Effects of conspecific and heterospecific larval tracks on the oviposition behaviour of the predatory ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

By H. Yasuda, T. Takagi, Kazunobu Kogi. 2000

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The effect of the oviposition deterring pheromone (ODP) in the larval tracks of conspecific and heterospecific ladybirds on oviposition in Harmonia axyridis Pallas was studied in semi natural conditions. Gravid females of H. axyridis were deterred from ovipositing on plants contaminated with conspecific larval tracks, but not on those with heterospecific tracks. H. axyridis females spent significantly less time on plants contaminated with conspecific ODP than on those with heterospecific ODP. This behaviour may account for why fewer eggs were laid on plants contaminated with conspecific ODP.

Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Decline in native ladybirds in response to the arrival of Harmonia axyridis: early evidence from England (2011, background): “The latter scenario is suggested for H. axyridis in Japan, which is unpalatable to C. septempunctata (Yasuda et al., 2000).”
• Lady beetle oviposition behavior in response to the trophic environment (2009, background): “Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) Yes (Yasuda et al., 2000) Coccinella septempunctata No (Yasuda et al.”
• Chemical cues mediating aphid location by natural enemies (2008, background): “Subsequently, it has been shown for a number of other species such as H. axyridis (Yasuda et al., 2000), Cycloneda limbifer Casey, Ceratomegilla undecimnotata (Schneider) (R ži ka, 2003), A. bipunctata (e.g. Fréchette et al., 2004) and H. convergens (Michaud & Jyoti, 2007).”
• Searching and reproductive behaviour of female aphidophagous ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): a review (2003, background): “This basic mechanism appears to apply for ladybirds also (Růžička, 1997; Doumbia et al., 1998; Yasuda et al., 2000), as well as for deterrence of oviposition observed for the aphidophagous cecidomyid fly, Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani (Růžička & Havelka, 1998).”
• The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis: A review of its biology, uses in biological control, and non-target impacts (2003, background): “The presence of conspecific larval tracks, containing ovipositiondeterring pheromone, inhibited oviposition (Yasuda et al., 2000).”