Landing Surface Color Preferences of Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

The color preferences for landing surfaces were examined for Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitic wasp introduced for biocontrol of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Lures with the 3-component pheromone blend of male S. agrili were used to activate u...

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Published inJournal of insect behavior Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 721 - 729
Main Authors Cooperband, Miriam F, Hartness, Ashley, Lelito, Jonathan P, Cossé, Allard A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer-Verlag 01.09.2013
Springer US
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agriculture
Agrilus
Agrilus planipennis
Animal Ecology
Animal ethology
Behavioral Sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Biological control
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Braconidae
Buprestidae
Coleoptera
Color
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
females
flight
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hymenoptera
Invasive insects
Laminar flow
Life Sciences
Neurobiology
parasitic wasps
Pest control
Pheromones
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Wind tunnels
United States > US
parasitoid
trap design
wind tunnel
landing
pheromone
Color
Coleoptera
Insecta
Pheromone
Experimental device
Trap
Animal wind tunnel
Buprestidae
Parasitoid
Entomophagous
Preference
Arthropoda
Invertebrata
Braconidae
Hymenoptera
Semiochemicals
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Summary:The color preferences for landing surfaces were examined for Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitic wasp introduced for biocontrol of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Lures with the 3-component pheromone blend of male S. agrili were used to activate upwind flight by virgin female S. agrili in a laminar flow wind tunnel. Paper discs with halves of two different colors (combination pairs of black, white, red, yellow, green, or purple), with the pheromone lure in the center, were tested to quantify preferences for landing on one color over another. Females landed preferentially on green, yellow, and white surfaces, and landed the least frequently on red, black, and purple surfaces. Changes in color preferences due to adjacent colors were observed and discussed.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10905-013-9387-3
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ISSN:0892-7553
1572-8889
DOI:10.1007/s10905-013-9387-3