Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae)
The robber fly Mallophora ruficauda is the most important pest of apiculture in the Pampas region of Argentina. Adults prey on honeybees and other insects, while larvae parasitize larvae of scarab beetles, which live underground. Females of M. ruficauda do not search for hosts but instead lay eggs i...
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todo:paper_00221910_v50_n4_p331_Castelo2023-10-03T14:28:14Z Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) Castelo, M.K. Lazzari, C.R. Asilidae Host location Parasitoids Scarabaeidae Semiochemicals chemical cue host location host-parasite interaction animal animal behavior article association beetle feces female fly host parasite interaction larva parasitology physiology Animals Beetles Behavior, Animal Cues Diptera Feces Female Host-Parasite Relations Larva Asilidae Coleoptera Diptera Hexapoda Mallophora Scarabaeidae The robber fly Mallophora ruficauda is the most important pest of apiculture in the Pampas region of Argentina. Adults prey on honeybees and other insects, while larvae parasitize larvae of scarab beetles, which live underground. Females of M. ruficauda do not search for hosts but instead lay eggs in tall pastures. Once hatched, larvae drop to the ground and burrow underground to search for their hosts. We tested in the laboratory whether larvae of M. ruficauda actively search for their hosts using host and/or host-related chemical cues. We report that M. ruficauda detects its host using chemical cues that originate in the posterior half of the host's body, most likely from an abdominal exocrine structure. This particular host-searching strategy is described for the first time in Asilidae. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Fil:Castelo, M.K. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Lazzari, C.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v50_n4_p331_Castelo |
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Asilidae Host location Parasitoids Scarabaeidae Semiochemicals chemical cue host location host-parasite interaction animal animal behavior article association beetle feces female fly host parasite interaction larva parasitology physiology Animals Beetles Behavior, Animal Cues Diptera Feces Female Host-Parasite Relations Larva Asilidae Coleoptera Diptera Hexapoda Mallophora Scarabaeidae |
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Asilidae Host location Parasitoids Scarabaeidae Semiochemicals chemical cue host location host-parasite interaction animal animal behavior article association beetle feces female fly host parasite interaction larva parasitology physiology Animals Beetles Behavior, Animal Cues Diptera Feces Female Host-Parasite Relations Larva Asilidae Coleoptera Diptera Hexapoda Mallophora Scarabaeidae Castelo, M.K. Lazzari, C.R. Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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Asilidae Host location Parasitoids Scarabaeidae Semiochemicals chemical cue host location host-parasite interaction animal animal behavior article association beetle feces female fly host parasite interaction larva parasitology physiology Animals Beetles Behavior, Animal Cues Diptera Feces Female Host-Parasite Relations Larva Asilidae Coleoptera Diptera Hexapoda Mallophora Scarabaeidae |
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The robber fly Mallophora ruficauda is the most important pest of apiculture in the Pampas region of Argentina. Adults prey on honeybees and other insects, while larvae parasitize larvae of scarab beetles, which live underground. Females of M. ruficauda do not search for hosts but instead lay eggs in tall pastures. Once hatched, larvae drop to the ground and burrow underground to search for their hosts. We tested in the laboratory whether larvae of M. ruficauda actively search for their hosts using host and/or host-related chemical cues. We report that M. ruficauda detects its host using chemical cues that originate in the posterior half of the host's body, most likely from an abdominal exocrine structure. This particular host-searching strategy is described for the first time in Asilidae. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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Host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda (Diptera: Asilidae) |
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host-seeking behavior in larvae of the robber fly mallophora ruficauda (diptera: asilidae) |
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