Moths : Types, Ecological Significance and Control Methods.
- 1st ed.
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- Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods .
- Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods .
Intro -- MOTHS: TYPES, ECOLOGICALSIGNIFICANCE ANDCONTROL METHODS -- INSECTS AND OTHER TERRESTRIALARTHROPODS: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRYAND BEHAVIOR -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SUGARS ON LEAF SURFACES USED AS SIGNALS BYTHE INSECT AND THE PLANT: IMPLICATIONS INORCHARD PROTECTION AGAINST CYDIAPOMONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA, TORTRICIDAE) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Leaf Surface Epicuticular Waxes and Insect Plant Recognition -- Leaf Surface Secondary Chemicals as Insect Stimuli outside EpicuticularWax Components -- Progress Supporting the Study of Primary Metabolites on Leaf Surfaces asPlant Cues for Insects -- Means Used to Reveal Cue Activity of Leaf Surface Primary Metabolites inInsect-Host Plant Selection -- CARBOHYDRATES ON LEAF SURFACE -- Physical Evidence -- Collection Method and Chemical Analyses -- Photosynthetic Origin -- Selective Cuticular Permeability -- LEAF SURFACE SUGARS AND C. POMONELLABEHAVIORAL RESPONSES -- A Sugar Blend Activity -- C. POMONELLA HOST SELECTION ANDLEAF SURFACE SUGAR BLEND -- Landings on Host and Non-Host Malus Species -- Constitutive Variations of the Leaf Surface Sugar Blend and c. Pomonella Host -- USE OF KNOWLEDGE IN ORCHARD PROTECTION -- Side Effects of Acibenzolar-S-Methyl (ASM)on the Blend and on C. Pomonella -- Unexpected Effects of a Formulated Granulovirus onC. Pomonella Egg-Laying via the Leaf Surface Blend -- Role of Sugars from the Granulovirus Formulation andTheir Effects on C. Pomonella Damage Reduction -- A NEW CONCEPT FOR ORCHARD PROTECTIONAGAINST C. POMONELLA -- Induced Modifications of the Leaf Surface Metabolome by FoliarApplication of Single Sugars -- Consequences of Induced Blend Leaf SurfaceMetabolite Changes on C. Pomonella Behavior -- Method and Efficiency of Sugar Application for Protectind Apple Orchards from C. Pomonella -- CONCLUSIONS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: -- REFERENCES -- THE INTRIGUING CASE OF STENISCADIAPOLIOPHAEA (NOCTUIDAE):POTENT MOTH ENEMY OF YOUNG MAHOGANYTREES IN AMAZONIAN FORESTS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. DIVERSITY OF MOTHS AND TREES IN TROPICAL FORESTS:THE HERBIVORY NEXUS -- 2. STENISCADIA POLIOPHAEA:A NOCTUIDAE SPECIALIST HERBIVORE -- 3. IMPACT ON MAHOGANY JUVENILES AND POPULATIONS INSOUTH AMERICA -- 4. ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF STENISCADIA POLIOPHAEA VS.HYPSIPYLA GRANDELLA -- 5. FOREST MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS OFSTENISCADIA POLIOPHAEA -- 6. ARE ALL HERBIVORES EQUAL?MOTH HERBIVORES AND THE JANZEN-CONNELL HYPOTHESIS -- REFERENCES -- MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF ECONOMICSIGNIFICANCE IN FRUIT PRODUCTION:CHALLENGES, CONSTRAINS AND FUTUREPERSPECTIVES FOR INTEGRATEDPEST MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- MICRO LEPIDOPTERA OF ECONOMICSIGNIFICANCE IN FRUIT PRODUCTION -- INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ANDINTEGRATED FRUIT PRODUCTION -- 2. INSECT FORECASTING MODELS -- 3. DAMAGE FUNCTIONS AND ECONOMIC INJURY LEVELS -- 4. BIORATIONAL INSECTICIDES -- Insect Growth