Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017 SignificanceUsing slender probes to drill through solids is challenging, but desirable, due to minimal disturbances of the substrate. Parasitic wasps drill into solid substrates and lay eggs in hosts hidden within using slender probes and are therefore a good model for studying mechanical challenges associated with this process.
Uroš Cerkvenik +2 more
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Musculature of the ovipositor of Scathophagidae (Diptera) with reference to the larval habits [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2012 Structure of the ovipositor sclerites and musculature was investigated in 4 species of Scathophagidae: Cordilura ciliata (Meigen, 1826), Scathophaga suilla (Fabricius, 1794), S. litorea (Fallén, 1819) and Pogonota barbata (Zetterstedt, 1860). Adaptations
A.N. Ovchinnikov, O.G. Ovtshinnikova
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Geographic variation in body and ovipositor sizes in the leaf beetle Plateumaris constricticollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its association with climatic conditions and host plants [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2007 Plateumaris constricticollis is a donaciine leaf beetle endemic to Japan, which lives in wetlands and uses Cyperaceae and Poaceae as larval hosts.
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Fine Morphology of Antennal and Ovipositor Sensory Structures of the Gall Chestnut Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a gall-inducing insect, which can cause significant damage on plants of the genus Castanea Mill., 1754. Antennae and ovipositor are the main sensory organs involved in the location of suitable oviposition sites. Antennal sensilla
Milos Sevarika +2 more
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Two new genera of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with reduced ovipositor sheaths [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Archaeocercoides puchkovi Simutnik, gen. et sp.nov., and Rovnopositor voblenkoi Simutnik, gen. et sp.nov., are described and illustrated based on female specimens from late Eocene Rovno amber.
Serguei A. Simutnik +3 more
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eLife, 2020 Antennae are often considered to be the nostrils of insects. Here, we sequenced the transcriptome of the pheromone gland-ovipositor complex of Helicoverpa assulta and discovered that an odorant receptor (OR) gene, HassOR31, had much higher expression in ...
Rui-Ting Li +3 more
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Morphological characteristics of sensilla on the female ovipositor of Lype phaeopa (Psychomyiidae; Trichoptera) [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2003 An important aspect of the association of Lype phaeopa (Stephens) with submerged wood is the oviposition behavior of adult females, which preferably oviposit their eggs on moist emergent or submerged parts of woody debris with a structured surface.
B. Spänhoff +4 more
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Structure and function of the ovipositor of the encyrtid wasp Microterys flavus [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Oviposition is crucial for the reproductive success of parasitoid insects and, hence, ovipositor structure and oviposition behaviour have probably played a central role in their adaptive evolution.
Robin Kraft +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Olfactory systems evolved to detect and identify volatile chemical cues, in many cases across great distances. However, the precision of copulatory and oviposition behaviors suggest that they may be guided by olfactory cues detected by sensory systems ...
Monika Stengl +2 more
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Parasitic Recognition Behavior of Telenomus remus Nixon, an Important Egg Parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) [PDF]
InsectsT. remus is an important egg parasitoid of S. frugiperda, serving as a significant role in its biological control. This study systematically examined the host discrimination behavior of T. remus.
Xiaolong Ma +6 more
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