Grooming Behavior in American Cockroach is Affected by Novelty and Odor

Zhukovskaya, M. I.

doi:10.1155/2014/329514

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“…In crustaceans, the hyperglycemic hormone is the physiological marker of a stress response; this hormone plays a role similar to cortisol and corticosterone. The behavioral and physiological reactions observed are also mixed, dependent on the species and the stressor involved (e.g., Adamo & Baker, 2011;Bateson, Desire, Gartside, & Wright, 2011;Mailleux et al, 2010;Zhukovskaya, 2014).…”

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Rotational stress influences sensitized, but not habituated, exploratory behaviors in the woodlouse, Porcellio scaber

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2018

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Terrestrial isopods (or woodlice), like the members of the other arthropod taxa, have a sophisticated nervous system that makes them sensitive to specific environmental factors. They can search for survival-related opportunities (e.g., approaching food sources or avoiding sunny areas). Two experiments examined how rotational stress could influence the propensity of common woodlice, Porcellio scaber to exhibit survival-related behaviors such as traveling and rearing up in a hostile environment. Experiment 1 assessed the behaviors of stressed and nonstressed woodlice exposed to a familiar or a novel environment without rewards. Experiment 2 assessed the effects of stress in woodlice given a free choice between a familiar and a novel environment without rewards. In the nonstressed individuals, the results showed a decrease in locomotor activity (habituation) and an increase in the time spent rearing up (sensitization) on the arena's walls over time. In the stressed individuals, repeated rotation had a detrimental effect on the time spent rearing up, but locomotion was decreased only in the stressed individuals that were not preexposed to the test environment beforehand. In addition, immobilization periods-as a plausible indicator of stress-were longer in the absence of preexposure. It is suggested that preexposure had some antistress protective effects on habituated but not on sensitized, exploratory behaviors in woodlice.

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“…Grooming behavior is common in wildlife and is gaining recognition in behavioral research. For example, studies of insects show that grooming, can increase olfactory acuity (Zhukovskaya, 2012;Böröczky et al, 2013), be a response to a novel environment (Zhukovskaya, 2014), or an immune defense against disease (Zhukovskaya et al, 2013). Grooming is a likely response to irritant volatiles but may also be a response to any novel stress, such as a laboratory assay.…”

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“…Antennal grooming swipes are defined as the subject's two tarsi coming together and moving downward along the antennal appendage. Grooming is typically done to clean the appendage, particularly when sensory systems are agitated (e.g., novel environments and odors, Zhukovskaya, 2014).…”

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“…To be discrete from resting behavior, resting in the 'grooming' position was recorded as grooming (Walker and Archer, 1988;Böröczky et al, 2013;Zhukovskaya et al, 2013b;Yanagawa et al, 2014;Zhukovskaya, 2014) Antennal swipes…”

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“…Highly specialized sensory organs within the olfactory and gustatory systems are needed by blood feeding arthropods to locate suitable hosts and mates (Luntz, 2001; Barrozo et al, 2017). Grooming of these organs in arthropods has been found to keep these organs functional, particularly when processing chemical stimuli (Daniel et al, 2001;Böröczky et al, 2013;Zhukovskaya, 2014). When not searching for hosts and mates or avoiding predators, it is advantageous for blood feeders to conserve energy through sheltering behavior.…”

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Learning from Chemical Coping Behaviors of Wildlife to Discover New Approaches for Pest Management

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Pests, such as parasites and pathogens, persist throughout time and space as threats to public health and food security. The need for novel and sustainable approaches to managing these threats are in high demand. The current approach of discovering and developing chemical treatments to manage pests is tedious, not efficient, and often outpaced by traits of resistance in pests. Here, we propose a new approach to discovering new chemical pest management solutions by observing chemical coping behaviors in wildlife. We define a chemical coping behavior as the exploitation of naturally occurring chemicals within a host's environment to manage pests. Specifically, the use of greenery in nests by avian species may provide clues to plants that can deter ectoparasites. Plants use chemical defenses to cope with their own parasites, pathogens, and herbivores, which avian hosts can exploit to combat pests in nests. A local host-pest-plant interaction was investigated to discover the potential chemical diversity and bioactivity of greenery found in nests of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). We found that each plant offered unique chemicals, but that the plant species underrepresented in nests compared to availability in the landscape provided greater diversity in volatile chemicals whereas overrepresented plant species provided greater diversity in water-soluble chemicals compared to other plants. Furthermore, we tested how concentration and diversity of volatile and water-soluble chemicals in plant species found in nests of golden eagles affected the behavior of a hematophagous parasite (Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug). We found that bed bugs spent less time resting and transitioned from grooming to exploration at an increased frequency with high concentration and diversity of volatiles from plants found in nests of golden eagles. Observing the chemical coping behaviors in the wild could provide a sustainable framework for discovering diverse and robust sources of chemicals and modes of action that can used to manage pests of human concern.

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Down-Regulation of the Ultraviolet-Sensitive Visual Pigment of the Cockroach Decreases the Masking Effect in Short-Wavelength Illumination

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Grooming Behavior in American Cockroach is Affected by Novelty and Odor

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Rotational stress influences sensitized, but not habituated, exploratory behaviors in the woodlouse, Porcellio scaber

Rotational stress influences sensitized, but not habituated, exploratory behaviors in the woodlouse, Porcellio scaber

Learning from Chemical Coping Behaviors of Wildlife to Discover New Approaches for Pest Management

Down-Regulation of the Ultraviolet-Sensitive Visual Pigment of the Cockroach Decreases the Masking Effect in Short-Wavelength Illumination

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