Host Plant Choice Determined by Reproductive Interference between Closely Related Butterflies

2020 ◽  
Vol 196 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-523
Author(s):  
Naota Ohsaki ◽  
Masaaki Ohata ◽  
Yoshibumi Sato ◽  
Mark D. Rausher
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Reproductive Interference ◽  
Plant Choice

Olfactory responses and feeding preferences of Copitarsia uncilata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to four aromatic herb specie

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Miguel Mendieta ◽  
Andreas Gaigl ◽  
Juan Carlos Getiva de la Hoz ◽  
Anibal Orlando Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Feeding Preferences ◽  
Larval Weight ◽  
Olfactory Responses ◽  
Host Selection Behavior ◽  
Selection Behavior ◽  
Larva Feeding ◽  
Plant Choice ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Aromatic Herbs

Colombian aromatic herbs have great potential as an export commodity. The genus Copitarsia is considered as an economic and a quarantine pest attacking them. In herbivore insects, host plant choice is made by adults and influenced by host plant quality. There were performed olfactory and feeding tests by using four-arm olfactometer and offering four different aromatic herbs (basil, mint, rosemary, or thyme) to determine the host selection behavior of Copitarsia uncilata Burgos and Leiva. Parameters, such as adult choice, larval weight, and time spent by larva on particular herb were measured. The preferences of adults and immature of C. uncilata varied significantly among the herbs in olfactory and larva feeding tests. The adults showed significantly higher responses to essential oils of basil and rosemary. Higher weight of larva was recorded on mint and basil. Further studies on larval development and longevity of adults on different herbs are necessary.

Preference-Performance Relationships and Effects of Host Plant Choice in an Herbivorous Marine Amphipod

1999 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair G. B. Poore ◽  
Peter D. Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Marine Amphipod ◽  
Plant Choice
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