Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis

The avoidance of infested squares of Gossypium hirsutum as oviposition substrate by females of Anthonomus grandis was studied following two approaches. First, the preference for oviposition in infested versus non-infested squares was studied in laboratory. Second, the distribution of ovipositions by...

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Main Authors: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura, Devescovi, Francisco, Fogar, Mariela Noemi, Almada, Melina Soledad, Salerno, Juan Carlos, Cladera, Jorge Luis, Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo, Segura, Diego Fernando
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1042
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10340-017-0865-9
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0865-9
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author Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Devescovi, Francisco
Fogar, Mariela Noemi
Almada, Melina Soledad
Salerno, Juan Carlos
Cladera, Jorge Luis
Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo
Segura, Diego Fernando
author_browse Almada, Melina Soledad
Cladera, Jorge Luis
Devescovi, Francisco
Fogar, Mariela Noemi
Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Salerno, Juan Carlos
Segura, Diego Fernando
author_facet Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Devescovi, Francisco
Fogar, Mariela Noemi
Almada, Melina Soledad
Salerno, Juan Carlos
Cladera, Jorge Luis
Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo
Segura, Diego Fernando
author_sort Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
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description The avoidance of infested squares of Gossypium hirsutum as oviposition substrate by females of Anthonomus grandis was studied following two approaches. First, the preference for oviposition in infested versus non-infested squares was studied in laboratory. Second, the distribution of ovipositions by A. grandis in nature was analyzed in cotton plots from Argentina. In addition, the consequences of multiple ovipositions were assessed in terms of emergence rate, adult weight and sex ratio. In the laboratory, the number of ovipositions was significantly higher in non-infested than in infested squares. Likewise, females were found to reject infested squares more frequently than non-infested squares. In the field, oviposition pattern fitted a uniform distribution for squares collected from the ground, while the distribution in squares sampled from the plant fitted random and uniform distributions. This suggests that oviposition decisions could be dynamic and change with the infestation conditions. Multiple ovipositions resulted in the elimination of competing larvae between L1 and L2 instars. The weight of the individual that develops to the adult stage was negatively affected by the level of larval competition, and the sex ratio deviated toward females. Our results suggest that females of A. grandis tend to avoid already infested squares. This behavior would allow reducing the levels of intraspecific competition, which we also found can seriously affect the development of their progeny. A deeper knowledge of the oviposition behavior of A. grandis could contribute to developing control methods against this important cotton pest
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spelling INTA10422019-03-22T13:16:50Z Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Devescovi, Francisco Fogar, Mariela Noemi Almada, Melina Soledad Salerno, Juan Carlos Cladera, Jorge Luis Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo Segura, Diego Fernando Coleoptera Anthonomus Grandis Algodón Cotton Pests of Plants The avoidance of infested squares of Gossypium hirsutum as oviposition substrate by females of Anthonomus grandis was studied following two approaches. First, the preference for oviposition in infested versus non-infested squares was studied in laboratory. Second, the distribution of ovipositions by A. grandis in nature was analyzed in cotton plots from Argentina. In addition, the consequences of multiple ovipositions were assessed in terms of emergence rate, adult weight and sex ratio. In the laboratory, the number of ovipositions was significantly higher in non-infested than in infested squares. Likewise, females were found to reject infested squares more frequently than non-infested squares. In the field, oviposition pattern fitted a uniform distribution for squares collected from the ground, while the distribution in squares sampled from the plant fitted random and uniform distributions. This suggests that oviposition decisions could be dynamic and change with the infestation conditions. Multiple ovipositions resulted in the elimination of competing larvae between L1 and L2 instars. The weight of the individual that develops to the adult stage was negatively affected by the level of larval competition, and the sex ratio deviated toward females. Our results suggest that females of A. grandis tend to avoid already infested squares. This behavior would allow reducing the levels of intraspecific competition, which we also found can seriously affect the development of their progeny. A deeper knowledge of the oviposition behavior of A. grandis could contribute to developing control methods against this important cotton pest Inst. de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola IMyZA Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Económica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Devescovi, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Económica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Fogar, Mariela Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Sáenz Peña; Argentina Fil: Almada, Melina Soledad. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Reconquista; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salerno, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Económica; Argentina Fil: Cladera, Jorge Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Económica; Argentina Fil: Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola. Laboratorio de Hongos Entomopatógenos,; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Económica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2017-08-25T15:29:45Z 2017-08-25T15:29:45Z 2017 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1042 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10340-017-0865-9 1612-4758 (Print) 1612-4766 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0865-9 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Journal of pest science : 1–13. (April 2017)
spellingShingle Coleoptera
Anthonomus Grandis
Algodón
Cotton
Pests of Plants
Nussenbaum, Ana Laura
Devescovi, Francisco
Fogar, Mariela Noemi
Almada, Melina Soledad
Salerno, Juan Carlos
Cladera, Jorge Luis
Lecuona, Roberto Eduardo
Segura, Diego Fernando
Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title_full Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title_fullStr Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title_full_unstemmed Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title_short Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
title_sort discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of anthonomus grandis
topic Coleoptera
Anthonomus Grandis
Algodón
Cotton
Pests of Plants
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1042
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10340-017-0865-9
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0865-9
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