<i>Comadia redtenbacheri</i>(Lepidoptera: Cossidae) Pupal Development in the Laboratory

Miranda-Perkins, K.; Llanderal-Cázares, Celina; Santos-Posadas, Héctor M. De los; Martinez, Leilani; Vigueras-Guzmán, Ana Lilia

doi:10.1653/024.096.0422

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“…In the first period, the highest adult peak of capture occurred when the temperature reached 20.2º C, followed by 16.3º C and at 16.8º C, suggesting that the ideal temperature for C. redtenbacheri capture is found within this range. Miranda-Perkins et al (2013) mention that in the laboratory C. redtenbacheri adult emergence was higher when no moisture was applied to the substrate, coinciding with data found in the field since, in all three years, capture was inversely proportional to the level of environmental humidity.…”

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“…The number of males was consistently higher than the number of females in each of the periods, and in the laboratory, Miranda-Perkins et al (2013) reported that last instar larvae and pupae of males are smaller than those of females. Moreover, Miranda-Perkins et al ( 2016) also found a sex ratio of 1:1 after larvae with a weight ranging from 0.30 to almost 1.0 g were induced to pupate in a substrate of soil and vermiculite, which in laboratory conditions produces similar proportions of C. redtenbacheri individuals of both sexes, according to larva weight.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…(Ancona, 1931;Brown, 1975;Ramos-Elorduy et al 2011). Information exists on its biology and behaviour (Miranda-Perkins et al 2013;Llanderal et al 2017), associated organisms parasitoids (Zetina et al 2009(Zetina et al , 2012Zetina & Llanderal, 2014) and bacteria (Hernández-Flores et al 2015), reproduction (Ramírez-Cruz & Llanderal-Cázares, 2015), morphology of all its developmental stages (Castro-Torres & Llanderal-Cázares, 2015, adult emergence in laboratory (Miranda-Perkins et al 2016), cultivation by induced infestation in agaves (Delgado-Tejeda et al 2017;Espinosa-García et al 2018), bionomics (Llanderal-Cázares et al 2017) and molecular delineation (Cárdenas-Aquino et al 2018). However, the biology, behaviour, and ecology of adults has not been studied, and the abiotic factors (temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) that affect its emergence are unknown.…”

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Adult population fluctuation of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Jiménez-Vásquez¹,

Llanderal-Cázares²,

Miranda-Perkins

et al. 2022

SHILAP Revta. lepid.

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Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) is an insect highly regarded for its commercial and nutritional value. Adult fluctuation in a plantation of Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck was determined using ultraviolet light traps. Trapped adults were counted weekly during three periods (December 2013 to December 2014, December 2014 to December 2015, and December 2015 to June 2016), and temperature and relative humidity were recorded. Adult population was present 157 days on average, from December to May, with peak capture on day 83. The average sex ratio of females to males was 1:14. Average environmental conditions that favoured the highest capture in the three periods were 17.8º C and 47.1% relative humidity. Knowledge of the period of adult presence and the influence of temperature and relative humidity are important for management and conservation of the insect population by farmers and gatherers.

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Adult population fluctuation of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Jiménez-Vásquez¹,

Llanderal-Cázares²,

Miranda-Perkins

et al. 2022

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“…Larvae with a weight of ≥0.3 g were placed in plastic trays with tubes half-filled with soil to allow them to dig and pupate. The technique is described in detail in MIRANDA-PERKINS et al (2013). From these specimens we obtained pupae, adults, eggs and first and second instar larvae.…”

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Bionomics of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Llanderal-Cázares,

Castro-Torres,

Miranda-Perkins

2017

SHILAP Revta. lepid.

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Boring insects feed on the internal tissues of their hosts, and their activity is detected only after a severe damage to the host has occurred; therefore, studying their biology in the wild is difficult. The objective of the study was to complement knowledge about the biology, ecology and taxonomic position of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847), an agave borer with a long lifecycle. Laboratory observations were made on life stages obtained from larvae collected in Hidalgo, Mexico, which were induced to pupate in tubes with vermiculite and soil. Emerged adults were placed in cloth bags where they mated and laid eggs. Larvae that emerged from these eggs were raised on an artificial diet. Field observations were made in some localities of the State of Mexico; for this, external leaves and rhizomes of Agave plants were examined to look for eggs and larvae. Eggs and larvae were found in Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck and Agave applanata Lem. ex Jacobi. Eggs are brown; they are found mainly at the base of external leaves. Neonate larvae bore a hole in the chorion and feed on it for a few days; they are gregarious and migrate towards the rhizome as they mature; last instar larvae are aposematic and release a volatile odoriferous secretion; their development is not uniform and can last more than a year. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon under the soil. Adults are nocturnal; female calling starts one hour after the start of the scotophase, and can last until 5:30 am; oviposition happens a few hours after mating. The parasitoids Lisonnota fascipennis Townes, 1978 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), and Acantholespesia texana (Aldrich & Webber, 1924) (Diptera: Tachinidae) and fungal and bacterial pathogens are commonly found in larvae. Predators of larvae and adults include ants, rodents and birds.

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“…En poblaciones naturales de esta mariposa o polilla nocturna en su etapa larval se ve afectada por endo parasitoides, principalmente de moscas y también algunas bacterias que pueden llegar a causar gran mortalidad. Los recolectores de estas larvas no logran identificar dichas enfermedades, por lo que se pudieran estar comercializando gusanos infectados y afectando la cantidad de futuros potenciales chinicuiles (Miranda-Perkins et al, 2013;Ramos-Elorduy, 2006;Zetina y Llanderal, 2014).…”

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Los Chinicuiles o gusanos rojos del maguey:

García-Montes

Figueredo-Urbina

Peña³

et al. 2023

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Los chinicuiles son insectos comestibles que han formado parte importante en la dieta y economía de los pueblos de México. Corresponden a una larva de polilla nocturna perteneciente a la especie Comadia redtenbacheri Hammerschmidt y, forman parte de los insectos barrenadores, en este caso de agaves. Los chinicuiles se posicionan en el mercado culinario de platillos exóticos, se consumen en diversas preparaciones como en las salsas, en tacos y fritos en mantequilla. Viven en dos tipos de magueyes, los silvestres llamados cimarrones o blancos de la especie Agave applanata Hort. ex. K. Koch y la especie cultivada y también silvestre de agave pulquero Agave salmiana Otto ex. Salm-Dyck. Se comercializa en los mercados tradicionales y tianguis. Mediante análisis demográficos, de perturbación y genéticos, documentamos una posible disminución en las poblaciones de estos insectos, y sugiere una relación entre su aprovechamiento y la afectación poblacional de los agaves.

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Comadia redtenbacheri(Lepidoptera: Cossidae) Pupal Development in the Laboratory

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References 13 publications

Adult population fluctuation of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Adult population fluctuation of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Bionomics of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

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