Juvenile Hormone and vitellogenin production in the cockroach Blattella germanica

Author:
Marc Abrisqueta; Songül Süren‐Castillo; José L. Maestro
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.1 pp. 10-16
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Blattella germanica; RNA interference; adults; biochemical pathways; complementary DNA; corpora allata; fat body; females; instars; insulin receptors; juvenile hormones; messenger RNA; nutritional status; oocytes; phosphorylation; rapamycin; signal transduction; vitellogenin
Abstract:
... Nutritional status regulates different processes, such as growth and development, through TOR (target of rapamycin) and insulin receptor signalling pathways. The ribosomal S6 protein kinase (S6K) is a downstream element of both pathways. Using cDNA from the German cockroach Blattella germanica (L.), two S6K isoform sequences (BgS6K) are cloned. The long isoform differs from the short one by the in ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12156

39. Thermal limits to survival and activity in two life stages of false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

Author:
John S. Terblanche; Katherine A. Mitchell; Wilmari Uys; Clancy Short; Leigh Boardman
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 379-388
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Thaumatotibia leucotreta; adults; cold tolerance; heat; heat stress; heat tolerance; heat-shock protein 70; insects; larvae; pests; phenotypic plasticity; temperature
Abstract:
... The present study examines life stage‐related variation in the thermal limits to activity and survival in an African pest, the false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Thermal tolerance, including the functional activity limits of critical thermal maxima and minima (CTₘₐₓ and CTₘᵢₙ respectively), upper and lower lethal temperature, and the effect of heat and cold har ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12210

40. The role of circadian clock genes in the photoperiodic timer of the linden bug Pyrrhocoris apterus during the nymphal stage

Author:
Joanna Kotwica‐Rolinska; Lenka Pivarciova; Hanka Vaneckova; David Dolezel
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 266-273
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Pyrrhocoris apterus; RNA; adults; circadian rhythm; diapause; fat body; females; genes; insects; locomotion; multivoltine habit; nymphs; vitellogenin
Abstract:
... Many insects survive seasonal adversities during diapause, a form of programmed developmental and metabolic arrest. Photoperiodically regulated entry into diapause allows multivoltine insect species to optimize the number of generations. The molecular mechanism of the photoperiodic timer is unknown in insects. In the present study, we take advantage of the robust reproductive diapause response in ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12197

41. Ability of bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) defensive secretions (E)‐2‐hexenal and (E)‐2‐octenal to attract adults of the common bed bug Cimex lectularius

Author:
Kevin R. Ulrich; Matthew Kramer; Mark F. Feldlaufer
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.2 pp. 103-110
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Cimex lectularius; adults; aldehydes; attractants; computer software; defensive secretions; females; males; monitoring; repellents
Abstract:
... Accurate and timely surveillance of bed bug infestations is critical for the development of effective control strategies. Although the bed bug‐produced volatiles (E)‐2‐hexenal and (E)‐2‐octenal are considered as defensive secretions, the present study demonstrates, using ethovision® video‐tracking software (Noldus Information Technology Inc., Leesburg, Virginia), that low amounts of these commerci ...
Handle:
10113/62716
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12129

42. Acclimation responses to short‐term temperature treatments during early life stages causes long lasting changes in spontaneous activity of adult Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Heidi J. MacLean; Torsten N. Kristensen; Johannes Overgaard; Jesper G. Sørensen; Simon Bahrndorff
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 404-411
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; acclimation; adults; ambient temperature; cold stress; eggs; exposure duration; heat; heat tolerance; larvae; males; phenotype; pupae
Abstract:
... Ecotherms adjust their physiology to environmental temperatures. Long‐term exposures to heat or cold typically induce acclimation responses that generate directional, but reversible shifts in thermal tolerance and performance. However, less is known about how short exposure in different life stages will affect the adult phenotype. In the present study, we compared the effects of long‐term temperat ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12212

43. Asymmetric effects of adult nutrition on reproductive success of male and female Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae)

Author:
Rashmi Kant; Maria A. Minor; Steve Trewick
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.2 pp. 91-95
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Diaeretiella rapae; adults; biological control; courtship; diet; eggs; females; honey; hosts; larvae; longevity; males; oviposition; parasitic wasps; parasitism; progeny; reproductive success
Abstract:
... The role of diet supplements (honey, water or no supplements) on egg maturation, oviposition strategy and longevity of the parasitic wasp Diaeretiella rapae McIntosh (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) is investigated. Parasitoids feed as larvae on hosts to acquire nutrition for growth and development, and further gain additional resources during their adult stage by feeding on either host or nonhost resour ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12126

44. Comparative proteomic analysis between fifth‐instar nymphs and adults of Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

Author:
Ibrahim El‐Shesheny; Ibrahim El‐Hawary; Ibrahim Mesbah; Nabil Killiny
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.2 pp. 162-184
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; Citrus; Diaphorina citri; RNA interference; adults; bacteria; biochemical pathways; bioinformatics; cytoskeleton; flight; genes; genetic engineering; greening disease; immunity; insects; liquid chromatography; locomotion; longevity; muscles; nervous system; nymphs; protein content; protein synthesis; proteins; proteomics; reproduction; reproductive system; skeleton; tandem mass spectrometry; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Abstract:
... Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is extremely problematic worldwide, particularly where Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, the most serious and devastating of citrus diseases, is found. The threat is a result of its ability to transmit the causal agent of HLB, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacterium. Improvements in proteomics, mass spectrometry, bioinformatics tools and gene on ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12139

45. Comparing longevity of Pseudacteon species of different sizes: effect of sugar feeding

Author:
Olufemi S. Ajayi; Henry Y. Fadamiro
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.3 pp. 260-266
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Pseudacteon curvatus; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis; adults; biological control; biological control agents; body size; fire ants; introduced species; longevity; parasitoids; sucrose; sugar feeding; United States
Abstract:
... Sugar feeding is known to enhance lifespan in many parasitoid species. Several species of phorid flies in the genus Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) have been introduced in the Southern U.S.A. for the biological control of imported fire ants of Solenopsis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pseudacteon species are short‐lived flies and little is known about their nutritional ecology. Results from pr ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12151

