Absolute Versus Relative Measurements of Sexual Selection: Assessing the Contributions of Ultrasonic Signal Characters to Mate Attraction in Lesser Wax Moths, Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Evolution ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yikweon Jang ◽  
Michael D. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Ultrasonic Signal ◽  
Mate Attraction ◽  
Achroia Grisella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Relative Measurements

Binaural phonotaxis in the lesser wax moth,Achroia grisella (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayward G. Spangler ◽  
Carol L. Hippenmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Achroia Grisella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Wax Moth

THE BIOLOGY AND PHEROMONE-BASED MONITORING OF THE DRIEDFRUIT MOTH, VITULA EDMANDSAE SERRATILINEELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)

1984 ◽  
Vol 116 (7) ◽  
pp. 1007-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia D. Scott ◽  
M. L. Winston ◽  
K. N. Slessor ◽  
G. G. S. King ◽  
G. G. Grant
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Trapping Period ◽  
Achroia Grisella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
And Control ◽  
Fraser Valley ◽  
Trap Line

AbstractIn western Canada, three wax-infesting moth species are serious pests of honey bee products, Vitula edmandsae serratilineella Ragonot, Achroia grisella (F.), and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner). The latter two species are found only in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, while the driedfruit moth (sometimes called the bumble bee wax moth), V. edmandsae, is found throughout western Canada.Three female-produced pheromone components of V. edmandsae were identified as (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-ol, (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol, and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol, and field tested. Pheromone baits were used in traps outdoors and in bee equipment storage facilities in the Fraser and Okanagan valleys of British Columbia. The peak indoor trapping period occurred during May in the Okanagan Valley, while catches in indoor traps in the Fraser Valley were negligible throughout the entire trapping period. Catches in outdoor traps peaked during July in both regions. Traps baited with (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-ol, alone or in binary combination with (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol, were significantly more attractive to male V. edmandsae than all other treatments tested. At one apiary, cumulative moth catch from a trap line 1.0 m from hives was significantly greater than that from a trap line 4.5 m away. The results suggest that a pheromone-based monitoring and control program for V. edmandsae is feasible.

scholarly journals Effects of kinetin on biological parameters and hemocytes of Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-192
Author(s):  
Erinç Çelik ◽  
Olga Sak
Keyword(s):  
Development Time ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Biological Parameters ◽  
Achroia Grisella ◽  
Important Host ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Striking Effect ◽  
Egg Fertility ◽  
Wax Moth

The effects of the cytokinin hormone kinetin on the life history traits and hemocytes of the smaller wax moth Achroia grisella F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) were examined in order to better understand the physiological impacts of plant growth regulators on insects. Based on the obtained results, it was found that kinetin did not lead to significant changes in larval mortality, development time, morphological disorders and egg fertility. Female and male longevity were almost unchanged when early instars were fed with a kinetin-added diet, and it tended to be higher for males when kinetin was applied at the egg stage, especially at 5 mg/L. The weight of females decreased significantly with 25 and 3000 mg/L of kinetin and that of males with 5 mg/L. The most striking effect was a considerable decline in the number of progeny, particularly at 400 and 3000 mg/L, as compared to the control. The injection of kinetin caused noticeable decreases in the number of hemocytes in the circulation at 3 and 24 h. This work presents the first evidence that kinetin adversely affects the development and the hemocyte counts of an economically-important host species, A. grisella.

scholarly journals REACTION NORM VARIANTS FOR MALE CALLING SONG IN POPULATIONS OF ACHROIA GRISELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE): TOWARD A RESOLUTION OF THE LEK PARADOX

Evolution ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1317-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihong Zhou ◽  
Heidi K. Kuster ◽  
Jeffrey S. Pettis ◽  
Robert G. Danka ◽  
Jennifer M. Gleason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Norm ◽  
Calling Song ◽  
Achroia Grisella ◽  
Lek Paradox ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae
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