Host plant and ants influence the honeydew sugar composition of aphids

By M. Fischer, A. Shingleton. 2001

237 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Jörg Romeis
2. W. Völkl
3. M. Fischer
4. P. A. M. Hogervorst
5. K. Hoffmann
6. Felix L. Wäckers
7. Claire Detrain
8. Martin Heil

In Genetics

1. W. Völkl
2. M. Fischer
3. K. Hoffmann
4. Jörg Romeis
5. Felix L. Wäckers
6. Claire Detrain

In Insect Science

1. Jörg Romeis
2. P. A. M. Hogervorst
3. Felix L. Wäckers
4. Lise Diez
5. Claire Detrain
6. E. Haubruge
7. B. Wathelet
8. F. Verheggen

Citations in the corpus

• Honeydew amino acids in relation to sugars and their role in the establishment of ant‐attendance hierarchy in eight species of aphids feeding on tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) (2004, background): “The content of trehalose in the honeydew of the eight species studied is relatively high, and this has been reported for other aphids (Engel et al., 2001; Fischer & Shingleton, 2001; Yao & Akimoto, 2001).”
• Effects of honeydew sugar composition on the longevity of Aphidius ervi (2007, background): “…stage (Arakaki & Hattori, 1998; Costa et al., 1999) and age (Fischer et al., 2002), the presence of bacterial symbionts in the digestive tract (Wilkinson et al., 1997), ant attendance (Fischer & Shingleton, 2001; Yao & Akimoto, 2001), and rate and duration of aphid infestation (Faria et al., 2007).”
• Honeydew production and honeydew sugar composition of polyphagous black bean aphid, Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on various host plants and implications for ant-attendance (2005, background): “…species, the rate of honeydew production and the sugar composition of the honeydew may vary along their developmental (seasonal) cycle and between age classes (Hertel & Kunkel, 1977; Fischer et al., 2002), but also with variation in the host plant (Hendrix et al., 1992; Fischer & Shingleton, 2001).”
• Aphid–ant mutualism: how honeydew sugars influence the behaviour of ant scouts (2010, background): “Honeydew composition is variable depending on the tended aphid species (Völkl et al., 1999), on the aphid instars (Fischer et al., 2002) or on the host plants inhabited by sap feeders (Völkl et al., 1999; Fischer & Shingleton, 2001; Fischer et al., 2005).”