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1. The promises and challenges of archiving insect behavior and natural history in a changing world

Author:
Sheehan, Michael J; Miller, Sara E
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2021 v.45 pp. 115-120
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; global change; insects; natural history;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insect behavioral ecologists are not routinely archiving their behavioral media files and natural history observations. This is especially problematic because most behaviors are not preserved by the physical specimens stored in typical natural history collections. Improving the reporting and archiving of insect behavior and natural history data holds the promise of allowing scientists to track rea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2021.03.008

2. Female Sexual Signaling in a Capital Breeder, the European Glow-Worm Lampyris noctiluca

Author:
Baudry, Gautier; Hopkins, Juhani; Watts, Phillip C.; Kaitala, Arja
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 16-25
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Lampyris noctiluca; capital; females; prediction;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Theory predicts that because costs constrain female sexual signaling, females are expected to have a low signaling effort that is increased with passing time until mating is secured. This pattern of signaling is expected to result from females balancing the costs associated with a higher than optimal signaling effort and those costs associated with a low signaling effort that increase the likeliho ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09763-9

3. Visual Responses of Flight-Dispersing Spotted Lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula toward a Tall Vertical Silhouette in a Vineyard

Author:
Baker, T. C.; Myrick, A. J.; Wolfin, M. S.; Wang, Y.
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 49-60
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Lycorma delicatula; telephones; vineyards; Pennsylvania;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... A large accumulation of several hundred actively flight-dispersing spotted lanternflies Lycorma delicatula was found on an isolated single telephone pole in a vineyard in Eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Many of the lanternflies flying across the vineyard very near to the pole turned toward and landed on it in an apparent visually mediated response to the tall vertical silhouette, whereas others flew pa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-021-09766-0

4. An Approach to Observing and Quantifying Real-Time Mandibular Muscle Topology in the Trap-Jaw Ant Odontomachus monticola by Synchrotron Imaging

Author:
Wang, Zixin; Zhang, Wei; Wu, Jianing; Yang, Yunqiang
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.5-6 pp. 174-183
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Odontomachus; muscles; topology;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ant Odontomachus monticola has a pair of elongated mandibles that can manipulate a variety of objects including food, brood and nestmates. Anatomical and theoretical studies indicate that different tasks may require modification of mandible speed and force which is achieved by modulating the respective activity of three sets of muscles. Despite the advanced investigations on how muscles separa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09759-5

5. Route reassessment by transporter ants improves speed and directional accuracy of cooperative transport in Formica japonica

Author:
Hisamoto, Shumpei; Hosaka, Natsumi; Matsunami, Yuka; Iwasaki, Hideo
Source:
Journal of ethology 2020 v.38 no.1 pp. 107-116
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Formica; worker ants;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Encircling cooperative transport in ants is categorized into coordinated and uncoordinated types. Coordinated cooperative transport is considered to be advantageous for ants because it transports food quickly without creating a deadlock. Contrarily, uncoordinated transport is slow and frequently becomes deadlocked. This study assessed the characteristics of uncoordinated cooperative transport, whi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-019-00626-1

6. Interaction between predatory and phytophagous stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) promoted by secretion of scent glands

Author:
Lima, Bárbara Soares Amoroso; Martínez, Luis Carlos; Plata-Rueda, Angelica; dos Santos, Marcelo Henrique; de Oliveira, Eugênio Eduardo; Zanuncio, José Cola; Serrão, José Eduardo
Source:
Chemoecology 2021 v.31 no.3 pp. 209-219
ISSN:
0937-7409
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; ; Euschistus heros; Podisus nigrispinus; chemical composition; odors; pest control; scent glands; secretion; volatile compounds;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) produce volatile chemical substances in the scent glands, with unpleasant odors that function as alarm and defense signals against natural enemies. The contents of the scent glands of the predatory Podisus nigrispinus and its prey, the phytophagous Euschistus heros were used to evaluate the behavioral interactions between these two insects. Quantitative and qualitative an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00049-021-00341-9

