scholarly journals Host plant suitability of Solanum japonense (Solanaceae) as an alternative larval food for three closely related Epilachna ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoyuki Fujiyama ◽  
Haruo Katakura
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Larval Food ◽  
Ladybird Beetles ◽  
Host Plant Suitability

scholarly journals Use of a marsh dominated by the introduced European Lake Sedge, Carex acutiformis, by highly localized native butterflies

2015 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Paul M. Catling ◽  
Brenda Kostiuk
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Circumstantial Evidence ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Larval Food ◽  
Native Canadian ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Carex Acutiformis ◽  
Carex Lacustris

To determine whether native butterflies had colonized a marsh in Ottawa that was entirely dominated by the invasive alien European Lake Sedge (Carex acutiformis), we surveyed two adjacent stands of the sedge and surrounding habitats. Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Broad-winged Skipper (P. viator), and browns (Lethe spp.) were all abundant in the introduced sedge, but absent from surrounding habitats. This is the first report of the use of invasive-dominated wetland by native Canadian butterflies. Reduced nectar resources because of dominance of the invasive species over native nectar-producing plants did not prevent significant colonization. The known restriction of the butterflies to native Lakebank Sedge (Carex lacustris) as a larval host plant, but its absence in the area, coupled with dominance of its close relative, European Lake Sedge, provides strong circumstantial evidence of the use of the latter as larval food. This report doubles the number of recently localized native butterflies that have been able to increase their distribution by switching to habitat dominated by invasive plants.

scholarly journals Plant sterols and host plant suitability for a phloem-feeding insect

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer T. Behmer ◽  
Robert J. Grebenok ◽  
Angela E. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Sterols ◽  
Host Plant Suitability ◽  
Phloem Feeding

scholarly journals Metagenomic Survey of the Highly Polyphagous Anastrepha ludens Developing in Ancestral and Exotic Hosts Reveals the Lack of a Stable Microbiota in Larvae and the Strong Influence of Metamorphosis on Adult Gut Microbiota

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martín Aluja ◽  
Jesús Alejandro Zamora-Briseño ◽  
Vicente Pérez-Brocal ◽  
Alma Altúzar-Molina ◽  
Larissa Guillén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Anastrepha Ludens ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Larval Food ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Host Fruit ◽  
Casimiroa Edulis

We studied the microbiota of a highly polyphagous insect, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae), developing in six of its hosts, including two ancestral (Casimiroa edulis and C. greggii), three exotic (Mangifera indica cv. Ataulfo, Prunus persica cv. Criollo, and Citrus x aurantium) and one occasional host (Capsicum pubescens cv. Manzano), that is only used when extreme drought conditions limit fruiting by the common hosts. One of the exotic hosts (“criollo” peach) is rife with polyphenols and the occasional host with capsaicinoids exerting high fitness costs on the larvae. We pursued the following questions: (1) How is the microbial composition of the larval food related to the composition of the larval and adult microbiota, and what does this tell us about transience and stability of this species’ gut microbiota? (2) How does metamorphosis affect the adult microbiota? We surveyed the microbiota of the pulp of each host fruit, as well as the gut microbiota of larvae and adult flies and found that the gut of A. ludens larvae lacks a stable microbiota, since it was invariably associated with the composition of the pulp microbiota of the host plant species studied and was also different from the microbiota of adult flies indicating that metamorphosis filters out much of the microbiota present in larvae. The microbiota of adult males and females was similar between them, independent of host plant and was dominated by bacteria within the Enterobacteriaceae. We found that in the case of the “toxic” occasional host C. pubescens the microbiota is enriched in potentially deleterious genera that were much less abundant in the other hosts. In contrast, the pulp of the ancestral host C. edulis is enriched in several bacterial groups that can be beneficial for larval development. We also report for the first time the presence of bacteria within the Arcobacteraceae family in the gut microbiota of A. ludens stemming from C. edulis. Based on our findings, we conclude that changes in the food-associated microbiota dictate major changes in the larval microbiota, suggesting that most larval gut microbiota is originated from the food.

Ozone-induced changes in host-plant suitability: Interactions ofKeiferia lycopersicella andLycopersicon esculentum

1987 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Trumble ◽  
J. Daniel Hare ◽  
Robert C. Musselman ◽  
Patrick M. McCool
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Host Plant Suitability ◽  
Induced Changes

Evaluation of host plant suitability and efficacy of chemical and biological insecticides and insect nets for controlling Liothrips wasabiae (Thysanoptera:Phlaeothripidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-317
Author(s):  
Kentaro Matsuda ◽  
Daisuke Sasaki ◽  
Hajime Haga ◽  
Takuya Nishijima ◽  
Yuka Hagiwara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Host Plant Suitability
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