Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz (1997) 70, 87-91
P. Trematerra (1997)
Some aspects of the sexual behaviour of the Lepidoptera Pyralidae infesting stored-products
Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 70 (5), 87-91
Abstract: Research on moth sexual behaviour has focused primarily on female pheromones and male behavioural responses to them. Although several researches on moth sex pheromones have demonstrated that the complete sequence of courtship behaviour also involves male pheromones and other types of communication relatively little work has been done on the connection between pheromones and extrusible organs or with sound production. Many insects have airborne sound receptors, which function primarily in intraspecific communication, whilst in others hearing serves to warn a potential threat from a predator.
Certain pyralid moths infesting stored food, such as the Galleriinae Achroia grisella F., Galleria mellonella L., and Corcyra cephalonica (Staint.), and the Phycitinae Ephestia cautella (Walker), Ephestia kuehniella Zeller and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) have. acquired the additional ability to generate sounds by wing-fanning for intraspecific communication and pair forming.
The courtship of these Lepidoptera Pyralidae has been examined and several studies have been made on the male orientationi to the pheromone produced by the calling female and also on the behaviour of the male after the female has been located. The paper gives details on the role of ultrasound production in the courtship behaviour and discusses the role of other signals in pair forming.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pasquale Trematerra
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plodia interpunctella | ||||
| Cadra cautella | ||||
| Ephestia kuehniella | ||||
| Corcyra cephalonica | ||||
| Achroia grisella |
