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The effect of relatedness on the response of Adalia bipunctata L. to oviposition deterring cues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2012

X. Martini ,
A.F.G. Dixon  and
J.-L. Hemptinne
X. Martini*
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse - ENFA, UMR CNRS 5174 Evolution and Diversité Biologique, BP 22687, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA
A.F.G. Dixon
Affiliation:
Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology, AS CR, Na sadkach 7, Cz-37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
J.-L. Hemptinne
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse - ENFA, UMR CNRS 5174 Evolution and Diversité Biologique, BP 22687, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +33 (0)561750309 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Larvae of aphidophagous ladybirds leave a cue in their tracks that deters oviposition. The influence of relatedness on this behaviour is for the first time explored in this paper. Two-spot ladybird females (Adalia bipunctata L.) under different conditions (young and naive, young and experienced, and old and naive) were exposed either to (i) clean filter paper, (ii) filter paper contaminated with unrelated larval tracks or (iii) filter paper contaminated with related larval tracks from their offspring. Oviposition time was recorded during nine hours. Oviposition was inhibited by larval tracks, and was more so by related than unrelated ones. Experienced females showed the same behaviour but with lower intensity. With old females, response was not significant with any type of larval tracks. This is the first report of the effect of relatedness on a ladybird's response to larval tracks.

Keywords

Coccinellidaerelatednesskinlarval tracksoviposition deterring pheromone
Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 103 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 14 - 19
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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