Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1980) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) is an accidentally introduced pest that damages palm trees in the northern Mediterranean area. To our knowledge, there are no experimental studies on its mating behaviour, and little is known about its biology and ecology. In the presen...

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Main Authors: Roxane DELLE-VEDOVE, Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER, Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY, Brigitte FRÉROT
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Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2012-04-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201202-0020_Reproductive_biology_of_the_palm_borer_Paysandisia_archon_Lepidoptera_Castniidae.php
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author Roxane DELLE-VEDOVE
Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER
Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY
Brigitte FRÉROT
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Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER
Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY
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description Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1980) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) is an accidentally introduced pest that damages palm trees in the northern Mediterranean area. To our knowledge, there are no experimental studies on its mating behaviour, and little is known about its biology and ecology. In the present study, we used outdoor experiments to investigate several characteristics of the reproductive behaviour of P. archon: sexual maturity, diel periodicity of mating, occurrence of polyandry and delay between mating and laying eggs. The results indicate that 73% of the individuals studied were sexually mature three hours after adult emergence. Mating peaked between 14:00 h and 15:00 h and 87% of the females were fertilized and started laying eggs 1.25 (± 1.14) days after mating. Females were generally monandrous, but nevertheless remained attractive after mating. The results of this study provide the necessary background knowledge for studying several aspects of P. archon reproductive biology, in particular oviposition, sex pheromones and their role in mediating mating behaviour in this pest. These results are the first step in developing tools for monitoring populations of this pest.
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spelling doaj.art-939e5bd9db9c4cb3affbd5b386ae77502022-12-21T21:31:49ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292012-04-01109228929210.14411/eje.2012.037eje-201202-0020Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)Roxane DELLE-VEDOVE0Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER1Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY2Brigitte FRÉROT3CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs, Avenue Agropolis F-34398 Montpellier, France; e-mail: roxanedv@hotmail.frCIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs, Avenue Agropolis F-34398 Montpellier, France; e-mail: roxanedv@hotmail.frCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR CNRS 5175, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, FranceINRA Versailles, UMR PISC 1272, Route de St Cyr 78026 Versailles Cedex, FrancePaysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1980) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) is an accidentally introduced pest that damages palm trees in the northern Mediterranean area. To our knowledge, there are no experimental studies on its mating behaviour, and little is known about its biology and ecology. In the present study, we used outdoor experiments to investigate several characteristics of the reproductive behaviour of P. archon: sexual maturity, diel periodicity of mating, occurrence of polyandry and delay between mating and laying eggs. The results indicate that 73% of the individuals studied were sexually mature three hours after adult emergence. Mating peaked between 14:00 h and 15:00 h and 87% of the females were fertilized and started laying eggs 1.25 (± 1.14) days after mating. Females were generally monandrous, but nevertheless remained attractive after mating. The results of this study provide the necessary background knowledge for studying several aspects of P. archon reproductive biology, in particular oviposition, sex pheromones and their role in mediating mating behaviour in this pest. These results are the first step in developing tools for monitoring populations of this pest.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201202-0020_Reproductive_biology_of_the_palm_borer_Paysandisia_archon_Lepidoptera_Castniidae.phplepidopteracastniidaepaysandisia archondiel periodicitypheromone productionpolyandrysexual maturity
spellingShingle Roxane DELLE-VEDOVE
Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER
Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY
Brigitte FRÉROT
Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
European Journal of Entomology
lepidoptera
castniidae
paysandisia archon
diel periodicity
pheromone production
polyandry
sexual maturity
title Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
title_full Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
title_fullStr Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
title_full_unstemmed Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
title_short Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
title_sort reproductive biology of the palm borer paysandisia archon lepidoptera castniidae
topic lepidoptera
castniidae
paysandisia archon
diel periodicity
pheromone production
polyandry
sexual maturity
url https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201202-0020_Reproductive_biology_of_the_palm_borer_Paysandisia_archon_Lepidoptera_Castniidae.php
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