Journal article
Evaluating Aggregation Membership and Copulatory Success in the Stink Bug, Euschistus conspersus, using Field and Laboratory Experiments
Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.), Vol.11(2), pp.1-9
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115801
PMCID: PMC3281297
PMID: 21521144
Abstract
The aggregation and mating behavior of the stink bug,
Euschistus conspersus
Uhler (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) was investigated in a series of field and laboratory experiments. Marking of
E. conspersus
mating in aggregations in the field demonstrated that both sexes mate multiple times within aggregations on successive nights and with different partners, although ≈ 20% of the individuals of both sexes returned to aggregations but did not mate. Further analysis of mating patterns in caged aggregations revealed that heavy males and light females mated more frequently than their respective counterparts. Data are interpreted in terms of elucidating the function of benefits of multiple mating within aggregations for males and females.
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- Title
- Evaluating Aggregation Membership and Copulatory Success in the Stink Bug, Euschistus conspersus, using Field and Laboratory Experiments
- Creators
- Christian H Krupke - Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2089Vincent P Jones - Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, 1100 North Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801Jay F Brunner - Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, 1100 North Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801
- Publication Details
- Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.), Vol.11(2), pp.1-9
- Academic Unit
- WSU Wenatchee Tree Fruit REC
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Library
- Identifiers
- 99900547528501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article