46. Diapause induction in Trichogramma telengai: the dynamics of maternal thermosensitivity

Author:
Sergey Ya. Reznik; Natalia D. Voinovich
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.4 pp. 335-343
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Trichogramma; adults; biological control agents; cold; diapause; heat; progeny; pupae; rearing
Abstract:
... Transferring Trichogramma telengai Sorokina (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from 17 to 30 °C or vice versa at different stages of pre‐imaginal development shows that the pupa (particularly late pupa) is a sensitive stage of the maternal thermal response. During this period, even a relatively short period (1–2 days) of cold or heat exposure results, correspondingly, in a marked increase or decreas ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12149

47. Host discrimination modulates brood guarding behaviour and the adaptive superparasitism in the parasitoid wasp Trissolcus semistriatus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

Author:
Yusuke Todoroki; Hideharu Numata
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 362-368
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Trissolcus; adults; eggs; hosts; oviposition; parasitic wasps; superparasitism; virgin females; wasps
Abstract:
... Because hosts utilized by parasitoids are vulnerable to further oviposition by conspecifics, host guarding benefits female wasps. The present study aims to test whether female adults regulate brood guarding behaviour by host discrimination in a solitary parasitoid Trissolcus semistriatus by presenting an intact or parasitized host egg mass to a female adult. Virgin females without oviposition expe ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12208

48. Huanglongbing pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus exploits the energy metabolism and host defence responses of its vector Diaphorina citri

Author:
Zhanjun Lu; Nabil Killiny
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 319-335
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; Citrus; Diaphorina citri; H+/K+-exchanging ATPase; H-transporting ATP synthase; actin; adenosine diphosphate; adenosine triphosphate; adenosinetriphosphatase; adults; cytochrome P-450; cytoskeleton; energy metabolism; gene expression regulation; glutathione transferase; greening disease; heat shock proteins; mass spectrometry; mitochondria; myosin; pathogens; protein composition; protein synthesis; proteomics; stress response; tropomyosins; tubulin; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Abstract:
... Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri is the vector of the citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) associated bacterial agent ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas). The molecular interactions between CLas and D. citri remain unclear. In the present study, protein profiles of mitochondrial, microsomal and cytosolic fractions from uninfected and CLas‐infected adult D. citri are investigated using two‐dimens ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12198

49. Juvenile Hormone and the endocrine regulation of wing polymorphism in insects: new insights from circadian and functional‐genomic studies in Gryllus crickets

Author:
Anthony J. Zera
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.4 pp. 313-326
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Gryllus firmus; adults; biogenic amines; ecdysteroids; evolution; flight; gene expression; insects; juvenile hormones; life history; models; morphs; peptides
Abstract:
... For decades, Juvenile Hormone (JH) has been a major focus of studies investigating the endocrine regulation of wing‐polymorphism. The most general model postulates a single threshold, above which JH causes the expression of traits that define the short‐winged morph (SW), and below which JH causes the expression of traits that define the long‐winged morph (LW). Early studies in aphids and crickets ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12166

50. Nutrition, sex and season contribute to variation in fat and glycerol levels in the long‐lived moth Caloptilia fraxinella

Author:
Sean J. Andrea; Boyd A. Mori; Maya L. Evenden
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.1 pp. 67-73
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Caloptilia; Fraxinus; adults; autumn; diapause; eclosion; females; glycerol; horticulture; leaves; lipid bodies; lipid content; males; moths; nutrition; overwintering; pests; pupae; spring; summer; winter
Abstract:
... The ash leaf cone roller Caloptilia fraxinella Ely (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is an invasive leaf‐mining moth pest of horticultural ash Fraxinus spp. in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Caloptilia fraxinella overwinter as adults in reproductive diapause and mating occurs after overwintering in the spring. The effect of a carbohydrate food source on fat and glycerol reserves throughout the long a ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12128

51. Plant genotype affects the quality of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) for adults and larvae of the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)

Author:
Maxime R. Hervé; Régine Delourme; Anne Marie Cortesero
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.3 pp. 202-209
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
diet; insect pests; parasitoids; longevity; larvae; phytophagous insects; host plants; Brassicogethes aeneus; food quality; genotype; Brassica napus; biological control; natural enemies; pollen; adults; crops
Abstract:
... Plant quality is one of the main factors influencing the fitness of phytophagous insects. Plant quality can vary not only among genotypes of the same host plant species, but also relative to the insect sex or its life stage. In the present study, the performance of larvae and adults of the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus F., Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a major insect pest of oilseed rape crops, is ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12143

52. Resource rivalry between brood mates of a facultative gregarious parasitoid Dendrocerus carpenteri

Author:
Manfred Mackauer
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.1 pp. 65-72
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Dendrocerus carpenteri; adults; evolution; females; instars; larvae; life history; males; parasitoids; prepupae; pupae; superparasitism; wasps
Abstract:
... Larvae of Dendrocerus carpenteri Curtis (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) develop as solitary ectoparasitoids on the prepupae and pupae of primary aphid parasitoids inside the aphid mummy. First instars are aggressive and kill potential competitors; however, facultative gregarious development of two, and occasionally three, larvae may occur under superparasitism. To test the hypothesis that gregarious l ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12167

53. Structure and function of adipokinetic hormones of the large white butterfly Pieris brassicae

Author:
Heather G. Marco; Gerd Gäde
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.2 pp. 103-112
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Blattodea; Pieris brassicae; adults; bioassays; cabbage; complement; corpora cardiaca; crops; flight; fuels; hemolymph; hyperlipidemia; insect flight; larvae; lipids; liquid chromatography; locusts; mass spectrometry; migratory behavior; synthetic peptides; Asia; Europe; South Africa
Abstract:
... The large white butterfly Pieris brassicae L. (also called cabbage white) is very common in Europe, Asia and the northern region of Africa, and has also been found in South Africa during approximately the last 20 years. The species is considered a pest insect, with larvae attacking brassicaceous crops. The adult is a strong migratory flyer and new territory can be infested this way. As a first ste ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12175

