形球菌 (Pseudococcus calceolariae) 和形球菌 (Pseudococcus longispinus) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) 的交配行为:无性繁殖和杂交是否可能?
Carolina Ballesteros1, Rodrigo A Chorbadjian1, Tania Zaviezo1
1Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avda. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Journal of insect science (Online)
|August 11, 2023
概括
虫种类Pseudococcus calceolariae和Pseudococcus longispinus通过性方式繁殖,而不是杂交. 了解它们的特定交配行为是开发有效的基于激素的害虫管理策略的关键.
科学领域:
- 昆虫学 昆虫学是一门学科.
- 昆虫的生殖生物学 昆虫的生殖生物学
- 农业害虫管理 农业害虫管理
背景情况:
- 虫 (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) 具有多种繁殖方式,是重要的农业害虫.
- 了解昆虫繁殖对于基础科学和应用害虫防治都至关重要.
- 基于性费洛蒙的控制策略正在开发中,用于各种肉虫物种.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究Pseudococcus calceolariae和Pseudococcus longispinus的交配行为.
- 为了确定这些物种是否发生无性繁殖.
- 评估这些密切相关的虫物种之间的杂交潜力.
主要方法:
- 观察同物种配对中的交配行为.
- 在P. calceolariae和P. longispinus之间进行跨物种交配试验.
- 评估在物种内和物种间配对中繁殖成功和后代.
主要成果:
- 无论是P. calceolariae还是P. longispinus,都需要雄性进行繁殖,并且不表现出无性繁殖.
- 类内交配显示了刻板的男性行为和活跃的女性选择.
- 没有成功的杂交或后代来自跨物种配对;雄性表现出随机行为,而雌性表现出没有交配的接受性.
结论:
- 这些虫物种的交配成功取决于同种的识别和对特异性.
- 没有证据表明Pseudococcus calceolariae和Pseudococcus longispinus之间的杂交.
- 这些发现支持制定针对性基于费洛蒙的策略,用于监测和控制这些农业害虫.
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