7. Energetic cost of girdling in a notodontid caterpillar, Oedemasia leptinoides

Author:
Trejo, Brianna K.; Gifford, Matthew E.; Dussourd, David E.
Source:
Arthropod-plant interactions 2021 v.15 no.2 pp. 161-170
ISSN:
1872-8855
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Carya; Lochmaeus manteo; energy; hardwood; instars; metabolism; petioles; North America;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In North America, notodontid caterpillars feed predominantly on hardwood trees; some cause significant economic damage with periodic outbreaks. The late instars of several species cut girdles around the petiole, rachis, or stem before feeding on distal leaf blades. Little is known about the benefits or costs of girdling for caterpillars. In this paper, we analyzed the energetic cost of girdling by ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11829-021-09805-9

8. Insect Behavioral Change and the Potential Contributions of Neuroinflammation—A Call for Future Research

Author:
Mangold, Colleen A.; Hughes, David P.
Source:
Genes 2021 v.12 no.4
ISSN:
2073-4425
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Nematomorpha; Trematoda; behavior change; cell physiology; innate immunity; insect immunity; insects; neuroglia; neurons; neurophysiology;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Many organisms are able to elicit behavioral change in other organisms. Examples include different microbes (e.g., viruses and fungi), parasites (e.g., hairworms and trematodes), and parasitoid wasps. In most cases, the mechanisms underlying host behavioral change remain relatively unclear. There is a growing body of literature linking alterations in immune signaling with neuron health, communicat ...
DOI:
10.3390/genes12040465

9. Automated Applications of Acoustics for Stored Product Insect Detection, Monitoring, and Management

Author:
Mankin, Richard W.; Mankin, Richard; Hagstrum, David; Guo, Min; Eliopoulos, Panagiotis; Njoroge, Anastasia
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.3
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Sitophilus oryzae; acoustics; adults; automation; insect control; larvae; precision agriculture; storage insects; stored grain;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Acoustic technology provides information difficult to obtain about stored insect behavior, physiology, abundance, and distribution. For example, acoustic detection of immature insects feeding hidden within grain is helpful for accurate monitoring because they can be more abundant than adults and be present in samples without adults. Modern engineering and acoustics have been incorporated into deci ...
Handle:
10113/7321186
DOI:
10.3390/insects12030259

10. Does Heat Tolerance Explain Female Polymorphism in Damselflies?

Author:
Castillo-Pérez, E. Ulises; Nava-Bolaños, Angela; Rocha-Ortega, Maya; Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 41-48
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Ischnura; females; frequency dependent selection; heat tolerance; males; temperature;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Morphological variation is widespread, and one case is that of female morphs in damselfly insects. Current knowledge indicates that these female morphs are maintained by a fitness balance whereby male-like, clear-colored females (i.e. andromorphs) are more likely to “escape” from male harassment given their male mimicking compared to dark females (i.e. gynomorph). However, males can learn to disti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-021-09767-z

11. Does the Presence of Other Egg Rafts and Conspecific Larvae Encourage Oviposition by the Mosquito, Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae)?

Author:
Roberts, Derek
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Culex sitiens; conspecificity; eggs; females; instars; larvae; oviposition; probability; starvation;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mosquitoes include many major disease vectors and are often controlled in their aquatic larval stage, since they are living in defined habitats. However, non-chemical methods of control are influenced by the female oviposition behavior, and this is affected by many factors. Many mosquito species choose to oviposit on water containing egg raft pheromones (which have thus been used in control), show ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09762-w

12. EPG-recorded Feeding Behaviors Reveal Adaptability and Competitiveness in Two Species of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Author:
Lu, Shao-hua; Li, Jing-jing; Bai, Run-e; Yan, Feng-ming
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 26-40
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Bemisia tabaci; cotton; cryptic species; cucumbers; ingestion; insecticides; phloem; sap; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a fast-evolving complex species consisting of more than 35 cryptic species (biotypes). Among these species, the Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) and Mediterranean (MED) are the most widely distributed and often cooccurrent. Field investigations showed that MED has eventually replaced MEAM1in most areas in China, but MEAM1still exists alone or together with ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-021-09765-1

