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1. Comparative morphology of the musculature of the sting apparatus in Ampulex compressa (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae) and Sceliphron destillatorium (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)

Author:
Stefan Graf; Maraike Willsch; Michael Ohl
Source:
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 2021 v.68 no.1 pp. 21-32
ISSN:
1860-1324
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; micro-computed tomography; muscles; ovipositor; sting apparatus
Abstract:
... The sting apparatus of aculeate Hymenoptera is derived from the ovipositor and is their most prominent apomorphy. In contrast to the frequently analysed sclerites of the sting apparatus, the associated musculature has largely been neglected. In this study, we use micro-computed tomography to present a detailed description of the musculature of the sting apparatus of Ampulex compressa (Ampulicidae) ...
DOI:
10.3897/dez.68.58217

2. Testing adaptive significance of host manipulation with a parasitoid wasp

Author:
Peter Pecina; Ľubomír Vidlička; Pavol Prokop
Source:
Ethology 2020 v.126 no.7 pp. 735-740
ISSN:
0179-1613
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Periplaneta americana; burrows; eggs; genes; grooming (animal behavior); host-parasite relationships; nests; oviposition; parasitic wasps; phenotype; reproductive success; wasps
Abstract:
... According to the extended phenotype hypothesis, certain parasites manipulate the host's behaviour which ultimately enhances the transmission of parasite genes into the next generation. The parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa attacks and stings its cockroach Periplaneta americana host and lays an egg on the cockroach's leg. Before the wasp's oviposition, the stung cockroach engages in excessive self‐ ...
DOI:
10.1111/eth.13023

3. Ampulexins: A New Family of Peptides in Venom of the Emerald Jewel Wasp, Ampulex compressa

Author:
Eugene L. Moore; Ryan Arvidson; Christopher Banks; Jean Paul Urenda; Elizabeth Duong; Haroun Mohammed; Michael E. Adams
Source:
Biochemistry 2018 v.57 no.12 pp. 1907-1916
ISSN:
1520-4995
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Bacillus thuringiensis; Chinese hamsters; Escherichia coli; Periplaneta americana; Trichoplusia ni; animal ovaries; brain; cell death; dopamine; electrochemistry; escape behavior; high performance liquid chromatography; matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry; new family; parasitic wasps; peptides; surfactants; toxins; venoms; walking
Abstract:
... The parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa injects venom directly into the brain and subesophageal ganglion of the cockroach Periplaneta americana, inducing a 7 to 10 day lethargy termed hypokinesia. Hypokinesia presents as a significant reduction in both escape response and spontaneous walking. We examined aminergic and peptidergic components of milked venom with HPLC and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00916

4. Molecular cross-talk in a unique parasitoid manipulation strategy

Author:
Maayan Kaiser; Ryan Arvidson; Raz Zarivach; Michael E. Adams; Frederic Libersat
Source:
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 2019 v.106 pp. 64-78
ISSN:
0965-1748
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Blattodea; behavior change; bites and stings; brain; ganglia; gene expression regulation; guanosinetriphosphatase; long term effects; mass spectrometry; neuroplasticity; parasitoids; progeny; proteins; signal transduction; venoms; wasps
Abstract:
... Envenomation of cockroach cerebral ganglia by the parasitoid Jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa, induces specific, long-lasting behavioural changes. We hypothesized that this prolonged action results from venom-induced changes in brain neurochemistry. Here, we address this issue by first identifying molecular targets of the venom, i.e., proteins to which venom components bind and interact with to media ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.11.009

5. Egg-laying behavior and morphological and chemical characterization of egg surface and egg attachment glue of the digger wasp Ampulex compressa (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae)

Author:
Werner Gnatzy; Walter Volknandt; Anja Dzwoneck
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2018 v.47 no.1 pp. 74-81
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Blattodea; Dufour's gland; arthropods; drying; eggs; females; legs; microscopy; molecular weight; polypeptides; progeny; texture; wasps
Abstract:
... For providing their offspring females of the digger wasp species Ampulex compressa hunt cockroaches, paralyze them and attach as a rule one egg to the coxa of one of the mid legs of their prey. We observed the egg-laying behavior and examined with light- and scanning microscopy (i) nearly mature eggs from ovaries of freshly dissected females and (ii) eggs immediately after their deposition on the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2017.11.010

6. Venom and Dufour's glands of the emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Sphecidae): Structural and biochemical aspects

