Oviposition behavior

Konstantopoulou M A, Krokos F D and Mazomenos B E (2002), Chemical stimuli from corn plants affect host selection and oviposition behavior of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) , J Econ Entomol, 95, 1289-1293. 

Binder, B. F. and Robbins, J. C. (1996). Age- and density-related oviposition behavior of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera Pyralidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 9 755-769. 

Examples of the control of oviposition behavior with chemicals have been demonstrated in this laboratory with an oviposition stimulant for C. chlnensls and C. maculatus and an oviposition regulator. 

Oviposition stimulant from bean seed coat. Oviposition on kidney, cowpea and azuki beans by C. chlnensls and maculatus is stimulated by at least two factors. This was shown using glass beads of different sizes treated with the extract of the bean seed coats as the oviposition substrate. C. maculatus oviposited only when a chemical stimulant was provided, whereas C. chlnensls required adequate physical stimuli such as size, and the chemical stimulant played only a secondary role. Isolation of the chemical (5) is in progress. Such an oviposition stimulant with a suitable substrate could modify the oviposition behavior of these pest insects. 

Jefferson MC, Aguirre M. 1980. Methanol tolerances and the effects of methanol on longevity and oviposition behavior in... 

Feeny P, Rosenberg L, Carter M (1983) Chemical aspects of oviposition behavior in butterflies. In Ahmad S (ed) Herbivorous insects host-seeking behavior and mechanisms. Academic Press, New York, pp 27-76... 

A complete reversal in the ovipositional behavior of SSB moths was obtained by spraying the TKM6 extract on Rexoro plants on which females laid only one-tenth the number of eggs laid on normal Rexoro plants (Figure 2). On the other hand, TKM6 plants sprayed with Rexoro extract received nearly 4 times more the number of eggs laid on untreated TKM6 plants. 

The above results point to qualitative and quantitative differences between the allelochemics of SSB-susceptible and resistant varieties. The insect s greater preference for egglaying on Rexoro can be attributed to the presence of attractant factor(s) and ovipo-sition inducer(s) in the acid fraction and absence of repellents and oviposition inhibitors in the basic and neutral fractions. In contrast, whatever little oviposition inducer(s) the TKM6 acid fraction has, its effect is masked by the inhibitors in the neutral and basic fractions. It also explains the total reversal in ovipositional behavior of SSB moths on TKM6 plants treated with Rexoro extracts and vice versa. It may become possible to use these chemicals for interrupting SSB moth s oviposition on a rice crop, or alternatively make a trap crop so attractive that SSB moths lay all eggss on it. 

Ecdysone induces the larval-pupal metamorphosis in the absence of JH or a JH-active insecticide, but the presence of active compounds leads to a new larval stage at ecdysis, or to the development of larval-nymphal, larval-pupal, or larval-adult intermediates that are unable to give rise to normal adults. Treated pupae (e.g., tobacco cutworms treated with pyriproxyfen) may develop into normal adults. However, the females are unable to deposit eggs because a substance that induces oviposition behavior after mating is not released in the hemolymph. Other physiological and behavioral effects of JH-active insecticides are also observed. 

Figure 2. Patterns of urination and female sexual behavior (rising and oviposition behavior) in three ovulated female goldfish for a 15 min period before a male was added and for a 15 min period while a male was present and females were exhibiting sexual activity.

Ovipositional Behavior of Tobacco Budworm and Tobacco Hornworm... 

Fig. 3. Ovipositional behavior of Phytoseiulus persimilis. The first (a) and the second (b) eggs are laid, one by one, at 6-h intervals. As with all small phytoseiid mites, the egg is huge relative to the size of the gravid female. The rapid growth of large eggs may be supported by the lyrate organ, which is also large relative to the body.

Calvert, W. H. and Hanson, F. E. (1981) The role of sensory structures and pre-oviposition behavior in oviposition by the Texas Checkerspot butterfly, Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer) Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) (in preparation). 

The oviposition behavior of the cabbage fly D. brassicae), elucidated in detail by Zohren (1968), serves as an exemplary case study. Gravid females, held in... 

The onion fly, D. antiqm, exhibits oviposition behaviors similar toD. brassicae... 

Harris, M. O. and Miller, J. R. (1982) Synergism of visual and chemical stimuli in the oviposition behavior of Delia antiqua (Meigen) (Diptera Anthomyiidae). Proc. 5th Int. Symp. Insect-Plant Relationships, Pudoc Wagenigen. 

Jaenike, J. (1978) On optimal oviposition behavior in phytophagous insects. Theor. Pop. Biol., 14, 350-6. 

Ma, W. C. and Schoonhoven, L. M. (1973) Tarsal chemosensory hairs of the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, and their possible role in oviposition behavior. Ent. exp. appl., 16, 343-57. 

Singer, M. C. (1982) Quantification of host preference by manipulation of oviposition behavior in the butterfly Euphydryas editha. Oecologia, 52, 224-9. 

Wiidund, C. (1981) Generalist vs. specialist oviposition behavior in Papilio machaon (Lepidoptera) and functional aspects of the hierarchy of oviposition preferences. Oikos, 36, 163-70. 

Edwards, R. L. (1954) The host-finding and oviposition behavior of Mormoniella vitri-pennis (Walker), a parasite of muscoid flies. Behaviour, 7, 88-112. 

Henson, R. D., Vinson, S. B. and Barfield, C. S. (1977) Ovipositional behavior of Bracon mellitor Say, a parasitoid of the boll weevil. III. Isolation and identification of natural releasers of ovipositor probing. J. Chem. EcoL, 3, 151-8. 

Umeya, K. (1966) Studies on the comparative ecology of bean weevils. I. On the egg distribution and the oviposition behaviors of three species of bean weevils infesting Azuki bean. Res, Bull. Plant Prot. Japan., 3, 1-11. 

Yoshida, T. (1961) Oviposition behavior of two species of bean weevils and interspecific competition between them. Mem. Fac. Lib. Arts Educ., Miyazaki Univ., 11, 41-65. 

Zimmerman, M. (1979) Oviposition behavior and the existence of an oviposition-deterring pheromone in Hylemya. Env. Ent., 8, 277-9. 

Renwick J, Chew F (1994) Oviposition behavior in Lepidoptera. Annu Rev Entomol 39 377 00. 

All oviposition bioassays have the same problem of inducing test organisms to exhibit oviposition behavior under tightly controlled and unnatural conditions. The solution to this problem may vary greatly from species to species, as illustrated by the examples below. 

The potential range of chemical cues used by related Aphytis species may be quite broad. Although A. melinus utilizes relatively polar cues for host recognition, oviposition behavior of Aphytis yanonensis is elicited by chloroform-soluble, relatively nonpolar esters of high molecular weight (26-35 carbon atoms) acids... 

Ichinose, T. H. Honda. 1978. Ovipositional behavior of Papilio protenor demetrius Cramer and the factors involved in its host plants. App. Entomol. Zool. 13 103-114. 

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