Homopteran honeydew sugar composition is determined by both the insect and plant species

Hendrix, Donald L.; Yuan-an, Wei; Leggett, J. E.

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“…Chromatographic analysis of honeydew excreted by C. hesperidum feeding on three different plant species revealed differences in the content and composition of the sugars. A study on whiteflies by Hendrix et al (1992) highlights the differences in sugar composition of honeydew excreted by Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) feeding on different host plants. Many studies on aphids also confirm that the chemical composition of honeydew differs depending on the aphid species and host plant (Völkl et al, 1999;Fischer et al, 2005).…”

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Differences in the sugar composition of the honeydew of polyphagous brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) feeding on various host plants

Golan¹,

Najda²

2011

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. Plant chemical composition is an important determinant of host plant-insect interactions. For many insects sugars are the main factors determining the acceptability of a plant. This study investigated changes in plant chemical composition and differences in sugar composition of different host plants induced by the feeding of Coccus hesperidum L. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea). Present in plant extracts and honeydew there were three monosaccharide sugars: glucose, fructose and arabinose, and one disaccharide -sucrose. Arabinose was only found in extracts of Ficus benjamina plants. The sugar content of the honeydew was greater than in the extracts of control plants and lower than that in the extracts of infested plants. The honeydew collected from C. hesperidum feeding on the three plant species differed significantly in sugar content. Extracts of coccid infested plants of the three species used in this study contained more sugar than the un-infested control plants. The results show that honeydew composition of scale insects differ and the differences reflect the chemical composition of the host plants.

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Differences in the sugar composition of the honeydew of polyphagous brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) feeding on various host plants

Golan¹,

Najda²

2011

Eur. J. Entomol.

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“…The quantity of the honeydew produced by aphids as well as the honeydew composition varies among species. Within given 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). Furthermore, honeydew production and honeydew composition change in response to interactions with ants (Del-Claro & Oliveira, 1993;).…”

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“…Some aphids, such as Metopeurum fuscoviride on tansy, excrete honeydew that contains up to 70% melezitose, and such species are strongly attended by ants (Fischer et al, , 2002. Other species, for example Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria on tansy, contain virtually no melezitose in their honeydew, and are not usually tended by ants (Hendrix et al, 1992;Völkl et al, 1999). In a recent study on the hierarchy of antattendance in eight species of aphids feeding on tansy (Woodring et al, 2004) it was demonstrated that a combination of the sugar richness of the honeydew excreted by the aphid (rate of honeydew production × total sugar concentration in the honeydew) together with a high content of the attractant sugar melezitose determines the extent of ant-attendance.…”

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“…Honeydew production and honeydew composition vary considerably between aphid species (e.g. Hendrix et al, 1992;Völkl et al, 1999) but may also vary within a particular aphid species in an age-specific pattern (Hertel & Kunkel, 1977;Fischer et al, 2002) or when feeding on different host plants. Douglas (1993) demonstrated differences in the amino acid pattern of the polyphagous aphid species Aphis fabae on different host plants.…”

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Honeydew production and honeydew sugar composition of polyphagous black bean aphid, Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on various host plants and implications for ant-attendance

Fischer¹,

Völkl²,

Hoffmann³

2005

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The black bean aphid, Aphis fabae, is polyphagous and its life cycle involves seasonal migration between summer and winter host plants. The aphids are regularly tended by honeydew-collecting ants. This study investigates whether differences exist in honeydew production and honeydew sugar composition for A. fabae subspecies feeding on various host plants and whether such differences reflect differences in the intensity of ant-atttendance ( Lasius niger).A. f. fabae feeding on the perennial summer host, Tanacetum vulgare, produced twice the amount of honeydew (ca. 110 µg per aphid . h -1

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“…En este estudio se muestran evidencias de una respuesta de reclutamiento diferencial de Pheidole bilimeki a la estimulación gustativa por carbohidratos que son comunes en fuentes nutricionales de origen floral, extrafloral o proveniente de áfidos (Hendrix et al 1992;Heil et al 2005;Wilder & Eubanks 2010). Distintas sensibilidades fagoestimulantes entre carbohidratos se conocen también en otras especies de hormigas (VanderMeer et al 1995;Völkl et al 1999;Tinti & Nofre 2001;Heil et al 2005;Horta-Vega et al 2010).…”

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Preferencias entre cinco carbohidratos en Pheidole bilimeki (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Rosas‐Mejía

Correa-Sandoval

Venegas-Barrera

et al. 2015

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, J. V. 2015. Preferencias entre cinco carbohidratos en Pheidole bilimeki (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n. s.), 31(2): 291-297. RESUMEN.Los carbohidratos comunes en fuentes naturales de energía para las hormigas son: sacarosa, fructosa, glucosa, trehalosa y melezitosa. En este estudio se establecieron preferencias entre estos cinco carbohidratos en Pheidole bilimeki Mayr a través de la conducta de reclutamiento. El orden de efectividad reclutadora de los cinco quí-micos fue: sacarosa > melezitosa = trehalosa > fructosa > glucosa. En todos los azúcares la respuesta fue dependiente de la concentración entre 0.1 M y 1 M. Los tiempos bebiendo fueron los mismos en todos los carbohidratos, por lo cual se descarta que distintos volúmenes de solución ingerida determinen diferentes cantidades de feromona reclutadora secretada. Se propone que diferentes niveles de interacción de los azúcares con los receptores gustativos determina la intensidad del reflejo liberador de la feromona. Palabras clave: hormigas, trehalosa, feromona reclutadora, melezitosa. ABSTRACT. Sucrose, fructose, glucose, trehalose and melezitose are sugars commonly found in natural sources of energy of ants. In this study were established preferences through the recruitment behavior to these carbohydrates in Pheidole bilimeki Mayr. The order of effectiveness of the five chemicals was: sucrose > melezitose = trehalose > fructose > glucose. In all sugars the responses were dependent to the concentration between 0.1M and 1M. The time invested in drinking per ant was the same in all carbohydrates, therefore, it is discarded that different volumes of solution ingested could determine different amounts of secreted trail pheromone. We propose that different levels of interaction of sugars with their gustatory receptors could determine the intensity of pheromone releasing reflex. Rosas

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Homopteran honeydew sugar composition is determined by both the insect and plant species

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Differences in the sugar composition of the honeydew of polyphagous brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) feeding on various host plants

Differences in the sugar composition of the honeydew of polyphagous brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) feeding on various host plants

Honeydew production and honeydew sugar composition of polyphagous black bean aphid, Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on various host plants and implications for ant-attendance

Preferencias entre cinco carbohidratos en Pheidole bilimeki (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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