Effects of different leaf traits on growth rates of insect herbivores on willows

We examined relative effects of traits of leaf quality of ten willow species (Salix: Salicaceae) on growth rates of five species of insect herbivores found in interior Alaska (a willow sawfly, Nematus calais; the tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio canadensis; and three species of chrysomelid beetles, Gonioctena occidentalis, Calligrapha verrucosa, and Chrysomela falsa). Leaf traits examined were water content, toughness, total nitrogen contnet, pubescence, and presence or absence of phenolic glycosides. Of ten Salix species, four species contain phenolic glycosides in their leaves. We examined relative effects of water content, toughness, and nitrogen content of the Salix leaves on larval growth rates at three different levels, i.e., on a single host species, between different host species, and between herbivore species. The within-host analyses showed that effects of water content, toughness and/or nitrogen content on herbivore growth rates were generally significant in early-season herbivores but not in late-season herbivores. For each herbivore species, differences in growth rates between hosts were not explained by differences in water content, toughness, or nitrogen content. The between-herbivore analysis showed that the interspecific difference in larval growth rates were related to difference in water and nitrogen content of the hosts. Pubescence of Salix leaves had little effects on herbivore growth rates. Presence of phenolic glycosides had a positive effects on growth rates of a specialist, N. calais, but no effect on the other specialist, Ch. falsa. Presence of phenolic glycosides had, in general, negative effects on growth rates of nonspecialists, G. occidentalis, C. verrucosa, and P. canadensis.     

Development of the willow sawfly,Nematus oligospilus,at different temperatures,and an estimation of voltinism throughout New Zealand

Abstract

Cohorts of willow sawfly (Nematus oligospilus) were reared in the laboratory on crack willow (Salix fragilis) at seven constant temperatures between 11.3 and 28.8°C. Larvae developed through 5–7 instars. Body size (length) of adult females was influenced by temperature and was strongly correlated with fecundity (R² = 0.8973). The developmental threshold (t_o), determined through linear regression, was calculated to be 8.1°C, and the thermal accumulation above t_o required to complete one generation was 321 degree‐days. The number of degree‐days available for seasonal development of the sawfly at 10 sites throughout New Zealand was calculated. Allowing for the period of diapause, it was estimated that N. oligospilus might potentially develop through up to seven generations per year in the North Island and three generations per year in the south of the South Island.     

Host selection,oviposition behaviour and leaf traits in a specialist willow sawfly on species of Salix (Salicaceae)

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