54. Transcriptome analysis of the brain under diapause and nondiapause conditions in the blowfly Protophormia terraenovae

Author:
Hiroaki Hase; Mayu Koukai; Yoshitaka Hamanaka; Shin G. Goto; Shin‐Ichiro Tachibana; Sakiko Shiga
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.3 pp. 282-289
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Protophormia terraenovae; RNA; adults; amino acids; antiserum; brain; diapause; females; genes; peptides; peptidyl-dipeptidase A; photoperiod; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; temperature; transcriptomics
Abstract:
... The blow fly Protophormia terraenovae responds to photoperiod and temperature to control reproductive diapause. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the brain are investigated under diapause‐inducing and diapause‐averting conditions in search of potential genes for diapause induction. Total RNA is extracted from female brains 1–2.5 days after adult emergence under an LD 18 : 6 h photocycle at ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12205

55. The temporal ‘structure’ and function of the insect photoperiodic clock: a tribute to Colin S. Pittendrigh

Author:
David S. Saunders
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.1 pp. 1-18
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila pseudoobscura; adults; eclosion; fruit flies; models; photoperiodism; photophase; seasonal variation
Abstract:
... In 1936, Erwin Bünning suggested that photoperiodic time measurement was a function of the circadian system. Colin Pittendrigh became an ardent supporter of Bünning's hypothesis, drawing parallels between photoperiodism and his own group's investigations of adult eclosion rhythmicity in the fruit fly Drosophila pseudoobscura. They developed several more modern versions of Bünning's general hypothe ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12131

56. Ability of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) to compensate for visual deprivation during the final pre‐adult and adult stages

Author:
Karl Kral
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.1 pp. 83-90
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Schistocerca gregaria; adults; animals; antennae; compound eyes; females; food deprivation; locusts; longevity; molting; mouthparts; nymphs; ocelli; vision
Abstract:
... In the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forsskål), vision is a seemingly indispensable prerequisite for many behaviour patterns. The question arises as to whether and to what extent other senses can compensate for the loss of vision, and whether this can take place in the adult stage. To answer this question, both of the compound eyes of nymphs in the final pre‐adult stage are blinded (but not ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12132

57. Compounds released by disturbed adults of the haematophagous bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): behavioural effects of single compounds and binary mixtures

Author:
Florencia Palottini; Gabriel Manrique
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.3 pp. 234-240
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Chagas disease; Triatoma infestans; acetic acid; active ingredients; additive effect; adults; alarm pheromones; alcohols; disease vectors; exocrine glands; isobutyric acid; ketones; larvae; odors; synergism
Abstract:
... Adults of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans Klug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), possess paired exocrine glands: the metasternal and Brindley's glands. Both glands are discharged by disturbed adults, releasing an alarm pheromone that elicits an escape response of larvae. The present study analyzes the individual (or combined) effects of some of the volatiles of the whole pheromone ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12147

58. Defensive secretions of larvae of a carabid beetle

Author:
Alison E. Holliday; Travis M. Mattingly; Neil J. Holliday
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.2 pp. 131-137
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Carabidae; adults; benzoquinones; defensive secretions; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; headspace analysis; hydroquinone; larvae; secretion; solid phase microextraction; Manitoba; Pennsylvania
Abstract:
... Secretions of an eversible gland on the metathorax of larvae of Chlaenius cordicollis Kirby (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are investigated by headspace analysis using solid phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS). Larvae from Manitoba, Canada and Pennsylvania, U.S.A., are sampled. Nine presumed defensive compounds are detected when the gland is everted, and this re ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12096

59. Effect of induced tolerance to Bt toxin on the egg size of Helicoverpa armigera and parasitism by Trichogramma pretiosum

Author:
Kay J. Anantanawat; Richard Glatz; Michael A. Keller
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.3 pp. 267-273
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis; DNA; Helicoverpa armigera; Trichogramma pretiosum; adults; cotton; eggs; females; larvae; males; nucleotide sequences; parasitism; parasitoids; pest management; phenotype; progeny
Abstract:
... Larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) can develop a form of Bt tolerance after exposure to sub‐lethal doses of Bt‐toxin subclass Cry1Ac. Increasing levels of tolerance are produced over generations of larval exposure, which are not related to DNA sequence changes, and are largely maternally transmitted. The characteristic of maternal transmission, combined with the importance of egg parasitoids ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12152

60. Identification of glucose‐regulated protein 78 (grp78) cDNA from Aphis gossypii and its expression during development, heat shock and nutritional ingestion

Author:
Sangmok Cha; Jae‐Kyoung Shim; Kyeong‐Yeoll Lee
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.3 pp. 193-201
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aphis gossypii; adults; amino acid sequences; complementary DNA; crops; eggplants; endoplasmic reticulum; heat stress; heat-shock protein 70; host plants; ingestion; insects; invertebrates; leaves; nucleotide sequences; nymphs; pepper; pests; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; sucrose; vertebrates
Abstract:
... Glucose‐regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) specific to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It acts as a chaperone and a signalling regulator that responds to ER stresses in vertebrates. However, its role in invertebrates, including in insects, is uncertain. The present study determines the full grp78 cDNA sequence and expression patterns of grp78 in Aphis gossypii Glover, ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12142

