Visual ability and searching behavior of adult Laricobius nigrinus, a hemlock woolly adelgid predator
dc.contributor.author | Mausel, David L. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Salom, Scott M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kok, Loke T. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Entomology | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-04T14:57:20Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-04T14:57:20Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08-29 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Very 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 |
dc.description.version | Published version | en |
dc.format.extent | ? - ? (9) page(s) | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-2442 | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | Salom, SM [0000-0002-8950-3442] | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81519 | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Arizona | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000294705300002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1 | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Entomology | en |
dc.subject | biological control | en |
dc.subject | hemlock woolly adelgid | en |
dc.subject | monitoring | en |
dc.subject | predation | en |
dc.subject | Tsuga canadensis | en |
dc.subject | visual cues | en |
dc.subject | BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL AGENT | en |
dc.subject | TSUGAE ANNAND HOMOPTERA | en |
dc.subject | COLEOPTERA-DERODONTIDAE | en |
dc.subject | SPECIALIST | en |
dc.subject | HEMIPTERA | en |
dc.subject | ORIENTATION | en |
dc.subject | MORPHOLOGY | en |
dc.subject | PATTERNS | en |
dc.subject | PREY | en |
dc.title | Visual ability and searching behavior of adult Laricobius nigrinus, a hemlock woolly adelgid predator | en |
dc.title.serial | Journal of Insect Science | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Faculty | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Entomology | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/All T&R Faculty | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes/Fralin Life Sciences | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes/Fralin Life Sciences/Fralin Affiliated Faculty | en |
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