Eur. J. Entomol. 103 (4): 757-763, 2006 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.101

Oviposition-deterring effects of conspecific and heterospecific larval tracks on Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Zdeněk RŮŽIČKA
Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic,

The oviposition deterring effects of fresh larval tracks of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.), Ceratomegilla undecimnotata (Schneider), Cycloneda limbifer Casey, and Harmonia dimidiata (F.) on C. sexmaculata females were compared in standard laboratory choice tests. Moreover, the persistence of intraspecific effects of C. sexmaculata larval tracks were investigated. Fresh tracks of C. sexmaculata, C. limbifer and C. undecimnotata larvae effectively deterred C. sexmaculata females from ovipositing. The effect of fresh larval tracks of H. dimidiata was not statistically significant. The oviposition-deterring effects of 10 d-old conspecific larval tracks were considerably lower than those of fresh tracks, but remained significant. Clutch sizes were smaller in the blank test without larval tracks than in choice tests with fresh tracks of conspecific, C. limbifer, C. undecimnotata, H. dimidiata larvae and with 10 d-old tracks of conspecific larvae. The study indicates that semiochemicals in the tracks of conspecific and heterospecific coccinellid larvae can contribute considerably to the spacing of C. sexmaculata offspring among prey resources of differing quality and that conspecific as well as heterospecific larval tracks can influence clutch size.

Keywords: Coccinellids, Ceratomegilla undecimnotata, Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Cycloneda limbifer, Harmonia dimidiata, aphids, predators, larval tracks, semiochemicals, oviposition-deterrence, site selection, intraspecific effects, intraguild competition, clutch size

Received: October 17, 2005; Revised: May 30, 2006; Accepted: May 30, 2006; Published: October 2, 2006  Show citation

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RŮŽIČKA, Z. (2006). Oviposition-deterring effects of conspecific and heterospecific larval tracks on Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). EJE, 103(4), 757-763. doi: 10.14411/eje.2006.101
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