61. Linking larval nutrition to adult reproductive traits in the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis

Author:
Rachael E. Bonoan; Nooria Al‐Wathiqui; Sara Lewis
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.4 pp. 309-316
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Ostrinia nubilalis; adults; animal breeding; carbon; diet; egg production; eggs; fecundity; females; larvae; males; moths; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrients; rearing; reproductive fitness; reproductive traits; somatic cells; spermatophores
Abstract:
... Throughout an organism's lifetime, resources are strategically allocated to many different functions, including reproduction. Reproduction can be costly for both sexes; females produce nutrient‐rich eggs, whereas males of many species produce large and complex ejaculates. In capital breeding insects, nutrients are mainly acquired during the larval period, yet allocation decisions impact the reprod ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12116

62. Mass–size relationships, starvation and recovery in an engorging feeder

Author:
Stephen T. Trumbo; Ervis Xhihani
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.3 pp. 257-263
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nicrophorus orbicollis; adults; body size; breeding; energy; females; food deprivation; gender differences; insect larvae; males; parenting; prediction; risk; sexual maturity; starvation; weight gain
Abstract:
... The relationships of larval nutritional resources with adult body size, starvation resistance and reproductive decisions are not always clear. Burying beetle larvae with inadequate nutrition are hypothesized to develop into relatively large adults that are able to contest for breeding resources. The trade‐off is that the emerging adult has minimal energy reserves and is more susceptible to starvat ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12110

63. Mormon crickets maximize nutrient intake at the expense of immunity

Author:
Robert B. Srygley
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.1 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Anabrus simplex; adults; animals; antibacterial properties; carbohydrates; females; food choices; food intake; habitats; immunity; interspecific competition; intraspecific competition; laboratory experimentation; males; migratory behavior; monophenol monooxygenase; nutrient intake; nutrients; nutritional intervention; nymphs; omnivores; proteins; weight gain
Abstract:
... Carbohydrates and protein comprise two of the major macronutrients and many animals regulate their dietary intake of both. In the field, the carbohydrate (C) to protein (P) intake of Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex Haldeman (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) is indicative of a nutritional imbalance affecting both migration and immunity. In the present study, dietary choice experiments in the laboratory a ...
Handle:
10113/5695431
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12155

64. Oosorption in the stink bug Plautia stali: role of Juvenile hormone in the induction of oosorption

Author:
Toyomi Kotaki; Kanako Kaihara; Yumi Ando; Kumi Misaki; Tetsuro Shinada
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.2 pp. 127-131
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plautia stali; adults; biosynthesis; brain; corpora allata; dose response; females; fluorescent dyes; food deprivation; juvenile hormones; oocytes; ovarian development; starvation
Abstract:
... To clarify the role of Juvenile hormone (JH) in the induction of oosorption in females of the stink bug Plautia stali Scott (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the effects of extirpation and implantation of the corpus cardiac‐corpus allatum complex (CC‐CA) are examined in fed and starved adults, respectively. Removal of CC‐CA induces oosorption in fed females, whereas CC‐CA implantation stimulates ovary ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12136

65. Probable mechanism of sexual dimorphism in insulin control of Drosophila heat stress resistance

Author:
Nataly E. Gruntenko; Evgenia K. Karpova; Elena V. Burdina; Natalya V. Adonyeva; Olga V. Andreenkova; Alexander A. Alekseev; Inga Y. Rauschenbach
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.1 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila virilis; RNA interference; adults; corpora allata; dopamine; females; heat stress; heat tolerance; hormone metabolism; insulin; juvenile hormones; males; sexual dimorphism; somatomedins; stress tolerance
Abstract:
... Adult males of Drosophila species (Drosophila melanogaster L. and Drosophila virilis) show a lower tolerance to heat stress compared with females. The present study investigates the effects of RNA interference (RNAi) knockdown of the insulin‐like receptor in the corpus allatum of D. melanogaster males on dopamine metabolism and content, heat stress resistance and juvenile hormone metabolism. In ma ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12125

66. Sexual attractiveness shared by both sexes mediates same‐sex sexual behaviour in the parasitoid wasp Telenomus triptus

Author:
Yusuke Todoroki; Ko Mochizuki; Hideharu Numata
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.3 pp. 239-246
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Piezodorus hybneri; Platygasteridae; Telenomus; adults; egg masses; eggs; females; males; mating behavior; parasitic wasps; parasitism
Abstract:
... The mating behaviour of a quasi‐gregarious egg parasitoid Telenomus triptus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), which exploits egg masses of a stink bug Piezodorus hybneri (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), is examined in the laboratory. In this parasitoid wasp, male adults that emerge earlier stay at the natal egg mass and mate with subsequently emerging females. In the present study, a male adult tha ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12107

67. Size and protein content of accessory glands in adult male Caloptilia fraxinella in different physiological states

Author:
Joelle Lemmen; B. Andrew Keddie; Maya L. Evenden
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.1 pp. 74-82
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Caloptilia; accessory sex glands; adults; autumn; body size; diapause; environmental factors; juvenile hormone analogs; males; moths; nutrition; overwintering; progeny; protein content; reproduction; spring; summer
Abstract:
... Reproductive diapause is a strategy employed by some insects to coordinate reproduction with the appropriate environmental conditions for mate location and offspring development. Male Caloptilia fraxinella Ely (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) eclose in July in reproductive diapause, and remain unmated until May of the next year, when they emerge from overwintering sites in a reproductively active sta ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12130

68. Transcriptional and nontranscriptional events are involved in photic entrainment of the circadian clock in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Author:
Yuki Kutaragi; Taiki Miki; Tetsuya Bando; Kenji Tomioka
Source:
Physiological entomology 2016 v.41 no.4 pp. 358-368
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Gryllus bimaculatus; RNA interference; adults; circadian rhythm; compound eyes; genes; insects; messenger RNA; nymphs; opsin; photoreceptors; transcription (genetics); wavelengths
Abstract:
... Most insects show daily activity rhythms that are controlled by endogenous circadian clocks. A basic property of the clock is entrainment to daily environmental cycles to run with an exact 24‐h period. The entrainment is achieved mainly through resetting by light. The present study analyses the light resetting mechanism of the clock in first‐instar nymphal and adult crickets Gryllus bimaculatus (D ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12162

