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The avoidance of conspecific cues during egg-laying decision-making in the Asian long-horned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2025

Takao Konishi Open the ORCID record for Takao Konishi [Opens in a new window] ,
Kazushige Uemori Open the ORCID record for Kazushige Uemori [Opens in a new window] ,
Shigeaki Tamura Open the ORCID record for Shigeaki Tamura [Opens in a new window] ,
Hisatomo Taki Open the ORCID record for Hisatomo Taki [Opens in a new window]  and
Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya Open the ORCID record for Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya [Opens in a new window]
Takao Konishi*
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Kazushige Uemori
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Shigeaki Tamura
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Hisatomo Taki
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
*
Corresponding author: Takao Konishi; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

For insects whose larvae are incapable of moving between food resources, the selection of oviposition sites by females is critical to the survival and development of their offspring. In such insects, it is known that females utilise and benefit from conspecific cues for oviposition choice. Studying how information from the behaviour of conspecifics affects egg-laying decision-making is crucial for understanding the biology of insects, which can lead to novel strategies for pest management. We focused on the reproductive behaviour of the Asian long-horned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis, which has become an invasive pest species throughout the world. Here, we show that A. glabripennis avoids sites already containing conspecific cues during egg-laying decision-making. The field survey measuring the distance between neighbouring oviposition scars (in this species, females make scars through the bark of host branches for laying eggs) suggested that the selection of oviposition sites by females is not random. In laboratory oviposition-choice bioassays, females made less oviposition scars on branches containing scars made by other females than those without scars. In addition, female oviposition was also deterred by the presence of their own oviposition scars. Our results indicate that avoiding sites containing conspecific (and their own) traces realises fitness benefit such as reducing resource competition among larvae. This study provides insights into the reproductive behaviour of this invasive longhorn beetle, which is useful for developing environmentally friendly control methods such as oviposition deterrents.

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egg-laying substrate choiceinvasive specieslongicorn beetlepest controlsocial information
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , First View , pp. 1 - 6
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