Author:
Werner Gnatzy; Jan Michels; Walter Volknandt; Stephan Goller; Stefan Schulz
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.5 pp. 491-507
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; Ampulex compressa; Dufour's gland; alkadienes; alkanes; bladder; droplets; epithelium; glycoproteins; insects; lipid content; lipids; microvilli; muscle fibers; polypeptides; secretion; staining; striated muscle; venoms; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... The digger wasp species Ampulex compressa produces its venom in two branched gland tubules. They terminate in a short common duct, which is bifurcated at its proximal end. One leg is linked with the venom reservoir, the other one extends to the ductus venatus. Each venom gland tubule possesses, over its entire length, a cuticle-lined central duct. Around this duct densely packed class 3 gland unit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.008

7. Biogenic amines in the nervous system of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana following envenomation by the jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa

Author:
Christopher N. Banks; Michael E. Adams
Source:
Toxicon 2012 v.59 no.2 pp. 320-328
ISSN:
0041-0101
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Periplaneta americana; animals; brain; dopamine; electrochemistry; escape behavior; ganglia; high performance liquid chromatography; monoamines; motivation; octopamine; progeny; reserpine; serotonin; stinging; tyramine; venoms
Abstract:
... The emerald jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa, exploits the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, as a host for its progeny. The wasp subdues the host by stinging directly into the brain and subesophageal ganglion, inducing long-term hypokinesia. The hypokinesic host lacks normal escape behavior and motivation to walk, making it easy for subjugation by the wasp. The mechanism underlying hypokines ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.011

8. Larvae of the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa sanitize their host, the American cockroach, with a blend of antimicrobials

Author:
Gudrun Herzner; Anja Schlecht; Veronika Dollhofer; Christopher Parzefall; Klaus Harrar; Andreas Kreuzer; Ludwig Pilsl; Joachim Ruther
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013 v.110 no.4 pp. 1369-1374
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Periplaneta americana; Serratia marcescens; Staphylococcus hyicus; anti-infective agents; anti-infective properties; chemical analysis; entomopathogens; hexane; hosts; humans; insect larvae; isocoumarins; lactones; minimum inhibitory concentration; parasitic wasps; sanitizing; secretion; spoilage
Abstract:
... Food resources contaminated with spoilage or pathogenic microorganisms pose severe problems to all higher organisms. Here, we describe a food-hygienic strategy of the emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa . The wasp larvae develop on and inside the American cockroach Periplaneta americana , a host that can harbor various putrefactive microbes, as well as human and insect pathogens. From P. amer ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1213384110
PubMed:
23297195
PubMed Central:
PMC3557021

9. Involvement of the opioid system in the hypokinetic state induced in cockroaches by a parasitoid wasp

Author:
Gavra, Tali; Libersat, Frederic
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 2011 v.197 no.3 pp. 279-291
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
naloxone; venoms; antagonists; acetylcholine; Ampulex compressa; brain; escape behavior; parasitic wasps; physiology; bites and stings; receptors; agonists; insects; Blattodea
Abstract:
... The parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa stings and injects venom into the cockroach brain to induce a long-lasting hypokinetic state. This state is characterized by decreased responsiveness to aversive stimuli, suggesting the manipulation of a neuromodulatory system in the cockroach's central nervous system. A likely candidate is the opioid system, which is known to affect responsiveness to stimuli ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00359-010-0610-9

10. Notes on the Biology and Behaviour of the Jewel Wasp, Ampulex compressa (Fabricius, 1781) (Hymenoptera; Ampulicidae), in the Laboratory, Including First Record of Gregarious Reproduction

Author:
Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox; Suzete Bressan-Nascimento; Roberto Eizemberg
Source:
Entomological news 2009 v.120 no.4 pp. 430-437
ISSN:
0013-872X
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Blattodea; eggs; longevity; males; parasitoids; wasps
Abstract:
... A colony of the solitary parasitoid ampulicid wasp Ampulex compressa was established under laboratorial conditions. A total of 23 wasps were reared, which attacked about 80 cockroach hosts. Wasps' longevity and development mean times recorded were 55.85 ± 26.09 and 43.17 ± 3.58 days, respectively. Of the attacked cockroaches, 60% yielded ordinary solitary brood (sexual ratio approximately 1:1), 23 ...
DOI:
10.3157/021.120.0412

11. Parasitoid wasp affects metabolism of cockroach host to favor food preservation for its offspring

Author:
Haspel, G.; Gefen, R.; Ar, A.; Glusman, J.G.; Libersat, F.
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 2005 v.191 no.6 pp. 529-534
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
parasitism; parasitoids; venoms; metabolism; Ampulex compressa; host-parasite relationships; oxygen consumption; larval development; food availability; Periplaneta americana; progeny; mortality
Abstract:
... Unlike predators, which immediately consume their prey, parasitoid wasps incapacitate their prey to provide a food supply for their offspring. We have examined the effects of the venom of the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa on the metabolism of its cockroach prey. This wasp stings into the brain of the cockroach causing hypokinesia. We first established that larval development, from egg laying t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00359-005-0620-1
PubMed:
15864597