69. The effects of prestarvation diet on starvation tolerance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Author:
Noureldin A. Ghazy; Masahiro Osakabe; Takako Aboshi; Naoki Mori; Hiroshi Amano
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.4 pp. 296-303
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Neoseiulus californicus; Panonychus citri; Tetranychus kanzawai; Tetranychus urticae; adulthood; adults; albino; biological control; diapause; diet; eggs; females; glycogen; nutritive value; physiological state; predatory mites; protein content; relative humidity; starvation; stress tolerance; triacylglycerols
Abstract:
... Understanding the factors affecting stress tolerance in phytoseiid mites is critical for their integration into biological control programs. In the present study, the effects of diet (varying in prey species, physiological status and phenotype) are examined on the future starvation tolerance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Acari: Phytoseiidae). The predators are fed from eg ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12114

70. Chemical aspects of host‐acceptance behaviour in the bird cherry‐oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi: host‐acceptance signals used by different morphs with the same genotype

Author:
Ki Jung Nam; Jim Hardie
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 143-152
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Prunus padus; Prunus virginiana; Rhopalosiphum padi; adults; artificial diets; barley; beans; genotype; grasses; growing season; host plants; leaves; morphs; nymphs; parturition; plant extracts; progeny; seedlings
Abstract:
... Host acceptance by gynoparae and winged virginoparae of the bird cherry‐oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) is investigated utilizing leaves and aqueous extracts of the primary and secondary hosts, as well as nonhost plants. Gynoparae are specialized to reproduce on bird cherry Prunus padus L., whereas virginoparae reproduce and feed on various grasses. Host acceptance is assessed using levels of re ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12058

71. Diel behaviour and time budget of the adult pine weevil Hylobius abietis

Author:
Frauke Fedderwitz; Niklas Björklund; Velemir Ninkovic; Göran Nordlander
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 103-110
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Hylobius abietis; Picea abies; adults; egg production; females; forest regeneration; girdling; locomotion; males; plant response; seedlings; Europe
Abstract:
... The pine weevil [Hylobius abietis (L.); Coleoptera: Curculionidae] has a high economic impact on forest regeneration in Europe. The general biology of the pine weevil has received considerable attention, although there is insufficient knowledge about its diel behaviour and time budget. Therefore, in the present study, the feeding and locomotion behaviour of individual adult weevils on Norway spruc ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12053

72. Environmental conditions terminate reproductive diapause and influence pheromone perception in the long‐lived moth Caloptilia fraxinella

Author:
Joelle Lemmen; Maya Evenden
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.1 pp. 30-42
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Caloptilia; adults; diapause; eclosion; electroantennography; juvenile hormones; males; moths; nutrition; pheromones; photoperiod; progeny; temperature
Abstract:
... Reproductive diapause enables long‐lived insects to time mating with environmental conditions suitable for offspring development. Plasticity in the perception of pheromones used in sexual communication may enable mate‐finding at the appropriate time of year. The moth Caloptilia fraxinella (Ely) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) undergoes a 9‐month reproductive diapause, during which the male response ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12086

73. Life‐history trade‐offs under different larval diets in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Author:
Sandra L. Jaramillo; Eli Mehlferber; Patricia J. Moore
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.1 pp. 2-9
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila suzukii; adults; blueberries; body size; diet; eggs; fecundity; females; larvae; larval development; life history; males; microorganisms; pests; ripening; Europe
Abstract:
... Most larval drosophilids eat the microorganisms that develop in rotting fruit, a relatively protein‐rich resource. By contrast, the spotted‐wing Drosophila suzukii Matsumara (Diptera: Drosophilidae) uniquely develops in ripening fruit, a protein‐poor, carbohydrate‐rich resource. This shift in larval nutritional niche has led to D. suzukii being a significant agricultural pest in the U.S.A. and Eur ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12082

74. Mechanism of mate detection in parasitoid wasps: sound and vibratory cues change with the developmental progress of future mates inside host pupal cases

Author:
Adela Danci; Cesar Inducil; Stephen Takács; Paul W. Schaefer; Gerhard Gries
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.4 pp. 292-303
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Pimpla disparis; acoustics; adults; antennating; courtship; flight; information exchange; invertebrates; males; moths; parasitic wasps; parasitism; predators; pupae; spinning
Abstract:
... Insects including parasitoid wasps use acoustic and vibratory signals in the context of sexual communication, mate recognition, courtship and mating. Males of the parasitoid wasp Pimpla disparis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) detect insect host pupae parasitized by a conspecific female, learn their location, visit them repeatedly and remain on or near them when the prospective mate nears eme ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12075

75. Sublethal metal stress response of larvae of Aedes aegypti

Author:
Mario H. Perez; Fernando G. Noriega
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 111-119
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Aedes aegypti; adult development; adults; fecundity; habitats; larvae; lipids; longevity; metal tolerance; metallothionein; midgut; probability; progeny; starvation; stress response
Abstract:
... Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) has adapted to urban environments. The urbanization process provides suitable habitats for this disease vector, subsequently increasing the probability of the transmission of pathogens in high‐density environments. Urban environments provide metal‐stressed larval habitats. However, little is known about the physiological cost of metal stress or how this might aff ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12054
PubMed:
24926118
PubMed Central:
PMC4049351

76. Diapause and cold tolerance in Asian species of the parasitoid Leptopilina (Hymenoptera: Figitidae)

Author:
YUSUKE MURATA; BILJANA NOVKOVIĆ; AWIT SUWITO; MASAHITO T. KIMURA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.3 pp. 211-218
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Diptera; Figitidae; Leptopilina; adults; cold tolerance; diapause; females; frugivores; humidity; insects; larvae; males; parasitoids; photoperiod; prepupae; pupae; subtropics; temperature; tropics; viability; winter
Abstract:
... Diapause and cold tolerance are essential for temperate insects to pass the winter, with the mechanisms controlling these two traits varying considerably among insects. In the present study, diapause and cold tolerance are compared among three Leptopilina species: Leptopilina japonica Novković & Kimura, Leptopilina victoriae Nordlander and Leptopilina ryukyuensis Novković & Kimura, all larval para ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12024

