Mating Behavior of Stomoxys calcitrans: Effects of a Blood Meal on the Mating Drive of Males and Its Necessity as a Prerequisite for Proper Insemination of Females12

Anderson, John R.

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“…Like tsetse, stable flies are day-active and both sexes blood feed, which provides the materials necessary for males to develop reproductive competence (Anderson 1978, Venkatesh and Morrison 1980, and females to develop ovaries (Chia et al 1982, Kuzina 1942, Spates et al 1988, Venkatesh and Morrison 1980. In contrast to tsetse, stable flies also feed on plant-related sugar sources (Jones et al 1992, Parr 1962) and blood feeding is often daily (Venkatesh and Morrison 1980) or even more frequent (S Schofield, unpublished data).…”

Section: Blood Lust: the Role Of Blood Feeding In The Biology Of Stommentioning

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Olfaction in vector-host interactions

Takken¹,

Knols²

2010

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Section: Blood Lust: the Role Of Blood Feeding In The Biology Of Stommentioning

confidence: 99%

Olfaction in vector-host interactions

Takken¹,

Knols²

2010

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“…For female S. calcitrans , oogenesis follows the ingestion of blood but no egg laying can occur and nor can a new oocyte mature in absence of mating activity (Venkatesh & Morrison, 1980). For male S. calcitrans , Anderson (1978) shows that a blood meal is required for the maturation of the accessory gland essential to sperm transfer and female insemination. After each insemination, the size of the accessory gland decreased (Anderson, 1978).…”

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“…For male S. calcitrans , Anderson (1978) shows that a blood meal is required for the maturation of the accessory gland essential to sperm transfer and female insemination. After each insemination, the size of the accessory gland decreased (Anderson, 1978). Then, mating activity for both sexes required additional energy inducing an increase in ingested blood (Venkatesh & Morrison, 1982).…”

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Feeding and breeding aspects ofStomoxys calcitrans(Diptera: Muscidae) under laboratory conditions

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Bionomic aspects of Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Muscidae) were studied under laboratory conditions. For this reason, laboratory-rearing techniques were optimized at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse. The colony was maintained at 25 ± 2 °C, 50 ± 10% RH under a 12-hour light cycle and observed daily. The size of each adult cage is 30 x 30 x 30 cm and designed to house about 500-1,000 flies. The average cycle from egg to adult was 19.2 ± 1.7 days. The mean longevity of imagos was 9.3 ± 5.8 days and not significantly different between sexes. Stable flies were split into two groups; the first was fed with blood, honey and water, and the second was fed only with honey and water. The mean weight of a blood meal was 11.1 ± 3.8 mg with no significant differences between males and females. The mean longevity of non-blood fed flies was found to be significantly higher (10.4 ± 3.9 days) than those fed with blood. The maximum lifespan was shorter for non-blood fed males (17 days) and females (18 days) than for those fed with blood (females: 24 days, males: 23 days). Under these laboratory conditions, S. calcitrans rearing was successfully established. In the end, the number of expected generations of S. calcitrans and the net reproduction rate were estimated to be 11.8 generations/year and 16.2 living females per female respectively.

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“…It is possible, however, that protein-deprived males forced to mate repeatedly could deplete reserves of sequestered larval protein, adversely affecting their ability to influence female monogamy and ovipositional response over longer intervals than 24 h. Males of the blow fly, Protophormia terrae-novae (R.D.) (Parker, 1968), S. calcitrans (Anderson, 1978), and the Australian sheep blow fly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Bartell et al, 1969) for example, show evidence of reduced mating activity over time when deprived of proteinaceous diets as adults. Female M. domestica will remate if inseminated by a male whose accessory gland secretions have been depleted by repeated matings (Leopold, 1976), and there is evidence that female D. antiqua are polygamous in some circum-stances (Noordink, 1971).…”

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“…Elimination of protein from the diet of adult females can often completely inhibit the onset of vitellogenesis, impair the production of sex pheromone and lower sexual attraction (Missonnier & Stengel, 1966;Coaker & Finch, 1972;Chaudhury & Ball, 1973;Barton Browne et al, 1976;Meola et al, 1977;Jones et al, 1992). The physiological and behavioural effects of protein deprivation during adulthood on male muscids, however, are no less complex, and can lead in some species to the arrested development of accessory glands, decreased transfer of viable sperm, reduced number of successful matings, and lowered adult survivorship (Foster, 1967;Anderson, 1978;Morrison et al, 1982;Jones et al, 1992;Stoffolano et al, 1995).…”

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Dietary constraints on sexual activity, mating success, and survivorship of male Delia antiqua

McDonald¹,

Borden²

1996

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The effects of protein-deprivation on the sexual activity and reproductive fitness of male onion flies, Delia antiqua (Meigen) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), were investigated under laboratory conditions. The percentage of males inseminating gravid females, the magnitude of ovipositional response, and the total numbers of eggs deposited in 1:1 or 1:10 male:female matchings over two days was unaffected by deprivation of dietary protein. The LT 50 's (median survival time) for solitary males provided proteinaceous, sucrose, or water diets were 38.0, 25.8, and 6.0 days, respectively. Yet independent of diet effects, males lost 50% of their wing tissue by fragmentation after 26 days, suggesting that wing condition is more important in determining male reproductive fitness than longevity. Male mating frequency in single pairings with previtellogenic females deprived of proteinaceous diet for ten days was similar to that of gravid, protein-fed females. In no-choice and choice mating bioassays at a 10:1 female:male ratio, however, males inseminated significantly fewer previtellogenic than gravid females over 24 h. Despite evidence for male autogeny, removal of exogenous protein resources in the Allium agroecosystem may have important effects on the reproductive competency and fecundity of D. antiqua.

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Mating Behavior of Stomoxys calcitrans: Effects of a Blood Meal on the Mating Drive of Males and Its Necessity as a Prerequisite for Proper Insemination of Females12

Cited by 26 publications

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Olfaction in vector-host interactions

Olfaction in vector-host interactions

Feeding and breeding aspects ofStomoxys calcitrans(Diptera: Muscidae) under laboratory conditions

Dietary constraints on sexual activity, mating success, and survivorship of male Delia antiqua

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