Regulators (IGR's) -- Fenoxycarb -- Dilfubenzuroon -- Indoxacarb -- Tebufenozidde -- Methoxyfenoozide -- Emamectin-Benzoate -- Spinosad -- Azadirachtin -- Bio-Insectiicides -- Bacillus thurringiensis -- CpGV - Grannulovirus of Cydia pomonnella -- Entomopathogenic Nematodes -- 5. SEMIOCHEMICALS AND PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES IN IPM -- Mating Disruption -- Attract and Kill -- Push and Pull -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- MOTH SEX-PHEROMONE PRODUCTION:BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS, REGULATORYPHYSIOLOGY, INHIBITORY PROCESSESAND DISRUPTION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION: MOTH REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR -- 2. FEMALE SEX-PHEROMONE PRODUCTION -- 3. MALE MOTH PHEROMONES -- 4. REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY -- 4.1 PBAN/PK Neuropeptide Family -- 4.2. PBAN Gene and Expression Profiles -- 4.3. PBAN-Receptors and Receptor-Ligand Interactions -- 4.4. PBAN Mode of Action. 4.5. PBAN-Receptor Differential Gene Expression Profiles -- 5. INHIBITORY PROCESSES -- 5.1. Post-Mating Behavior and Role of SeminalFluid Peptides from Male Accessory Glands -- 5.2. SP-Like Peptide and Its Receptor in Moths -- 6. POTENTIAL BIO-RATIONAL STRATEGIESTARGETING REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR -- 6.1. Targeting the Biosynthetic Pathway -- 6.1. Regulatory Peptide Mimics and Antagonists -- 6.2. Silencing of Key Regulatory Genes -- 6.3. Utilizing Seminal Peptides to Augment the Sterile Insect Technique -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- HOST PLANT SELECTS FOR EGG SIZE IN THEMOTH LOBESIA BOTRANA: INTEGRATINGREPRODUCTIVE AND ECOLOGICAL TRADE-OFFS ISNOT A SIMPLE MATTER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Insect Life History -- Field-Derived Populations of L. Botrana -- Laboratory Tests -- Heritability Estimates -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- Detailed Comparison between Vine (V1) and Daphne (D1)Populations (First Trial) -- Overall Comparison between Vine and Daphne Populations (Second Trial) -- CONCLUSION -- Does Host Plant Select for Egg Size? -- Egg Size and Fecundity Trade-Off -- How Does Vine Females Produce Larger Eggswithout Jeopardizing Fecundity? -- Is Egg Size Decline with Female Age Adaptive? -- Egg Size and Offspring Performance Trade-Off -- Is Daphne Really Better Than Vine as Host Plant? -- Why Do Populations Living on Daphne Lay Eggs so Small?: A Hypothesis -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES:THEIR IMPAIRMENT OF BIOLOGY ANDPHYSIOLOGY OF EXPOSED MOTHS ANDTHEIR UNEXPOSED PROGENY -- ABSTRACT -- WHY ARE SUBLETHAL EFFECTS SO IMPORTANT? -- WHAT KIND OF SUBLETHAL EFFECTS CANWE OBSERVE AND WHAT ARE THEIR CAUSES? -- EFFECT OF INSECTICIDES ON FECUNDITY AND FERTILITY -TO REPRODUCE OR NOT TO REPRODUCE? - THAT IS THE QUESTION. EFFECT OF PESTICIDES ON NUMBER OF OFFSPRING -IS THE PAIRING IMPORTANT? -- MORPHOLOGICAL MALFORMATIONS -HOW DO INSECTICIDES AFFECT MORPHOLOGY? -- BIOCHEMICAL, ULTRASTRUCTURALAND ANATOMICAL EFFECTS -- REFERENCES -- GENETICS OF INTERACTIONS AMONG MOTHS,THEIR HOST PLANTS AND ENEMIES IN CRIMEANOAK FORESTS, AND ITS PERSPECTIVEFOR THEIR CONTROL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RELATION BETWEEN OAK GENOTYPE ANDSTRUCTURE OF MOTH MICRO-COMMUNITY -- FOOD NICHE PARTITIONING AMONGHERBIVORES ON SINGLE OAK