77. Emergence of sexual size dimorphism and stage‐specific effects of elevated temperature on growth rate and development rate in Harmonia axyridis

Author:
Michal Knapp
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.4 pp. 341-347
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; adults; chemical reactions; dimorphism; instars; males; metabolism; ontogeny; rearing; temperature
Abstract:
... Temperature is considered to be the most important environmental factor influencing the performance of ectotherms because it determines the rate of most biochemical reactions and thus the efficiency of metabolism and its function. Unfortunately, most studies investigate the effects of temperature on individuals exposed to a particular temperature regime during their whole pre‐imaginal development ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12079

78. Intraspecific variation in wing colour is related to larval energy reserves in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)

Author:
Andrew K. Davis
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.3 pp. 247-253
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Danaus plexippus; adults; butterflies; captive animals; color; eclosion; energy; flight; image analysis; intraspecific variation; larvae; longevity; pigmentation; rearing; wings
Abstract:
... The physiological basis for pigment synthesis in lepidopteran wing scales is well‐studied, although less is known about the reasons why individuals of the same species vary in pigmentation. Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) show subtle variations in the shade of orange on their wings and this is known to predict flight ability and mating success. The present study tests the possibility tha ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12069

79. Probable role of dopamine in the regulation of ventral nephrocyte functioning in Drosophila melanogaster adults

Author:
OLGA V. ANDREENKOVA; EUGENIYA K. KARPOVA; NATALY E. GRUNTENKO
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.1 pp. 28-32
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Malpighian tubules; adults; dopamine; esophagus; filtration; genes; heart; hemolymph; immunohistochemistry; insects; mortality; pericardium; polyclonal antibodies; receptors; silver nitrate; toxicity
Abstract:
... Filtration of haemolymph in insects to remove waste products is performed by nephrocytes, which comprise accessory cells of the circulatory system that are not connected to Malpighian tubules. There are two types of nephrocytes in Drosophila: ventral cells, situated around the junction between the cardia and the oesophagus, and pericardial cells, situated around the heart. In the present study, th ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12044

80. Temperature‐specific acclimation effects on adult locomotor performance of inbred and crossbred Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Anders Kj Ærsgaard; Søren Faurby; Hans P. Thomsen; Volker Loeschcke; Torsten N. Kristensen; Cino Pertoldi
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 127-135
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; acclimation; adults; climate change; crossbreds; extinction; habitat fragmentation; heterosis; inbreeding; inbreeding depression; locomotion; random mating; rearing; temperature
Abstract:
... Climate change poses a serious threat to the existence of many species. The combination of habitat fragmentation and increasing temperatures is of particular concern because it can alter demographic and population genetic processes, which may ultimately lead to extinction. Locomotion is very important in mitigating the negative impacts of these processes by upholding migration and contributing to ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12056

81. Thermal thresholds of the predatory mite Balaustium hernandezi

Author:
Megan R. Coombs; Jeffrey S. Bale
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 120-126
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Tetranychus urticae; adults; appendages; biological control agents; climate; coma; heat; larvae; predatory mites; temperature; walking
Abstract:
... The lower and upper thermal activity thresholds of adult and larval Balaustium hernandezi von Heyden (Acari: Erythraeidae) are compared with those of its prey Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). Adult female B. hernandezi retain ambulatory function (CTₘᵢₙ) and movement of appendages (chill coma) at significantly lower temperatures (5.9 and −2.1 °C, respectively) than those of larval B ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12055
PubMed:
26279601
PubMed Central:
PMC4529659

82. Variations in stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) in different body parts and eggs of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera)

Author:
MAYUMI YOSHIMURA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.3 pp. 226-232
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plecoptera; adults; aquatic insects; body regions; carbon; egg masses; eggs; metabolism; metabolites; nitrogen; nutritional status; stable isotopes
Abstract:
... Variations in δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N might arise from differences in nutrient allocation. Residence times of δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N vary among tissues depending on metabolic turnover rates. However, because of their small size, entire individual insects are generally used as single samples in isotope analyses. The present study aimed to determine the degree of isotope similarity among regions of the adult body and ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12026

83. Vision in the mantispid: a sit‐and‐wait and stalking predatory insect

Author:
KARL KRAL
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.1 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Mantis religiosa; Mantispidae; adults; eyes; flight; larvae; mating behavior; parasitism; photoreceptors; predatory insects; vision
Abstract:
... Mantispids (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) are remarkable insects as a result of their close resemblance to the praying mantis (order Mantodea). Although not closely related phylogenetically, as a result of similar selective pressures, both mantispids and mantids have evolved powerful raptorial forelegs for capturing insects. Another striking feature is the hypermetamorphosis in mantispid development, a ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12004

84. Yeast hydrolysate supplement increases starvation vulnerability of Queensland fruit fly

Author:
PHILLIP W. TAYLOR; MAHFUZA KHAN; SAMUEL R. COLLINS; OLIVIA L. REYNOLDS
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.4 pp. 337-343
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Bactrocera tryoni; Citrus; adults; cages; diet; food shortages; foods; longevity; sexual development; starvation; sterile insect technique; sucrose; trees; yeasts
Abstract:
... Post‐teneral diets containing yeast hydrolysate are reported to increase longevity, reproductive development and sexual performance of Queensland fruit fly (‘Q‐fly’) Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt (Diptera: Tephritidae). Consequently, diets including yeast hydrolysate are recommended for sterile Q‐flies before release in sterile insect technique (SIT) programmes. However, in some tephritids, diets inc ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12039

85. Adult eclosion rhythm of the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella: response to various thermocycles with different means and amplitudes

