Host-use pattern of the ragweed beetle Ophraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for overwintering and reproduction in Tsukuba

• Watanabe Masahiko

  Department of Physiology and Genetic Regulation, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan

• Hirai Yoshio

  Department of Physiology and Genetic Regulation, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan

抄録

Host-use pattern for overwintering and reproduction of the ragweed beetle, Ophraella communa LeSage, was examined in Tsukuba, Japan. Many adults of both sexes were found overwintering inside the rolled parts of dead leaves of Xanthium canadense in November. These adults had already accumulated triacylglycerol as energy reserves, and were able to survive the winter and to reproduce in the spring. No eggs and larvae were found on X. canadense throughout the observation period, although overwintered adults were temporarily found in May. In contrast, reproduction occurs on Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. trifida in late April. These results suggest that O. communa adults mainly use dead leaves of X. canadense as an overwintering shelter in Tsukuba, while they reproduce only on A. artemisiifolia and A. trifida in the spring. Such a seasonal migration between host plants may be important for the survival strategy.

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  Ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ　Ｅｎｔｏｍｏｌｏｇｙ　ａｎｄ　Ｚｏｏｌｏｇｙ 39 (2), 249-254, 2004

  日本応用動物昆虫学会

キーワード

• <i>Ophraella communa</i>
• <i>Xanthium canadense</i>
• <i>Ambrosia artemisiifolia</i>
• <i>A. trifida</i>
• overwintering

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282681220761600
• NII論文ID: 110001102815
• NII書誌ID: AA00543238
• DOI: 10.1303/aez.2004.249
• ISSN: 1347605X
• ISSN: 00036862
• NDL書誌ID: 6966023
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/6966023
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I6966023
• 本文言語コード: en
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