Role of Volatile Semiochemicals in the Host and Mate Location Behavior of Mallodon dasystomus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Paschen, Matthew A.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Ginzel, Matthew D.

doi:10.1007/s10905-012-9321-0

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“…We have left the feeding designation blank in Table to reflect this. However, longhorned beetles native to North America are well‐studied in this respect, and some species have atrophied digestive tracts in the adult stage (Barbour et al ., ; Paschen et al ., ).…”

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Phylogenetic signal and potential for invasiveness

Raje

Ferris

Holland

2016

Agri and Forest Entomology

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1 We hypothesized that the evolutionary stability of insect traits relevant to invasion risk can be used to characterize this risk and the confidence in assigning potential invasiveness. 2 Different longhorned beetle species have biological trait combinations (diet breadth, host tree condition and adult feeding) that predispose them to different degrees of potential invasiveness if introduced outside their native range. Relevant biological information is often not available for newly introduced species; however, the approach described in the present study could rapidly allow risk to be assigned to such discoveries. 3 To test this approach, we used a molecular phylogeny for 56 species of Cerambycidae from five subfamilies to measure phylogenetic signal associated with invasive traits. The biological traits were used to cluster species into seven hypothesized risk groups. Mapping these risk designations back onto the phylogeny allowed us to examine the risk within clades at different taxonomic levels and the stability of the risk designation. 4 We used additional species known to be non-native invasive problems to test our framework. Our method would have correctly predicted the risk of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) but not Callidiellum rufipenne (Motschulsky). 5 There was significant phylogenetic signal in both the biological traits and the risk category membership. Our approach can be modified for other groups of concern.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Phylogenetic signal and potential for invasiveness

Raje

Ferris

Holland

2016

Agri and Forest Entomology

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“…This work provides the first evidence confirming that sexually receptive females exhibit a characteristic behavior. This behavior contains important similarities to what has been previously termed “calling behavior”, which has been described for several Coleoptera species in the Cerambicydae family [33] – [35] and the Dermestidae family [36] , in addition to cockroaches [37] . The female calling behavior of many insect species is usually associated with the release of a volatile sex pheromone [38] – [40] .…”

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First Evidence of a Volatile Sex Pheromone in Lady Beetles

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To date, volatile sex pheromones have not been identified in the Coccinellidae family; yet, various studies have suggested that such semiochemicals exist. Here, we collected volatile chemicals released by virgin females of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), which were either allowed or not allowed to feed on aphids. Virgin females in the presence of aphids, exhibited “calling behavior”, which is commonly associated with the emission of a sex pheromone in several Coleoptera species. These calling females were found to release a blend of volatile compounds that is involved in the remote attraction (i.e., from a distance) of males. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses revealed that (–)-β-caryophyllene was the major constituent of the volatile blend (ranging from 80 to 86%), with four other chemical components also being present; β-elemene, methyl-eugenol, α-humulene, and α-bulnesene. In a second set of experiments, the emission of the five constituents identified from the blend was quantified daily over a 9-day period after exposure to aphids. We found that the quantity of all five chemicals significantly increased across the experimental period. Finally, we evaluated the activity of a synthetic blend of these chemicals by performing bioassays which demonstrated the same attractive effect in males only. The results confirm that female H. axyridis produce a volatile sex pheromone. These findings have potential in the development of more specific and efficient biological pest-control management methods aimed at manipulating the behavior of this invasive lady beetle.

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“…Once a tree has died, the decay process results in an extensive release of volatile organic compounds (Holighaus 2012) and host-plant recognition of insects depends on ratios of plant volatiles (Bruce et al 2005). This has also been shown for adults of Cerambycidae (Paschen et al 2012). For example, the composition of volatiles clearly separate hardwood from softwood species and, to some extent, individual species (Holighaus 2012).…”

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Attraction of different types of wood for adults of Morimus asper (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Leonarduzzi¹,

Onofrio²,

Bardiani³

et al. 2017

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Morimus asper reproduces mainly in freshly dead wood and, as a consequence, populations are affected by modern forestry practices. The taxon M. funereus, now incorporated into the species M. asper, is protected by the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) and its monitoring has received attention in recent years. Larvae of M. asper are polyphagous, but some studies indicate that adults prefer the wood of some tree species. Freshly cut log piles, which attract adults, have been proposed as a monitoring tool. For monitoring programmes, it is essential to select the most appropriate wood and therefore the attraction of different types of wood for adults of M. asper was investigated in two sites in northern Italian, using freshly cut log piles. The first experiment was carried out in the Nature Reserve Bosco della Fontana (a lowland forest, Mantua province), testing two autochthonous species (Carpinus betulus and Fraxinus ornus) and two allochthonous species (Juglans nigra and Quercus rubra). The second study was conducted in the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Prealpi Giulie (a mountain area, Udine province), employing Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior and Picea abies (all autochthonous species). The population of this area belongs to the taxon formerly named M. funereus. In both sites, adults clearly preferred the wood of some particular species: J. nigra at Bosco della RESEARCH ARTICLE Launched to accelerate biodiversity conservation A peer-reviewed open-access journalGiulia Leonarduzzi et al. / Nature Conservation 19: 135-148 (2017) 136 Fontana and F. sylvatica in the mountain area. This is the first study which compared the attraction of several tree species and it showed that this selection is important for the monitoring of M. asper.

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Role of Volatile Semiochemicals in the Host and Mate Location Behavior of Mallodon dasystomus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Phylogenetic signal and potential for invasiveness

Phylogenetic signal and potential for invasiveness

First Evidence of a Volatile Sex Pheromone in Lady Beetles

Attraction of different types of wood for adults of Morimus asper (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

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