Dynamics of odour learning in Leptopilina boulardi, a hymenopterous parasitoid

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1077-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kaiser ◽  
R. Pérez-Maluf ◽  
J.C. Sandoz ◽  
M.H. Pham-Delègue
Keyword(s):  
Leptopilina Boulardi ◽  
Odour Learning

scholarly journals Diversity and seasonality of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) and their parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae and Figitidae) in orchards of guava, loquat and peach

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF. Souza-Filho ◽  
A. Raga ◽  
JA. Azevedo-Filho ◽  
PC. Strikis ◽  
JA. Guimarães ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
Seasonal Behavior ◽  
Leptopilina Boulardi ◽  
Torula Yeast ◽  
Tephritid Species

This work was carried out in orchards of guava progenies, and loquat and peach cultivars, in Monte Alegre do Sul, SP, Brazil, in 2002 and 2003. Guavas and loquats were bagged and unbagged bi-weekly and weekly, respectively, for assessment of the infestation period. Peach was only bagged weekly. The assays started when the fruits were at the beginning of development, but still green. Ripe fruits were taken to the laboratory and placed individually into plastic cups. McPhail plastic traps containing torula yeast were hung from January 2002 to January 2004 to assess the fruit fly population in each orchard, but only the Ceratitis capitata population is here discussed. Five tephritid species were reared from the fruits: Anastrepha bistrigata Bezzi, A. fraterculus (Wiedemann), A. obliqua (Macquart), A. sororcula Zucchi, and C. capitata, in addition to six lonchaeid species: Neosilba certa (Walker), N. glaberrima (Wiedemann), N. pendula (Bezzi), N. zadolicha McAlpine and Steyskal, Neosilba sp. 4, and Neosilba sp. 10 (both species are in the process of being described by P. C. Strikis), as well as some unidentified Neosilba species. Ten parasitoid species were obtained from fruit fly puparia, of which five were braconids: Asobara anastrephae (Muesebeck), Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti), D. brasiliensis (Szépligeti), Opius bellus Gahan, and Utetes anastrephae (Viereck), and five figitids: Aganaspis pelleranoi (Brèthes), Dicerataspis grenadensis Ashmead, Lopheucoila anastrephae (Rhower), Leptopilina boulardi (Barbotin, Carlton and Kelner-Pillaut), and Trybliographa infuscata Diaz, Gallardo and Uchôa. Ceratitis capitata showed a seasonal behavior with population density peaking at the second semester of each year. Anastrepha and Neosilba species remained in the orchards throughout both years.

Associative learning for host-induced fruit volatiles in Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a koinobiont parasitoid of tephritid flies

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 774-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Canale ◽  
S. Geri ◽  
G. Benelli
Keyword(s):  
Associative Learning ◽  
Food Reward ◽  
Decanoic Acid ◽  
Nonanoic Acid ◽  
Parasitic Wasps ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Geranyl Acetone ◽  
Odour Learning ◽  
Psyttalia Concolor ◽  
Key Resources

AbstractParasitic wasps are fascinating organisms that rely on a wide range of communication channels to locate their hosts. Associative learning for foraging kairomones has been demonstrated for various parasitic wasps, but little is known for parasitoids of Tephritidae flies. Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a koinobiont parasitoid able to attack at least 14 tephritid pests. Females are innately attracted by some host-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), whereas others of the same bouquet are unattractive. We hypothesize that females may detect unattractive HIPVs in association with key resources, such as food and hosts, learning to respond favourably to these cues in consecutive experiences. We evaluated associative learning for HIPVs in P. concolor females, testing if they are able to associate a food reward with the presence of different dosages of three HIPVs, thus developing a preference for an odour innately unattractive. Results demonstrated that P. concolor responded favourably to the learned cue in consecutive experiences. For all tested HIPVs (nonanoic acid, decanoic acid and geranyl acetone), regardless of dosage, trained females preferred the reward-associated odour, whereas naïve did not. Both HIPV-trained and naïve females did not show consistent differences in latencies when choosing HIPVs over blank. HIPV-trained and naïve wasps did not spend more time on HIPVs over blank. Odour learning is of adaptive importance for this generalist parasitoid, since it enhances host location efficiency by reducing the time wasted on the decision of where to search for hosts. From an applied perspective, these HIPVs could be used to train mass-reared P. concolor in pre-release, to potentially improve its efficacy in the field.

