The role of antennae in the thermopreference and biting response of haematophagous bugs

Figueiras, Alicia Nieves Lorenzo; Flores, Graciela Birrueta; Lazzari, Cláudio R.

doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.09.002

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“…Hence, our results are independent of those factors normally affecting thermal preference in this species and the effects evinced seem to be produced by the action of the drugs. The thermal preference of triatomines is thought to be driven by antennal receptors, as well as by receptors in other parts of the body (Lorenzo Figueiras et al, 2013). Therefore, we suggest that, given that our candidate channel gene is expressed in several body parts bearing sensory structures, the drugs could be generally affecting the response of these receptors.…”

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confidence: 94%

Thermosensation and the TRPV channel in Rhodnius prolixus

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Crespo

et al. 2015

Journal of Insect Physiology

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Thermosensation and the TRPV channel in Rhodnius prolixus

Zermoglio

Latorre-Estivalis

Crespo

et al. 2015

Journal of Insect Physiology

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“…Remote sensing of infrared reflectance has been used to identify pre‐visible turfgrass stress from grub feeding damage (Hamilton et al, 2009). Infrared temperature sensing has been well documented for host‐seeking behavior of insects that feed on blood (Catalá, 2011; Guerenstein and Lazzari, 2009; Lorenzo Figueiras et al, 2013), and molecular mechanisms behind temperature sensing have been characterized in Drosophila sp. (Gallio et al, 2011).…”

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Oviposition Preference of the Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Golf Putting Greens under Different Soil Moisture and Fungicide Regimes

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Williamson

Liesch

2014

Applied Turfgrass Science

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Larvae of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), are rarely found in golf course putting greens despite seemingly ideal characteristics. Sand‐based putting green root zones are often maintained at relatively low volumetric water contents that could be unsuitable for survival of P. japonica eggs or larvae. Putting greens also receive frequent applications of fungicides throughout the growing season, and it is possible that these chemicals deter females from laying eggs. This study was conducted to determine how the volumetric water content of sand putting green soils and the application of the fungicide active ingredients propiconazole and chlorothalonil affect the oviposition (i.e., egg laying) behavior of the Japanese beetle. In a soil moisture choice assay, adult females avoided investigating (i.e., digging) in soils maintained just above the wilting point of the turfgrass (∼5% volumetric water content). In another experiment, neither the application of propiconazole nor chlorothalonil had any effect on female investigation. Recovery of larvae was low in both assays, possibly due to the coarse texture of the sandy soils used in these studies. These findings suggest that conservative irrigation could lessen infestations of P. japonica, and that single applications of propiconazole or chlorothalonil do not affect female oviposition choice.

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