Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues

Chemical information is crucial to insect parasitoids for successful host location. Here, we evaluated the innate response of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a fruit fly larval parasitoid, to cues from host and host habitat (i.e., fruit infested with host larvae). W...

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Main Authors: Segura, Diego Fernando, Viscarret, Mariana Mabel, Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo, Cladera, Jorge Luis
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01246.x
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5120
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01246.x
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author Segura, Diego Fernando
Viscarret, Mariana Mabel
Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo
Cladera, Jorge Luis
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Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo
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Viscarret, Mariana Mabel
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description Chemical information is crucial to insect parasitoids for successful host location. Here, we evaluated the innate response of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a fruit fly larval parasitoid, to cues from host and host habitat (i.e., fruit infested with host larvae). We first assessed the preference of female parasitoids between oranges infested with Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and non‐infested fruit. Females were highly attracted towards infested oranges on the basis of volatile chemical cues. After this initial experiment, we aimed at revealing the potential sources of volatile cues present in an infested fruit. To this end, we considered five potential sources: (1) punctured fruit; (2) fly feeding, frass, or host‐marking pheromone deposited on the orange surface; (3) larval activity inside the fruit; (4) the larvae themselves; and (5) fungi associated with infestation of oranges. Habitat cues associated with host activity and those produced by rotten oranges or oranges colonized by fungi were highly attractive for female wasps, whereas odours associated with the activity of the adults on the surface of the fruit, and those released by the fruit after being damaged (as happens during fruit fly egg‐laying) were not used as cues by female parasitoids. Once the female had landed on the fruit, direct cues associated with larval activity became important although some indirect signals (e.g., products derived from larval activity inside the fruit) also increased host searching activity. Our findings indicate that naïve D. longicaudata uses chemical cues during host habitat searching and that these cues are produced both by the habitat and by the host larvae.
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spelling INTA51202019-05-15T15:16:18Z Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues Segura, Diego Fernando Viscarret, Mariana Mabel Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo Cladera, Jorge Luis Ceratitis Capitata Parasitoides Biosteres longicaudatus Hymenoptera Diptera Relaciones Huésped Parásito Parasitoids Host Parasite Relations Mosca de la Fruta Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata Chemical information is crucial to insect parasitoids for successful host location. Here, we evaluated the innate response of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a fruit fly larval parasitoid, to cues from host and host habitat (i.e., fruit infested with host larvae). We first assessed the preference of female parasitoids between oranges infested with Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and non‐infested fruit. Females were highly attracted towards infested oranges on the basis of volatile chemical cues. After this initial experiment, we aimed at revealing the potential sources of volatile cues present in an infested fruit. To this end, we considered five potential sources: (1) punctured fruit; (2) fly feeding, frass, or host‐marking pheromone deposited on the orange surface; (3) larval activity inside the fruit; (4) the larvae themselves; and (5) fungi associated with infestation of oranges. Habitat cues associated with host activity and those produced by rotten oranges or oranges colonized by fungi were highly attractive for female wasps, whereas odours associated with the activity of the adults on the surface of the fruit, and those released by the fruit after being damaged (as happens during fruit fly egg‐laying) were not used as cues by female parasitoids. Once the female had landed on the fruit, direct cues associated with larval activity became important although some indirect signals (e.g., products derived from larval activity inside the fruit) also increased host searching activity. Our findings indicate that naïve D. longicaudata uses chemical cues during host habitat searching and that these cues are produced both by the habitat and by the host larvae. Instituto de Genética Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Viscarret, Mariana Mabel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola. Insectario de Investigaciones para Lucha Biológica; Argentina Fil: Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Cladera, Jorge Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina 2019-05-15T15:12:28Z 2019-05-15T15:12:28Z 2012-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01246.x http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5120 0013-8703 1570-7458 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01246.x eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Wiley Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 143 (2) : 164-176 (May 2012)
spellingShingle Ceratitis Capitata
Parasitoides
Biosteres longicaudatus
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Relaciones Huésped Parásito
Parasitoids
Host Parasite Relations
Mosca de la Fruta
Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata
Segura, Diego Fernando
Viscarret, Mariana Mabel
Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo
Cladera, Jorge Luis
Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title_full Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title_fullStr Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title_full_unstemmed Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title_short Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
title_sort response of the fruit fly parasitoid diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host habitat volatile cues
topic Ceratitis Capitata
Parasitoides
Biosteres longicaudatus
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Relaciones Huésped Parásito
Parasitoids
Host Parasite Relations
Mosca de la Fruta
Diachasmimorpha Longicaudata
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01246.x
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