Effect of fruit and host fly species on the associative learning by Fopius arisanus

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (05) ◽  
pp. 649-658
Author(s):  
A. Monsia ◽  
G.S.B. Mègnigbèto ◽  
D. Gnanvossou ◽  
M.F. Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Associative Learning ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Bactrocera Dorsalis ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Fopius Arisanus ◽  
Host Fruit ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Odour Learning ◽  
Ceratitis Cosyra

AbstractParasitoids, released in augmentative biological control programmes, which display a rapid host-location capacity, have a higher likelihood of successfully controlling target pest species. By learning to associate sensory cues to a suitable oviposition site, might parasitoids used as biological control agents, locate hosts more rapidly, and perhaps increase the efficacity of e.g. Tephritidae fruit fly management. We studied associative learning of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and tested its range of learning in natural and conditional hosts and host fruits, i.e. Bactrocera dorsalis, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, Ceratitis capitata and Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) and on fruits (papaya, tomato, banana). Naïve female F. arisanus were compared with experienced wasps, which had been offered infested and non-infested fruit, and been allowed to oviposit. Preferences for olfactory cues from infested fruits were thereafter assessed in a two-choice olfactometer. Naïve and trained parasitoids preference differed in general and non-responders to infested fruits were higher among naïve parasitoids. The trained wasps preferred the fruit infested in the training more than the control fruit, for all combination, except when C. cosyra infested the fruits, hence avoidance behavioural response was observed towards the odour of the infested fruit. Fopius arisanus was capable of behaviourally respond to the learned information, e.g. associative odour learning was achieved, yet limited depending on interaction level, fruit fly and fruit combination. To create F. arisanus preference of an associated odour, it might hence be needed to ensure oviposition in perceived suitable host and host fruit, for the parasitoid learning to become favourable in a biological control setup.

Variation of success of Leptopilina boulardi in Drosophila yakuba: The mechanisms explored

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurore Dubuffet ◽  
Géraldine Doury ◽  
Carole Labrousse ◽  
Jean-Michel Drezen ◽  
Yves Carton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leptopilina Boulardi ◽  
Drosophila Yakuba

A serpin from the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi targets the Drosophila phenoloxidase cascade

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Colinet ◽  
Aurore Dubuffet ◽  
Dominique Cazes ◽  
Sébastien Moreau ◽  
Jean-Michel Drezen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Leptopilina Boulardi

Chapter 6 Variation of Leptopilina boulardi Success in Drosophila Hosts

2009 ◽  
pp. 147-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dubuffet ◽  
D. Colinet ◽  
C. Anselme ◽  
S. Dupas ◽  
Y. Carton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leptopilina Boulardi

scholarly journals First record of Eucoilinae (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), parasitoids of African fig fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in the Caatinga biome

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 3055
Author(s):  
Wigna Gabriela Nunes Santos ◽  
Elania Clementino Fernandes ◽  
Mariana Macedo Souza ◽  
Jorge Anderson Guimarães ◽  
Elton Lucio Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
First Record ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Zaprionus Indianus ◽  
Leptopilina Boulardi ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Semi Arid

This study records the occurrence of eucoilines (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), parasitoids of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in the Brazilian semi-arid Caatinga biome. We obtained from mango (Mangifera indica L.) and guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruits Drosophilidae pupae, which developed into Z. indianus and two species of Eucoilinae parasitoids, Dicerataspis grenadensis Ashmead and Leptopilina boulardi (Barbotin, Carlton & Kelner-Pillaut). This is the first record of the parasitoids D. grenadensis and L. boulardi in the Caatinga biome.

scholarly journals VLPs of Leptopilina boulardi share biogenesis and overall stellate morphology with VLPs of the heterotoma clade

2011 ◽  
Vol 160 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwenaelle Gueguen ◽  
Roma Rajwani ◽  
Indira Paddibhatla ◽  
Jorge Morales ◽  
Shubha Govind
Keyword(s):  
Leptopilina Boulardi

scholarly journals Mammary pheromone-induced odour learning influences sucking behaviour and milk intake in the newborn rabbit

2016 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélanie Jouhanneau ◽  
Benoist Schaal ◽  
Gérard Coureaud
Keyword(s):  
Milk Intake ◽  
Newborn Rabbit ◽  
Odour Learning ◽  
Mammary Pheromone
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