Identification of a female-produced sex pheromone from the southern corn rootworm,Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber

Guss, P. L.; Tumlinson, James H.; Sonnet, Philip E.; McLaughlin, John

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“…There is no evidence for any precopulatory male courtship or female choice in the SCB, although females signal receptivity and thus control the timing of male advances by releasing a sex pheromone (Guss et al 1983). Males approach females from behind and quickly mount.…”

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Copulatory courtship signals male genetic quality in cucumber beetles

Tallamy

Darlington

Pesek

et al. 2003

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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In the spotted cucumber beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), males court females during copulation by stroking them with their antennae. Stroking occurs exclusively during the rst stages of copulation, after a male has penetrated a female's vaginal duct but before he is allowed access to her bursa copulatrix. Females accept the spermatophore of fast-stroking males and reject those of slow-stroking males by relaxing or constricting muscles distorting the vaginal duct. Here, we measure the repeatability of stroking behaviour within males, examine the effect of losing one antenna on male attractiveness and test whether such female control results in direct phenotypic bene ts for the discriminating female or indirect genetic bene ts that appear in her offspring. We also use a half-sibling design to quantify the variance and heritability of stroking speed and endurance. Female beetles were paired with a male that was known to stroke either quickly or slowly. No difference was found in the resulting fecundity or egg-hatching rate of the females, or in the survivorship, development rate, size, age at rst reproduction or fecundity of their offspring indicating that no direct bene ts are gained by discriminating among males on the basis of stroking speed. There were, however, good-genes bene ts for the mates of fast-stroking males. Offspring of fast-stroking fathers were also fast strokers and were more likely to be accepted as mates than offspring of slow-stroking fathers. There was substantial variance among sires in stroking speed and endurance and the heritability of each trait was high. The antennal stroking rate was highly repeatable in successive mating attempts and males with only one antenna were not accepted as mates. The repeatability within males, variability between males and heritability between generations of copulatory stroking combine to provide females with a reliable and honest signal of the genetic quality of courting males.

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Copulatory courtship signals male genetic quality in cucumber beetles

Tallamy

Darlington

Pesek

et al. 2003

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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“…Some other structure-related insect sex pheromones are known, as follows: 3,11-dimethyl-2-heptacosanone 8) and 3,11-dimethyl-2-nonacosanone 9) of a cockroach (Blattella germanica, Dictyoptera), 10-methyl-2-tridecanone of a beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, Coleoptera), 10) and 6,12-dimethyl-2-pentadecanone of related species (D. balteata).…”

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A Novel Lepidopteran Sex Pheromone Produced by Females of a Lithosiinae Species,Lyclene dharma dharma, in the Family of Arctiidae

Yamamoto¹,

Kamata²,

Đức³

et al. 2007

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

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“…And in the fucata group, 10-methyl-2-tridecanone was isolated and identified from D. undecimpunctata howardi virgin females. This compound also attracted males of D. undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerhiem (Guss et al 1983). Synthetic procedures for 8-methyl-2-decanol propanoate (Sonnet et al 1985) and 10-methyl-2-tridecanone (Senda & Mori 1983) have provided more opportunities for use of these compounds in integrated pest management programs.…”

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Males Are Attracted by Female Traps: A New Perspective for Management of Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Using Sexual Pheromone

Ventura¹,

Mello²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2001

Neotrop. Entomol.

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Neotropical Entomology 30(3): 361-364 (2001) Machos são Atraídos por Armadilhas com Fêmeas: Uma Nova Perspectiva para Manejo de Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Usando Feromônio Sexual RESUMO -As respostas de Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) para armadilhas com adultos foram estudadas como sugestão da produção de feromônio. Inicialmente, um ensaio para estabelecer a altura adequada para colocação de armadilhas para capturar D. speciosa foi conduzido em campo de feijão. Armadilhas colocadas a 0,25 m de altura capturaram cerca de 3,5 vezes mais adultos do que a 0,5; 0,75 e 1,0 m. As respostas para fêmeas e machos virgens de duas idades (mais novos = 24 a 72h e mais velhos = 72 a 120h após emergência de adultos), fêmeas e machos copulados foram avaliadas em campo de feijão consorciado com café, Coffea arabica L. Armadilhas com fêmeas virgens capturaram cerca de 22 (mais jovens) e 13 vezes (mais velhas) mais adultos machos do que as testemunhas (armadilhas sem insetos). Capturas foram cerca de 70% mais efetivas usando fêmeas mais jovens. Nenhum dos outros tratamentos aumentou as capturas nas armadilhas. Os resultados indicam que há um feromônio sexual produzido por fêmeas em D. speciosa. PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Insecta, semioquímico, altura de colocação de armadilhas, Luperini, Fucata.ABSTRACT -The field responses of Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) to traps baited with adults were studied as an suggestion of the pheromone production. Firstly, an assay to settle a suitable height placement to capture D. speciosa was carried out in common beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L., field. Traps placed at 0.25-m height captured ca. 3.5 times more beetles than 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0-m traps. The responses to virgin females and males of two ages (younger = 24 to 72h and older = 72 to 120h after adult emergence), mated females and males were assessed in common bean interplanted among coffee, Coffea arabica L., field. Virgin females baited traps captured ca. 22 times (younger) and 13 times (older females) more male beetles than control traps. Captures were ca. 70% more effective using younger females. None of the other treatments improved trap attraction. These results strongly indicated that there is a female-produced sexual pheromone in D. speciosa.

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Identification of a female-produced sex pheromone from the southern corn rootworm,Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber

Cited by 54 publications

References 16 publications

Copulatory courtship signals male genetic quality in cucumber beetles

Copulatory courtship signals male genetic quality in cucumber beetles

A Novel Lepidopteran Sex Pheromone Produced by Females of a Lithosiinae Species,Lyclene dharma dharma, in the Family of Arctiidae

Males Are Attracted by Female Traps: A New Perspective for Management of Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Using Sexual Pheromone

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