Identification of Pupal Exuviae of Nasonia vitripennis and Muscidifurax raptorellus Parasitoids Using Cuticular Hydrocarbons

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Carlson ◽  
C.J. Geden ◽  
U.R. Bernier
Keyword(s):  
Cuticular Hydrocarbons ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Pupal Exuviae

scholarly journals Single and Double Infections with Wolbachia in the Parasitic Wasp Nasonia vitripennis Effects on Compatibility

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
pp. 961-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Jeanne Perrot-Minnot ◽  
Li Rong Guo ◽  
John H Werren
Keyword(s):  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Parasitic Wasp ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Larval Diapause ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Reproductive Incompatibility ◽  
Infected Line

Abstract Wolbachia are cytoplasmically inherited bacteria responsible for reproductive incompatibility in a wide range of insects. There has been little exploration, however, of within species Wolbachia polymorphisms and their effects on compatibility. Here we show that some strains of the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis are infected with two distinct bacterial strains (A and B) whereas others are singly infected (A or B). Double and single infections are confirmed by both PCR amplification and Southern analysis of genomic DNA. Furthermore, it is shown that prolonged larval diapause (the overwintering stage of the wasp) of a double-infected strain can lead to stochastic loss of one or both bacterial strains. After diapause of a double-infected line, sublines were produced with AB, A only, B only or no Wolbachia. A and B sublines are bidirectionally incompatible, whereas males from AB lines are unidirectionally incompatible with females of A and B sublines. Results therefore show rapid development of bidirectional incompatibility within a species due to segregation of associated symbiotic bacteria.

scholarly journals Whiptail lizards ( Aspidoscelis exsanguis ) recognize invertebrate prey via cuticular hydrocarbons

Ethology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay K. Goldberg ◽  
Genevieve Pintel ◽  
Jake A. Pruett ◽  
Stacey L. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Cuticular Hydrocarbons ◽  
Invertebrate Prey ◽  
Whiptail Lizards
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