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Evolution of reproductive strategies in dictyopteran insects—clues from ovipositor morphology of extinct roachoids [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2018
Dictyoptera, which comprises cockroaches, termites and mantids, is a quite successful group of insects in evolutionary terms with a long fossil record—roachoid insects were already abundant 315 million years ago in the Carboniferous forests.
Marie K. Hörnig, Carolin Haug, Joerg W. Schneider, Joachim T. Haug   +3 more
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Bacteria as Ovipositional Attractants for \u3ci\u3eCulex Pipiens\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]

, 2017
(excerpt) The study of factors and mechanisms involving ovipositional attractants in mosquitoes is still a relatively new area of research.
Rockett, C. Lee
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A review and meta‐analysis of host‐plant selection by lepidopteran larvae: no evidence of diet breadth constraints on larval decision‐making

Oikos, EarlyView.
Information processing by herbivorous insects can impair the accuracy of decision‐making during host‐plant selection. Consequently, insects with a narrower diet breadth are expected to be more accurate decision‐makers, as they cope with a smaller set of relevant stimuli.
Diego Homem‐de‐Carvalho, João Vitor Caetano Souza, Daniela Rodrigues   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional phenotype underlines the performance trade-offs of Drosophila suzukii on different fruit diets

Current Research in Insect Science, 2022
Animals confined to different dietary conditions often exhibit distinct, sometimes contrasting, nutritional phenotypes and performance outcomes. This is especially true for many oviparous insects whose developmental diets can vary depending on the mother'
Runhang Shu, Laurice Uy, Adam Chun-Nin Wong   +2 more
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Body size and the temporal sequence in the reproductive activity of two species of aphidophagous coccinellids exploiting the same resource

European Journal of Entomology, 2008
The hypothesis that small species of aphidophagous coccinellids need lower aphid population densities for reproduction than large species (Dixon, 2007) was tested in the field.
Alois HONĚK, Anthony F.G. DIXON, Zdeňka MARTINKOVÁ   +2 more
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Post-embryonic development and life table parameters of Neoseiulus californicus on Tetranychus desertorum and Panonychus citri (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) under laboratory conditions

Gayana, 2020
The postembryonic development, and life table parameters of the Neoseiulus californicus were studied under laboratory conditions in order to evaluate the potentiality of this depredator for feeding on two phytophages mites Tetranychus desertorum (desert
Víctor Tello Mercado, Eliana Rojas Loyola, Tommy Rioja Soto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oviposition Time in the Chukar Partridge

Poultry Science, 1973
Abstract Time of lay was measured on chukar partridge in order to determine several aspects of their oviposition pattern relative to time lag between eggs in sequences and time of lay relative to dark and light periods of the day. Time of lay was recorded continuously over a 7-week period for 20 chukars maintained under 16 hours daily light given ...
Allen E. Woodard, Hans Abplanalp, R. L. Snyder   +2 more
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Muffled olfactory and sensory cues from the reproductive stage soybean selectively reduce oviposition of a major polyphagous herbivore, fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Fall armyworm (FAW) preferred ovipositing on vegetative‐stage soybeans. While ‘mother knows best’ may not apply in soybean‐FAW system, muffled cues in the reproductive stage could positively influence host success. Abstract BACKGROUND While the mother knows best/preference performance hypothesis has been well tested in natural ecosystems, how these ...
Krishnarao Gandham, Manish Gautam, Justin George, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Rupesh Kariyat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Searching and reproductive behaviour of female aphidophagous ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): a review

European Journal of Entomology, 2003
In searching both for food to produce eggs and for suitable oviposition sites, females of aphidophagous ladybirds must be adapted to exploit prey that vary greatly in their occurrence and abundance over both space and time.
Edward W. EVANS
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Mating behavior and sexual dimorphism of the Lobiopa insularis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) strawberry pest

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2023
The objective of this work was to describe the sexual dimorphism and mating behavior of Lobiopa insularis for the development of pest control and management programs.
Antonioni Campos Acácio Moliterno, Maycon Roberto da Silva, Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak, Paulo Henrique Gorgatti Zarbin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source