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Social bees generally host fewer nest invaders than do ants and termites. This is potentially explained by the adaptive defensive strategies of host bees when faced with nest invaders exhibiting various levels of colony integration (based on adaptations to the nest habitat and frequency of nest inhabitation). In the present study, experiments are performed to determine the behaviour at the nest entrance of European honeybee guards Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) toward beetle invaders of various levels of behavioural integration into colonies. The species used to test this include Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), which is regarded as a highly integrated, unwelcome guest (synechthran) or true guest (symphile); Lobiopa insularis Laporte (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Epuraea luteola Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) that are accidentals; and Carpophilus humeralis Fabricius (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Carpophilus hemipterus L. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), all of which are species that are not integrated into honeybee colonies. The responses of guard bees to a control bead also are noted. In general, bees ignore T. castaneum and E. luteola to a greater extent than other beetle species. Bees make contact with the black glass bead (a non‐aggressive behaviour) more than they do all beetle species. Bees treat A. tumida more defensively than they treat any other beetle species and the level of bee defensiveness varies by colony. These data suggest an adaptive heightened defensive response by bees toward the most integrated colony intruder but a significantly reduced level of response toward invaders representing all other levels of colony integration. 相似文献
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L. M. Schroeder 《BioControl》1996,41(1):63-75
The occurrences of Thanasimus formicarius (L.) (Cleridae), Rhizophagus depressus (F.) (Rhizophagidae), and Epuraea marseuli
Reitter (Nitidulidae) in cut Scots pines, Pinus sylvestris L., attacked by Tomicus piniperda (L.) (Col.: Scolytidae) were
recorded in the field, and interactions between the species were studied in caged pine bolts attacked by T. piniperda.
T. formicarius eggs and R. depressus adults were abundant in the T. piniperda attacked trees, whereas only a few individuals
of E. marseuli were found. T. formicarius and R. depressus, but not E. marseuli, reproduced in the caged bolts. T. piniperda
offspring production per unit area of bark was reduced by 41% when reared with R. depressus, by 81% when reared with T. formicarius,
and by 89% when all three species were reared together, compared with T. piniperda alone. The interaction between T. formicarius
and R. depressus was mutually antagonistic. When both species were present in the same bolt the total number of larvae was
reduced by 49% for R. depressus and the number of large larvae (length > 10 mm) was reduced by 35% for T. formicarius compared
with their respective production values when each species was present alone with the bark beetle. There was a positive relationship
between T. piniperda egg gallery density and the production of R. depressus larvae per m2. Larvae of both R. depressus and T. formicarius developed into new adults during the first summer.
Résumé Interactions entre les prédateursThanasimus formicarius (Col.: Cleridae) etRhizophagus depressus (Col.: Rhizophagidae) et le scolyteTomicus piniperda (Col.: Scolytidae) La présence deThanasimus formicarius (L.) (Cleridae),Rhizophagus depressus (F.) (Rhizophagidae), etEpuraea marseuli Reitter (Nitidulidae) a été étudiée sur le terrain dans des pins sylvestres (Pinus sylvestiris L) abattus, attaqués partomicus piniperda (L.) (Col.: Scolytidae) et les relations entre les espèces ont été étudiées sur des rondins de pin attaqués parT. piniperda et placés sous cage. Le nombre d’∄ufs deT. formicarius et d’adultes deR. depressus était important dans les arbres attaqués parT. piniperda, alors que seuls quelques individus deE. marseuli ont pu être trouvés.T. formicarius etR. depressus, mais pasE. marseuli, se sont reproduits dans les rondins sous cage. La production de descendants deT. piniperda par unité de surface d’écorce était réduite de 41% quand le scolyte était élevé avecR. depressus, de 81% en élevage avecT. formicarius et de 89% quand les trois espèces sont élevées ensemble, par comparaison avecT. piniperda seul. Les interactions entreT. formicarius etR. depressus étaient mutuellement antagonistes. Quand les deux espèces étaient présentes dans le même rondin, le nombre total de larves était réduit de 49% pourR. depressus et le nombre de grosses larves (longueur > 10 mm) était réduit de 35% pourT. formicarius comparé aux valeurs respectives quand chaque espèce était présente isolément avec le scolyte. Il y a une corrélation positive entre la densité de galeries avec des ∄ufs deT. piniperda et la production de larves deR. depressus par m2. Les larves deR. depressus et deT. formicarius se sont transformés en adultes l’été suivant.相似文献
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The role of beetles in the pollination of the mangrove palm Nypa fruticans 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1 下载免费PDF全文
The flowers of the mangrove palm Nypa fruticans attracts a diverse array of potential pollinators. However, little is known about the pollination mechanism and which functional groups are the key pollinators. Inflorescences of nine nipa palms of different flowering stages were observed three times a day between sunrise and sunset in Thailand. The apparent entomofauna activity was recorded and all inflorescences were collected for extraction and identification of the beetle fauna. Beetles extracted from female inflorescences were measured for pollen load. In addition, thermogenesis was recorded over two days on two separate inflorescences. The most frequent visitors were species of nitidulid (genus Epuraea and the subfamily Cillaeinae) and curculionid beetles. Although they only carried small amounts of pollen grains, these groups of beetles were omnipresent. Thermogenesis peaked around 6.30 am with temperature elevations reaching 6° above ambient. The result obtained in this study are compared with those of previous studies conducted elsewhere in Thailand and in the Philippinies. The combined evidence strongly suggests a pivotal role in pollination of beetle visitors to the inflorescences of Nypa fruticans. 相似文献
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