12. Parasitoid wasp uses a venom cocktail injected into the brain to manipulate the behavior and metabolism of its cockroach prey

Author:
Gal, R.; Rosenberg, L.A.; Libersat, F.
Source:
Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology 2005 v.60 no.4 pp. 198-208
ISSN:
0739-4462
Subject:
dopamine; parasitism; parasitoids; venoms; insect behavior; Ampulex compressa; host-parasite relationships; brain; oxygen consumption; neurotoxins; paralysis; Periplaneta americana; grooming (animal behavior)
Abstract:
... Unlike other venomous predators, the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa incapacitates its prey, the cockroach Periplaneta americana, to provide a fresh food supply for its offspring. We first established that the wasp larval development, from egg laying to pupation, lasts about 8 days during which the cockroach must remain alive but immobile. To this end, the wasp injects a cocktail of neurotoxins ...
DOI:
10.1002/arch.20092
PubMed:
16304619

13. Wasp manipulates cockroach behavior by injecting Venom Cocktail Into Prey Central Nervous System

Author:
G. Haspel; F. Libersat
Source:
Acta biologica Hungarica 2004 v.55 no.1-4 pp. 103-112
ISSN:
0236-5383
Subject:
dopamine; central nervous system; venoms; neurons; Ampulex compressa; parasitic wasps; ganglia; predators; head; neonates; paralysis; bites and stings; progeny; legs; synaptic transmission; thorax; behavior change; Blattodea
Abstract:
... The parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa induces behavioral changes in the cockroach prey by injecting venom into its central nervous system. In contrast to most other venomous predators, the wasp's sting does not induce paralysis. Rather, the two consecutive stings in the thoracic and head ganglia induce three stereotypic behavioral effects. The prey behavior is manipulated in a way beneficia ...
DOI:
10.1556/ABiol.55.2004.1-4.12

14. Are monoaminergic systems involved in the lethargy induced by a parasitoid wasp in the cockroach prey?

Author:
A. Weisel-Eichler; F. Libersat
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 2002 v.188 no.4 pp. 315-324
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
dopamine; freezing; locomotion; reserpine; octopamine; venoms; antagonists; Ampulex compressa; dopamine receptors; monoamines; ganglia; parasitic wasps; Blattodea
Abstract:
... The venom of the parasitoid wasp Ampulex compressa induces long-lasting hypokinesia in the cockroach prey. Previous work indicates that the venom acts in the subesophageal ganglion to indirectly affect modulation of thoracic circuits for locomotion. However, the target of the venom in the subesophageal ganglion, and the mechanism by which the venom achieves its effects are as yet unknown. While th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00359-002-0305-y
PubMed:
12012102

15. Localization of the site of effect of a wasp's venom in the cockroach escape circuitry

Author:
Libersat, F.; Haspel, G.; Casagrand, J.; Fouad, K.
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 1999 v.184 no.3 pp. 333-345
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
venoms; motor neurons; pilocarpine; muscles; Ampulex compressa; ganglia; interneurons; Periplaneta americana; electromyography; electrophysiology
Abstract:
... The parasitic wasp Ampulex compressa stings a cockroach Periplaneta americana in the neck, toward the head ganglia (the brain and subesophageal ganglion). In the present study our aim was to identify the head ganglion that is the target of the venom and the mechanisms by which the venom blocks the thoracic portion of the escape neuronal circuitry. Because the escape responses elicited by a wind st ...
DOI:
10.1007/s003590050331

16. Change in behaviour of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, after being stung by the sphecid wasp Ampulex compressa

Author:
Piek, T.; Visser, J.H.; Veenendaal, R.L.
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 1984 v.35 no.2 pp. 195-203
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Ampulex compressa; Periplaneta americana; ganglia; insect behavior; insect bites and stings; neck; paralysis; solitary wasps; stinging; thorax
Abstract:
... The solitary wasp Ampulex compressa Fabr. (Sphecidae: Hymenoptera) stings the cockroach first in the thorax and then in the neck toward the suboesophageal ganglion. The first sting results in a short lasting and completely reversible paralysis. The second sting causes an irreversible change in the behaviour: undisturbed cockroaches seem to be lethargic, and if stimulated they are able to run with ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1570-7458.1984.tb03379.x