Differential utilization of nutrients during development by the xylophagous leafhopper,Homalodisca coagulata |
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Authors: | Brent V. Brodbeck Peter C. Andersen Russell F. Mizell III |
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Affiliation: | (1) North Florida Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Route 4, Box 4092, 32344 Monticello, FL, USA |
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Abstract: | Utilization of nutrients at different stages of development was examined for the xylophage,Homalodisca coagulata (Say). Survivorship and consumption rates of second-instar, fourth-instar and adult leafhoppers were measured daily on the hostsLagerstroemia indica L. andEuonymus japonica Thumb. Rates of consumption, assimilation efficiencies and daily assimilation of nitrogen, carbon, and individual organic compounds were calculated based on chemical analyses of xylem fluid and insect excreta. Gross growth efficiencies of diet utilization were also estimated by comparing biomass of young adults to estimates of nutrient utilization of the two host species. Different instars survived and utilized nutrients at varying rates on the two hosts. Second-instar leafhoppers survived at higher rates and utilized nitrogen more efficiently onE. japonica than onL. indica. However, assimilated nitrogen was much less as a result of lower consumption rates. In contrast, adults onL. indica had increased longevity, utilized carbon more efficiently, and assimilated higher quantities of both carbon and nitrogen than those onE. japonica. Efficiencies of nutrient utilization were high forH. coagulata compared to folivores or phloem feeders, particularly in the conversion of ingested nutrients to assimilated compounds. Variations in diet utilization during development are discussed in terms of polyphagy. |
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Keywords: | amino acids ammonia assimilation carbon utilization Homalodisca coagulata ingestion nitrogen utilization polyphagy xylem xylophages |
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