Author:
SHIGERU KIKUKAWA; RYOU HASHIZUME; MIHO HONDA; YUKA INOUE; TATSUYA MAEKAWA; RISA SAKATA; NANAKO TAKAHASHI; KUNIAKI TANAKA; YU UCHIDA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.3 pp. 253-259
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plodia interpunctella; adults; eclosion; larvae; photoperiod; temperature
Abstract:
... In addition to photoperiod, thermoperiod (or thermocycle) might be an important Zeitgeber for entraining the circadian oscillator controlling adult eclosion rhythm in the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). This is confirmed by exposing larvae receiving diapause‐preventing treatments to various thermocycles with different means and amplitudes of temperature. The ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12031

86. Adult female desert locusts require contact chemicals and light for progeny gregarization

Author:
KOUTARO MAENO; SEIJI TANAKA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.2 pp. 109-118
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Coleoptera; females; phenotypic plasticity; hexane; locusts; Blattodea; head; body size; color; progeny; Gryllidae; eggs; antennae; adults; Schistocerca gregaria
Abstract:
... Crowding causes many organisms to express phenotypic plasticity in various traits. Phase polyphenism in desert locusts represents one extreme example in which a solitary form (solitarious phase) turns into a gregarious form (gregarious phase) in response to crowding. Conspicuous differences in body size and colour occur even in hatchlings. The phase‐specific differences in hatchling characteristic ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00812.x

87. Cost of reproduction in males of a satyrine butterfly Lethe diana

Author:
TSUYOSHI TAKEUCHI
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.2 pp. 171-176
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
adults; butterflies; carbohydrates; death; diet; flight; longevity; males; nectar; nitrogen; reproduction; sap; spermatophores; trees
Abstract:
... Adult butterflies feed largely on floral nectar and tree sap, both of which consist mainly of carbohydrates and include little nitrogen. They depend on the larval diet for nitrogenous resources. Consequently, there is a trade‐off between the reproductive and somatic nitrogenous investments of adults. Furthermore, male butterflies invest a considerable amount into spermatophores, containing nitroge ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00832.x

88. Effects of adult‐derived carbohydrates and amino acids on the reproduction of Plutella xylostella

Author:
CESAR A. MARCHIORO; LUÍS A. FOERSTER
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.1 pp. 13-19
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
foods; oviposition; microhabitats; population growth; adults; longevity; glucose; fecundity; amino acids; fructose; Angiospermae; females; sucrose; pest control; pests; eggs; viability; carbohydrate intake; diet; phytophagous insects; Plutella xylostella; natural enemies
Abstract:
... The use of floral resources to improve the efficiency of natural enemies has grown in recent years, although their effect on pest populations has been overlooked. To understand how access to food resources by adults of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) affects their reproduction, the effects of amino acids and carbohydrates (i.e. fructose, glucose and sucrose) on the longevity, l ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12000

89. Surviving winter: diapause syndrome in the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula in the laboratory, in the field, and under climate change conditions

Author:
DMITRY L. MUSOLIN
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.4 pp. 309-322
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nezara viridula; adults; climate; climate change; color; crops; diapause; environmental factors; field experimentation; models; overwintering; pests; winter; Japan
Abstract:
... The southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) has long attracted attention not only as a serious pest of numerous agricultural crops, but also as a species expanding its range in many parts of the world. Nezara viridula has also been widely used as a model in different experimental studies. The present review focuses on reproductive (i.e. adult) winter diapause, whi ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00846.x

90. Are there costs in the repeated mating activities of female Southern stink bugs Nezara viridula?

Author:
PRISCILA FORTES; FERNANDO L. CÔNSOLI
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.3 pp. 215-219
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nezara viridula; adults; egg fertility; eggs; energy; fecundity; females; insects; longevity; pathogens; predation; reproductive performance; risk
Abstract:
... Mating is an energy demanding process, imposing risks to physical injuries, pathogen infection and predation. Nevertheless, repeated and multiple mating are widespread even in insect species where nuptial gifts are not involved. The effects of repeated mating, by the same male, are examined on the reproductive performance of female Southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.). Fecundity is reduce ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00786.x

91. Behavioural and chemical evidence of a male‐produced aggregation pheromone in the flower thrips Frankliniella intonsa

Author:
PENG‐JUN ZHANG; XIAO‐YUN ZHU; YAO‐BIN LU
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.4 pp. 317-320
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Frankliniella intonsa; Frankliniella occidentalis; Frankliniella tritici; acetates; adults; bioassays; females; gas chromatography; headspace analysis; males; microextraction; odors; spectroscopy
Abstract:
... The response of adult flower thrips Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to conspecifics is investigated in Y‐tube olfactometer bioassays. The results show that both males and females are attracted to the odours of adult males, which indicates a male‐produced aggregation pheromone in this species. Gas chromatography‐mass spectroscopy analyses of headspace volatiles collec ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00796.x

92. Effect of host diet and adult parasitoid diet on egg load dynamics and egg size of braconid parasitoids attacking Anastrepha ludens

Author:
LIZETTE CICERO; JOHN SIVINSKI; MARTÍN ALUJA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.2 pp. 177-184
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Anastrepha ludens; Diachasmimorpha longicaudata; Doryctobracon; Opius; adults; diet; eggs; honey; hosts; larvae; mangoes; nutrients; parasitoids; prediction; pulp
Abstract:
... The quantity and quality of host nutrients can affect fitness‐related traits in hymenopteran parasitoids, including oogenesis. The present study tested the prediction that a high host quality will influence oogenesis‐related traits positively in synovigenic parasitoids, and that a high‐quality adult parasitoid diet can positively affect the same parameters, potentially compensating for development ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00833.x

93. Effects of photoperiod and temperature on the rhythm and free‐running of adult eclosion in the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella

