The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites
Abstract An ovipositing insect evaluates the benefits and risks associated with the selection of an oviposition site for optimizing the fitness and survival of its offspring. The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.), uses beehives as an oviposition site. During egg-laying, the gravid wax moth...
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| author | Saravan Kumar Parepely Vivek Kempraj Divija Sanganahalli Dharanesh Gandham Krishnarao Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodaram |
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| description | Abstract An ovipositing insect evaluates the benefits and risks associated with the selection of an oviposition site for optimizing the fitness and survival of its offspring. The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.), uses beehives as an oviposition site. During egg-laying, the gravid wax moth confronts two kinds of risks, namely, bees and conspecific larvae. While bees are known to attack the moth’s offspring and remove them from the hive, the conspecific larvae compete for resources with the new offspring. To date, little is known about the mechanisms involved in the assessment of oviposition site by the greater wax moth, G. mellonella (L.). Here, we demonstrate that the wax moth uses two different sensory modalities to detect risks to its offspring in the hives of Apis cerena. Bees appear to be detected by the contact-chemoreception system of the gravid wax moth, while detection of conspecifics relies on the olfactory system. Hence, our findings suggest that two different sensory modalities are used to detect two different risks to the offspring and that the selection of oviposition sites by G. mellonella (L.) relies on the integration of inputs from both the olfactory and contact-chemoreception systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15fc9e0e93c646efb7ee61ab390413c62023-01-08T12:08:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-01-0113111010.1038/s41598-022-26826-3The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sitesSaravan Kumar Parepely0Vivek Kempraj1Divija Sanganahalli Dharanesh2Gandham Krishnarao3Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodaram4Crop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchUSDA-ARS, Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research CenterCrop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchCrop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchCrop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearchAbstract An ovipositing insect evaluates the benefits and risks associated with the selection of an oviposition site for optimizing the fitness and survival of its offspring. The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.), uses beehives as an oviposition site. During egg-laying, the gravid wax moth confronts two kinds of risks, namely, bees and conspecific larvae. While bees are known to attack the moth’s offspring and remove them from the hive, the conspecific larvae compete for resources with the new offspring. To date, little is known about the mechanisms involved in the assessment of oviposition site by the greater wax moth, G. mellonella (L.). Here, we demonstrate that the wax moth uses two different sensory modalities to detect risks to its offspring in the hives of Apis cerena. Bees appear to be detected by the contact-chemoreception system of the gravid wax moth, while detection of conspecifics relies on the olfactory system. Hence, our findings suggest that two different sensory modalities are used to detect two different risks to the offspring and that the selection of oviposition sites by G. mellonella (L.) relies on the integration of inputs from both the olfactory and contact-chemoreception systems.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26826-3 |
| spellingShingle | Saravan Kumar Parepely Vivek Kempraj Divija Sanganahalli Dharanesh Gandham Krishnarao Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodaram The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites Scientific Reports |
| title | The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| title_full | The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| title_fullStr | The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| title_short | The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| title_sort | greater wax moth galleria mellonella l uses two different sensory modalities to evaluate the suitability of potential oviposition sites |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26826-3 |
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