TREE -- FOOD NICHE PARTITIONING AMONGPARASITOIDS INFESTING OAK LEAF ROLLER PUPAE -- GENETIC ASPECTS OF INTERACTION AMONG OAKS, OAK LEAFROLLER AND ITS PARASITOID, ITOPLECTIS MACULATOR F -- COMMUNITY GENETICS PERSPECTIVE FOR PEST CONTROL -- INFLUENCE OF A SINGLE CHAIN DNA FRAGMENTS FROMLYMANTRIA DISPAR L. MULTIPLE NUCLEOCAPSID POLYHEDROSISVIRUS ON VIABILITY OF HOST LARVAE -- External Application of Viral Iap-3 Gene DNA Fragments -- DNA INSECTICIDES PERSPECTIVE FOR PEST CONTROL -- REFERENCES -- BIOLOGY, ADAPTATION AND ULTRA-STRUCTUREOF TWO SILK MOTH SPECIES OFNORTH- EAST INDIA -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 1. Antheraea Proylei -- (i). Food Utilization -- (ii). Oviposition and Fecundity -- (iii). Biological Control of Host Plant Pest -- 2. Antheraea Assamensis -- (A). Cephalic Sensilla Governing PreferredFeeding Posture (Dey et al, 2002) -- (a). Feeding Behaviour under Outdoor Condition -- (b). Recording of the Abiotic Factors -- (c). Posture of the Worm -- (d). Effect of Posture on Food Consumption -- (e). Effect of Posture on Moulting and Spinning -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- (B). UV-sensitivity and Coupling behaviour (Dey et al, 2011): -- MATERIALS -- METHODS -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Ultraviolet Photography -- Behavioural Studies -- Coupling Behavior under Natural Conditions -- Effect of Artificial Source of UV Light on Coupling. Effect of Outdoor Natural Source of UV on Auto-Coupling -- RESULTS -- 1. Antheraea Proylei -- (i). Food Utilization (Dey, 1983) -- (ii). Fecundity and Oviposition (Dey, 1987) -- (a). Relation between Initial Body Weight of Female and Longevity and Fecundity -- (b). Effect of Food Plant and Abiotic Conditions on Larval Feeding and Growth -- (c). Relation Between Generation Time snd Fecundity: -- (d). Oviposition Behaviour and Rhythm -- (e). Substrate Preference for Oviposition -- (f). Effect of Crowding on Egg- Laying -- (iii). Biological Control of Host Plant Pest -- 2. Antheraea Assamensis -- (A). Cephalic Sensilla Governing Preferred Feeding Posture (Dey et al. 2002) -- Feeding Behaviour -- Abiotic Factors -- Effect of Posture on Food Consumption -- Effect of Posture on Moulting and Spinning -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Head Surface of the Vth Instar -- Dorsal Campaniform Sensilla -- Distribution pattern and abundance of dorsal campaniform sensilla on the headsurface of different instars of Antheraea assamensis: -- (B). UV sensitivity and Coupling Behaviour -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Wing Scale in Male and Female -- Behavioural Studies -- Coupling Behaviour under Indoor Natural Conditions -- Effect of Artificial Source of UV Light on Coupling -- Effect of Outdoor Natural Source of UV on Auto-Coupling -- DISCUSSION -- 1. Antheraea Proylei -- (i). Food Utilization -- (ii). Fecundity and Oviposition -- (iii). Biological Control of Host Plant Pest -- 2. Antheraea Assamensis -- (i). Cephalic Sensilla (Gravity receptor) -- (ii). UV sensitivity and Coupling Behaviour -- REFERENCES -- ATTRACT-AND-KILL STRATEGIES FORCONTROL OF LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS INGRAPES AND HOPS IN WASHINGTON STATE, U.S.A. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Bait Station Design -- TARGETING CUTWORMS IN WASHINGTONWINE AND JUICE GRAPES. SPECIES COMPOSITION OF CUTWORMS IN GRAPES IN 2003.