13. Ontogenetic Changes in the Behavioral Response to Light and Gravity in a Geometrid Larva

Author:
Royer, Lucie; Delisle, Johanne; Labrecque, Alain
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 61-69
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria; defoliating insects; gravity; instars; larvae; ontogeny; pupation; texture;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The hemlock looper, Lambdina fiscellaria, is a major defoliator of coniferous forests. As looper larvae are known for their wandering habits, we determined the underlying behavioral mechanisms that enable them to orient in the environment. First, we quantified the response of all larval stages to light or gravity, and to both stimuli tested simultaneously. Second, we evaluated the combined effect ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-021-09768-y

14. Sex Investment Ratio and Split Sex Ratio in the Fission-Performing Ant Cataglyphis tartessica

Author:
Amor, Fernando; Cerdá, Xim; Boulay, Raphaël
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2021 v.34 no.1-2 pp. 8-15
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Cataglyphis; asymmetry; females; males; monogyny; national parks; sex ratio; Spain;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Inclusive fitness theory predicts that the sex investment ratio should be female biased in social insects with haplodiploidy-generated relatedness asymmetry (between females and males and also among females). However, this ratio should become male biased if related females are competing with each other for resources, as it is predicted by local resource competition hypothesis. This specific situat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09764-8

15. Beetles Collected in Light-Traps During the North American Total Solar Eclipse of 21 August 2017 with a Review of Arthropod Behavior During Solar Eclipses

Author:
Ferro, Michael L.
Source:
Entomological news 2021 v.129 no.4 pp. 348-359
ISSN:
0013-872X
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Coleoptera; arthropods; flight; light traps; ultraviolet radiation; South Carolina;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insect behavior during solar eclipses has been the subject of numerous observations and studies. A total solar eclipse that passed through Clemson, South Carolina, USA, during 21 August 2017 offered a rare opportunity to test for beetle flight activity during the short-lived daytime-darkness. Ultraviolet light traps were run during three periods: 1) during the eclipse; 2) again the next day (22 Au ...
DOI:
10.3157/021.129.0402

16. A neuronal arms race: the role of learning in parasitoid–host interactions

Author:
Haverkamp, Alexander; Smid, Hans M
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2020 v.42 pp. 47-54
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; coevolution; larvae; memory; neurons; neurophysiology;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Parasitic wasps and their larval hosts are intimately connected by an array of behavioral adaptations and counter-adaptations. This co-evolution has led to highly specific, natural variation in learning rates and memory consolidation in parasitoid wasps. Similarly, the hosts of the parasitoids show specific sensory adaptations as well as non-associative learning strategies for parasitoid avoidance ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.003

17. Insect-machine hybrid robot

Author:
Ando, Noriyasu; Kanzaki, Ryohei
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2020 v.42 pp. 61-69
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; brain; hybrids; insects; model validation;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recently, insect-machine hybrid robots have been developed that incorporate insects into robots or incorporate machines into insects. Most previous studies were motivated to use the function of insects for robots, but this technology can also prove to be useful as an experimental tool for neuroethology. We reviewed hybrid robots in terms of the closed-loop between an insect, a robot, and the real ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.006

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

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

19. Trail Gradient Influences Load Size in Wild Leaf Cutter Ants

Author:
Finger, Chlöe; Chaves-Campos, Johel
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2020 v.33 no.1 pp. 7-13
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; body size; leaves; Costa Rica;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Leaf cutter ants are model organisms in studies of central place foraging, but these ants carry smaller than optimal leaf fragments for their body size. Laboratory experiments show that load ratios (leaf fragment mass/ant mass) are higher on extreme downhill trails than on extreme uphill trails, which could explain deviations from optimality in the wild. Here we examine how trail gradient affects ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-020-09740-2

20. Endosymbiont load, personality and reproductive output of maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais)

Author:
Vieira, Juliana L.; Guedes, Raul Narciso C.
Source:
Journal of pest science 2021 v.94 no.3 pp. 691-701
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
insect behavior,   etc   ; Sitophilus zeamais; Wolbachia; ciprofloxacin; corn; endosymbionts; females; oral administration; personality; pests; progeny; reproductive performance; tetracycline;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Endosymbiotic association is frequent in insects, and endosymbionts influence a range of biological processes in these organisms. The endosymbiont–insect association and interdependence allegedly result from random selection where ecological trade-offs take place and usually differ between the involved species. Insect behavior is potentially affected by this association, but the focus in such stud ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-020-01287-7