Mating and mate finding behavior of the navel orangeworm
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Girling, Robbie and Cardé, Ring T.. 2005. "Mating and mate finding behavior of the navel orangeworm." Entomological society of america pacific branch 89th annual meeting. Pacific Grove, California, United States 27 Feb - 02 Mar 2005 United States.
Paper/Presentation Title | Mating and mate finding behavior of the navel orangeworm |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Girling, Robbie and Cardé, Ring T. |
Journal Citation | pp. 30-31 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | United States |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.entsoc.org/sites/default/files/files/Branches/Pacific/2005-PB-Abstracts.pdf |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.entsoc.org/membership/branches/pacific/previous-meetings |
Conference/Event | Entomological society of america pacific branch 89th annual meeting |
Event Details | Entomological society of america pacific branch 89th annual meeting Delivery In person Event Date 27 Feb 2005 to end of 02 Mar 2005 Event Location Pacific Grove, California, United States Event Venue Asilomar |
Abstract | Previous studies of Amyelois transitella, the navel orangeworm or NOW, mating behavior in small arenas have suggested that the courtship consists purely of a simple behavior sequence. We investigated the mating behavior of NOW in a wind tunnel. A calling female was placed on a stylized branch at the upwind end of the wind tunnel and a male was then released from the downwind end of the wind tunnel. The male was allowed to fly to and court the calling female. Video recordings were made of the mating sequences and also of the males’ flight paths. Transitions between behaviors were recorded from which conditional probabilities were calculated. In the majority of cases when a male made contact with a female, a successful mating ensued. Successful mating sequences were broken down into two categories: 1. Rapid mating – which involved short courtship bouts, under ten seconds, and in which in the majority of cases males approached females from the front and there was head to head contact. In addition there was either limited of no movement by females during the courtship bout. 2. Chase and Mating – which involved long courtship bouts, ranging from 18 to 100 seconds, in which there were extended periods of walking by females and chasing by males. These complex male behaviors may be useful as natural benchmarks for characterizing the reactions evoked by pheromone extracts and synthetic blends. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300804. Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds) |
310901. Animal behaviour | |
310301. Behavioural ecology | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of California, United States |
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