Visual ability and searching behavior of adult Laricobius nigrinus, a hemlock woolly adelgid predator

dc.contributor.authorMausel, David L.en
dc.contributor.authorSalom, Scott M.en
dc.contributor.authorKok, Loke T.en
dc.contributor.departmentEntomologyen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T14:57:20Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-04T14:57:20Zen
dc.date.issued2011-08-29en
dc.description.abstractVery little is known about the searching behavior and sensory cues that Laricobius spp. (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) predators use to locate suitable habitats and prey, which limits our ability to collect and monitor them for classical biological control of adelgids (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). The aim of this study was to examine the visual ability and the searching behavior of newly emerged L. nigrinus Fender, a host-specific predator of the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Phylloxeroidea: Adelgidae). In a laboratory bioassay, individual adults attempting to locate an uninfested eastern hemlock seedling under either light or dark conditions were observed in an arena. In another bioassay, individual adults searching for prey on hemlock seedlings (infested or uninfested) were continuously video-recorded. Beetles located and began climbing the seedling stem in light significantly more than in dark, indicating that vision is an important sensory modality. Our primary finding was that searching behavior of L. nigrinus, as in most species, was related to food abundance. Beetles did not fly in the presence of high A. tsugae densities and flew when A. tsugae was absent, which agrees with observed aggregations of beetles on heavily infested trees in the field. At close range of prey, slow crawling and frequent turning suggest the use of non-visual cues such as olfaction and contact chemoreception. Based on the beetles’ visual ability to locate tree stems and their climbing behavior, a bole trap may be an effective collection and monitoring tool.en
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dc.identifier.issn1536-2442en
dc.identifier.orcidSalom, SM [0000-0002-8950-3442]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/81519en
dc.identifier.volume11en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Arizonaen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unporteden
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dc.subjectEntomologyen
dc.subjectbiological controlen
dc.subjecthemlock woolly adelgiden
dc.subjectmonitoringen
dc.subjectpredationen
dc.subjectTsuga canadensisen
dc.subjectvisual cuesen
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL-CONTROL AGENTen
dc.subjectTSUGAE ANNAND HOMOPTERAen
dc.subjectCOLEOPTERA-DERODONTIDAEen
dc.subjectSPECIALISTen
dc.subjectHEMIPTERAen
dc.subjectORIENTATIONen
dc.subjectMORPHOLOGYen
dc.subjectPATTERNSen
dc.subjectPREYen
dc.titleVisual ability and searching behavior of adult Laricobius nigrinus, a hemlock woolly adelgid predatoren
dc.title.serialJournal of Insect Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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