Author:
SHIGERU KIKUKAWA; RYOU HASHIZUME; MIHO HONDA; YUKA INOUE; TATSUYA MAEKAWA; MINA MIYABAYASHI; NATSUKO MORI; RISA SAKATA; NANAKO TAKAHASHI; YUKI TAKIGAURA; KUNIAKI TANAKA; YU UCHIDA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.3 pp. 258-265
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Plodia interpunctella; adults; eclosion; insects; larval development; photoperiod; temperature
Abstract:
... The rhythm of adult eclosion in the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is investigated under various photoperiods and temperatures aiming to determine the nature of the temperature compensation and the free‐running period. Insects that are committed to a nondiapause larval development show diel rhythms of adult eclosion at 30, 25 and 20 °C. At 30 °C, the eclosio ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00842.x

94. Epicuticular hydrocarbons of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Author:
JUAN R. GIROTTI; SERGIO J. MIJAILOVSKY; M. PATRICIA JUÁREZ
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.3 pp. 266-277
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Diatraea saccharalis; adults; carbon; gas chromatography; hydrocarbons; larvae; pupae
Abstract:
... The epicuticular hydrocarbons of the larval, pupal and adult stages of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) are analysed. Dramatic changes are observed between the stages studied. Adult hydrocarbons are mostly saturated, with a predominance of 1–4 methyl‐branched straight carbon skeletons of 37–47 atoms; the major components are isomeric mixtures of internall ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00843.x

95. Fecundity, fertility and reproductive recovery of irradiated Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni

Author:
SAMUEL R. COLLINS; PHILLIP W. TAYLOR
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.3 pp. 247-252
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Bactrocera tryoni; adults; fecundity; females; irradiation; male fertility; males; margin of safety; nutrition; pupae; sterile insect technique
Abstract:
... Pupae of the Queensland fruit fly or Q‐fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) are irradiated routinely to induce reproductive sterility in adults for use in sterile insect technique programmes. Previous studies suggest that adult sexual performance and survival under nutritional and crowding stress are compromised by the current target dose of radiation for sterilization (70–75 Gy), and that improve ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00790.x

96. Ladies last: diel rhythmicity of adult emergence in a parasitoid with complementary sex determination

Author:
MAZZI, DOMINIQUE; HATT, FABIENNE; HEIN, SILKE; DORN, SILVIA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.1 pp. 47-53
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Cotesia glomerata; adults; diploidy; females; haploidy; homozygosity; inbreeding; larvae; life history; loci; males; mortality; parasitoids; protandry; pupal development; sex determination; sexual dimorphism; temperature
Abstract:
... Protandry, the earlier adult emergence of males, is explained as either an adaptive strategy maximizing male mating opportunities at the same time as minimizing female pre-reproductive mortality, or as an incidental by-product of sexual dimorphism fuelled by selection for other life-history traits. Adult emergence sequences are monitored of broods of the gregarious larval endoparasitoid Cotesia gl ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00761.x

97. Odour‐mediated orientation behaviour of the lily beetle Lilioceris lilii

Author:
ANDREW SALISBURY; SAMANTHA M. COOK; WILF POWELL; JIM HARDIE
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.1 pp. 97-102
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Fritillaria; Lilioceris lilii; Lilium; adults; air; air flow; bioassays; females; gardens; host plants; males; odors; pests; North America; Northern European region
Abstract:
... The lily beetle Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeds on Lilium, Fritillaria and Cardiocrinum plants and is a serious pest in gardens and amenity plantings in parts of Northern Europe and North America. In the present study, the odour‐mediated behaviour of L. lilii is investigated by behavioural bioassays using a linear‐track olfactometer. The behavioural responses of L. lil ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00823.x

98. Photoperiodic response in the subtropical and warm‐temperate zone populations of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula: why does it not fit the common latitudinal trend?

Author:
DMITRY L. MUSOLIN; DAISUKE TOUGOU; KENJI FUJISAKI
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.4 pp. 379-384
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nezara viridula; adults; diapause; females; global warming; islands; laboratory techniques; latitude; migratory behavior; overwintering; photoperiod; seasonal development; subtropics; temperate zones; tropics; typhoons; Japan
Abstract:
... The photoperiodic response of diapause induction is studied in females of five subtropical and warm‐temperate zone populations of Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Japan (26.4–34.7°N; 127.4–135.7°E). Laboratory tests at 25 °C demonstrate that both warm‐temperate and subtropical populations have pronounced photoperiodic responses of adult diapause induction. Under short ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00797.x

99. Relevance of visual and olfactory cues for host location in the mustard leaf beetle Phaedon cochleariae

Author:
KÜHNLE, ANNE; MÜLLER, CAROLINE
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.1 pp. 68-76
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nasturtium officinale; Phaedon cochleariae; adults; bromine; cardboard; color; females; host plants; leaves; males; mustard greens; oviposition; vegetation; volatile compounds; wavelengths
Abstract:
... The relevance of visual and olfactory cues for host-plant location is investigated in males and females of the oligophagous mustard leaf beetle Phaedon cochleariae Fabricius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Different objects are offered in a walking arena and the behaviour of beetles is observed. Beetles orient toward vertically or horizontally striped black and white pattern independent of stripe ori ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00763.x

100. Responses of the blister beetle Hycleus apicicornis to visual stimuli

Author:
LEFULESELE N. LEBESA; ZEYAUR R. KHAN; AHMED HASSANALI; JOHN A. PICKETT; TOBY J. A. BRUCE; MATTHEW SKELLERN; KERSTIN KRÜGER
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.3 pp. 220-229
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Meloidae; adults; color; feeding behavior; host plants; insects; models; reflectance
Abstract:
... Insect attraction to host plants may be partly mediated by visual stimuli. In the present study, the responses of adult Hycleus apicicornis (Guér.) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) to plant models of different colours, different combinations of two colours, or three hues of blue of different shapes are compared. Single‐colour models comprised the colours sky blue, bright green, yellow, red, white and bla ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00787.x