Do oligosaccharides reduce the suitability of honeydew for predators and parasitoids? A further facet to the function of insect-synthesized honeydew sugars

By Felix L. Wäckers. 2000

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

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Effects of honeydew sugar composition on the longevity of Aphidius ervi (2007, background): “Besides plant-derived phloem sugars such as sucrose, fructose, glucose, or maltose, it often also contains more complex sugars synthesized by the sap feeder, such as melezitose, erlose (fructomaltose), raffinose, and trehalose (Wäckers, 2000, 2005).”
Honeydew as a food source for natural enemies: Making the best of a bad meal? (2008, unknown): “…or informational beneﬁt to predators or parasitoids can have a negative impact on the honeydew producing colony, phloem feeders are likely be subject to a strong selection pressure to minimize honeydew apparency (Wa¨ckers and Swaans, 1993), as well as quality and quantity excreted (Wa¨ckers, 2000).”
Effects of feeding frequency and sugar concentration on behavior and longevity of the adult aphid parasitoid: Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) (2004, background): “Sugar solutions indeed stimulate insect chemoreceptory sensilla (Albert, 2003; Dethier, 1963) and may elicit feeding behavior (Browne et al., 1976; Josens et al., 1998; Miyakawa et al., 1980; Romeis and Wäckers, 2000; Wäckers, 1999).”
Influence of floral resources on sugar feeding and nutrient dynamics of a parasitoid in the field (2006, background): “Although floral nectar is considered more suitable for parasitoids than homopteran honeydew ( Wäckers, 2000 ), D. insulare appeared to have commonly fed on soybean aphid honeydew in this field study.”
Comparing floral nectar and aphid honeydew diets on the longevity and nutrient levels of a parasitoid wasp (2004, background): “Our study with buckwheat nectar and soybean aphid honeydew supports the hypothesis that the oligosaccharides in honeydew make it a less suitable sugar source for parasitoids (Wäckers, 2000).”
Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) and its parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum show different gustatory and longevity responses to a range of nectar and honeydew sugars (2005, background): “Like P. xylostella , P. brassicae lived significantly longer on sucrose, fructose, glucose, and raffinose (Romeis & Wäckers, 2000).”
Aphid–ant mutualism: how honeydew sugars influence the behaviour of ant scouts (2010, background): “Second, in addition to a repellent action, they may reduce the longevity of aphid parasitoids feeding on a melezitose-rich honeydew, namely as a result of its higher viscosity (Wäckers, 2000).”
Sugar and amino acid composition of ant‐attended nectar and honeydew sources from an Australian rainforest (2004, background): “Elsewhere it has been suggested that it plays a role as an ant attractant (Volkl et al. 1999) or parasitoid repellent ( Wackers 2000 ).”
The impact of adult diet on parasitoid reproductive performance (2017, background): “Similar negative responses to trehalose are also reported for C. glomerata (Wäckers 2001), D. semiclausum (Winkler et al. 2005) and B. curculionis (Jacob and Evans 2004), suggesting that insect-produced oligosaccharides are poor food source for parasitoids (Wäckers 2000).”