Defensive Behavior of the Gall Aphid Epipemphigus niisimae (Homoptera), with Notes on the Secondary Host

    • KUROSU Utako
    • Laboratory of Entomology, Tokyo University of Agriculture
    • MAKINO Shunichi
    • Forest Entomology Laboratory, Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Abstract

Defensive behavior of the aphid Epipemphigus niisimae was observed. Gall-living nymphs of any instar attacked artificially introduced insect larvae, but the main defenders were 1st-instar nymphs, as expected from their morphology. Some non-1st-instar nymphs showed back-scratching behavior in the gall. Through a transfer experiment, Impatiens nolitangere was found to be a secondary host of E. niisimae.

Journal

Japanese journal of entomology   [List of Volumes]

Japanese journal of entomology 64(3), 636-640, 1996-09-25  [Table of Contents]

The Entomological Society of Japan

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  • NII Article ID (NAID) :
    110003375379
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID) :
    AN0009425X
  • Text Lang :
    ENG
  • Article Type :
    ART
  • ISSN :
    09155805
  • NDL Article ID :
    4047851
  • NDL Source Classification :
    ZR4(科学技術--生物学--動物)
  • NDL Call No. :
    Z18-897
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    CJP  NDL  NII-ELS