Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues

Polistes dominula is an invasive social wasp that preys on the grasshopper Dichroplus elongatus, which constitutes a potential agricultural pest in Northwest Patagonia. This grasshopper feeds on a wide variety of plants, the ‘Dandelion’ (Taraxacum officinale) being one of the main food resources. In...

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Autores principales: Moreyra, Sabrina, Lozada, Mariana, Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina, Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15710
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.13442
https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13442
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author Moreyra, Sabrina
Lozada, Mariana
Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina
Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
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description Polistes dominula is an invasive social wasp that preys on the grasshopper Dichroplus elongatus, which constitutes a potential agricultural pest in Northwest Patagonia. This grasshopper feeds on a wide variety of plants, the ‘Dandelion’ (Taraxacum officinale) being one of the main food resources. In this study, by means of a Y-tube olfactometer, we analysed the use of olfactory cues by P. dominula in the detection of grasshoppers. Specifically, we evaluated the attractiveness of live grasshoppers, their traces (i.e. leaves with herbivory traces + prey faeces or only faeces) and herbivory-free leaves. The results showed that foragers equally chose olfactory cues emitted by grasshoppers and leaves with herbivory traces + faeces and herbivory-free leaves, suggesting that the leaves of the host plant also have an important role in the searching behaviour. The current research is the first to demonstrate that the invasive paper wasp orients its search towards either the presence of grasshopper prey or the volatiles of plant leaves. These findings shed new light on predator-prey interactions mediated by olfactory cues in P. dominula, which may play a biological role as a natural controller of D. elongatus, phytophagous pest in the invaded ecosystems.
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spelling INTA157102023-10-27T11:05:04Z Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues Moreyra, Sabrina Lozada, Mariana Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina Pietrantuono, Ana Laura Polistes Vespidae Caelifera Pest Control Predator Prey Relations Biological Control Control de Plagas Relaciones Predador Presa Control Biológico Polistes dominula Avispas Dichroplus elongatus Wasps Polistes dominula is an invasive social wasp that preys on the grasshopper Dichroplus elongatus, which constitutes a potential agricultural pest in Northwest Patagonia. This grasshopper feeds on a wide variety of plants, the ‘Dandelion’ (Taraxacum officinale) being one of the main food resources. In this study, by means of a Y-tube olfactometer, we analysed the use of olfactory cues by P. dominula in the detection of grasshoppers. Specifically, we evaluated the attractiveness of live grasshoppers, their traces (i.e. leaves with herbivory traces + prey faeces or only faeces) and herbivory-free leaves. The results showed that foragers equally chose olfactory cues emitted by grasshoppers and leaves with herbivory traces + faeces and herbivory-free leaves, suggesting that the leaves of the host plant also have an important role in the searching behaviour. The current research is the first to demonstrate that the invasive paper wasp orients its search towards either the presence of grasshopper prey or the volatiles of plant leaves. These findings shed new light on predator-prey interactions mediated by olfactory cues in P. dominula, which may play a biological role as a natural controller of D. elongatus, phytophagous pest in the invaded ecosystems. EEA Bariloche Fil: Moreyra, Sabrina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Moreyra, Sabrina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Pietrantuono, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Pietrantuono, Ana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina 2023-10-27T11:02:02Z 2023-10-27T11:02:02Z 2023-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15710 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.13442 1442-9985 1442-9993 https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13442 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E4-I074-001, Manejo Integrado de Plagas info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-81.PL448.001, Estrateg. p/ mitig. daños sist. ganaderos info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Austral Ecology : 1-12 (First published: 17 October 2023)
spellingShingle Polistes
Vespidae
Caelifera
Pest Control
Predator Prey Relations
Biological Control
Control de Plagas
Relaciones Predador Presa
Control Biológico
Polistes dominula
Avispas
Dichroplus elongatus
Wasps
Moreyra, Sabrina
Lozada, Mariana
Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina
Pietrantuono, Ana Laura
Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title_full Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title_fullStr Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title_full_unstemmed Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title_short Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
title_sort polistes dominula hymenoptera vespidae paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues
topic Polistes
Vespidae
Caelifera
Pest Control
Predator Prey Relations
Biological Control
Control de Plagas
Relaciones Predador Presa
Control Biológico
Polistes dominula
Avispas
Dichroplus elongatus
Wasps
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15710
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.13442
https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13442
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