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{"title":"Food Deprivation Reduced Survival and Progeny Production of Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) Adults","authors":"Jianhua Lü, Yafei Guo, Jianhua Guo, Jiaqin Xi","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.13","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of sanitation in preventing infestation of stored products by insects depends on the effect of food deprivation on the survival of those insects. The survival rate and progeny production of Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) adults with different starvation periods was investigated at 27 ± 2 °C, 75 ± 5% relative humidity in the laboratory. Only 16.7 ± 3.3% of L. serricorne adults survived 18 d of starvation, and the number of adult progenies produced was reduced 90.9 ± 5.7% after 18 d of starvation. The results suggest that food deprivation for the duration of the study could effectively inhibit infestations by L. serricorne adults, which could assist in the design of effective stored product pest sanitation protocols.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"13 - 17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47098120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"2021-2022 Membership Application","authors":"","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.80","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"80 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46404389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antennal Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differentially Expressed Olfactory Genes Between Male and Female Citrus Longhorn Beetle Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)","authors":"Xiaojuan Li, Huayang Yin, Guang-ping Dong, Jianmin Fang, Wan-lin Guo, Hongjian Liu","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.18","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The citrus longhorn beetle Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a destructive polyphagous species, which has been documented on broadleaved tree hosts from 40 genera. The antennal transcriptomes from male and female A. chinensis were constructed separately. We analyzed and annotated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between male and female A. chinensis. The putative olfactory genes among the DEGs were identified. De novo assembly acquired 25,733 and 25,420 unigenes from male and female A. chinensis, respectively. After removing the redundant unigenes, 39,955 all-unigenes were produced. For male A. chinensis, the mean length of unigenes was 923 bp, and that was 881 bp in female. 24,359 (60.97%) of the all-unigenes were annotated in the nr database and the rest 15,596 (39.03%) unigenes could not find clear homology with recorded genes. A total of 4,672 genes were differentially expressed between males and females. Compared with males, 2,241 (47.97%) of the DEGs were up-regulated and 2,431 (52.03%) were down-regulated in females. We identified 31 differentially expressed olfactory genes between male and female A. chinensis, including 14 OBPs, 7 ORs, 4 GRs and 6 SNMPs. Results from the present study provided essential clues for explaining the behavior difference between male and female A. chinensis, and important information for developing bait traps for A. chinensis.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"18 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43877836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New State Records for Melanoplus macclungi (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and Notes on its Biology","authors":"A. J. Harman, W. Hoback","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Melanoplus macclungi Rehn, 1946 is a little-known grasshopper originally recorded from Sun City, Kansas. As part of a survey of Oklahoma grasshoppers, we also collected this species throughout western Oklahoma, and northeast Arkansas. Analysis of citizen science data resulted in additional records for M. macclungi in central Arkansas and southwest Missouri. We have also recorded information on habitat preference, parasitoids, and fecundity.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"1 - 12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42487822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality Assessment of Shipments of the Parasitoid Eretmocerus eremicus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) Received from Two Biological Control Suppliers","authors":"N. J. Herrick, R. Cloyd","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.66","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.66","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Quality assessments of commercially available biological control (BC) agents is important to ensure the success of a BC program. It is important that greenhouse producers assess if BC agents received from BC suppliers are alive and functional before releasing into greenhouse production systems. We conducted a preliminary study to determine the quality of shipments from two suppliers of the whitefly parasitoid, Eretmocerus eremicus Rose & Zolnerowich (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Release cards containing parasitized pupae of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), were individually placed into 500 mL Mason jars and a 4 x 5 cm yellow sticky card was attached to the inner lids. We found differences between the two shipments received from the two suppliers. For the first shipment, supplier B had a higher mean number of adults captured on the yellow sticky cards than supplier A (Laboratory: 10.1 versus 4.2 and Distributor: 19.1 versus 5.9 adults, respectively). However, for the second shipment, supplier A had a higher mean number of adults captured on the yellow sticky cards than supplier B (Laboratory: 14.5 versus 8.1 and Distributor: 20.9 versus 8.0 adults, respectively). Our preliminary study shows that formulations (release cards) of BC agents and emergence of adults can vary depending on individual shipments from the supplier providing the BC agents. Therefore, greenhouse producers should develop protocols for quality assessments of purchased BC agents before releasing them into greenhouses to ensure they have the best chance of successfully regulating pest populations below damaging levels.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"66 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48888622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Distributional Records for 16 Mexican Leaf Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea)","authors":"M. Ordóñez-Reséndiz","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-94.1.72","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: In this short communication, I present new geographic range extensions for 16 leaf beetle species. All specimens examined are deposited in the Mexican collection “Colección Nacional de Insectos Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín”, National Museum of Natural History, Mexico City.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"72 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43401811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi van der Weele (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)","authors":"Congfen Zhang, Xiaonan Liu, Chao Liu, Xuegang Luo","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.267","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the fishfly species Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi van der Weele (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). The genome, which was 15,286 bp in length, included a standard set of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and a putative A+T-rich region. The gene arrangement is identical to that of most common Megaloptera mitochondrial genomes. We analyzed the preferred codon usage of the protein-coding genes and predicted the secondary structures of all the RNA transcripts. In addition, a phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the sequences of the 13 protein-coding genes, and the results supported the current view of a close relationship between Megaloptera and Neuroptera. Our analyses suggest that complete mitochondrial genome sequences are a promising method to fully resolve the phylogenetic relationships within Megaloptera.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"93 1","pages":"267 - 281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44267917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional Response of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Different Species of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)","authors":"Muhammad Farrukh Hamid, Y. Hameed, M. Sarmad, K. Abbas, Muhammad Shahzaib, M. Zakria, S. M. Zaka","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.313","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Stage-specific functional response of Coccinella septempunctata L. was evaluated under laboratory conditions to varying densities (10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150 and 200) of Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)., Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov. and Aphis nerii Fonscolombe. Logistic regression analysis of all life stages of C. septempunctata exhibited negative linear-coefficient (P1), confirming a curvilinear type II functional response against all the tested aphid species. The fourth instar of C. septempunctata, in comparison to other stages, exhibited the highest predation activity against D. noxia and A. nerii, with an attack rate (a) of 7.31 h-1, 5.79 h-1 and handling time (Th) of 0.0106 h, 0.0092 h, respectively. Under different densities of L. erysimi, adult females of C. septempunctata exhibited the highest predation activity with an a of 7.58 h-1, followed by the fourth instar with a of 7.31 h-1 and adult male 6.60 h-1 and Th of 0.0066 h, 0.0079 h and 0.0092 h, respectively. The attack rate and handling time estimated for different stages of C. septempunctata showed that the fourth instar of C. septempunctata had the highest attack rate, whereas handling time was variable. Adult females of C. septempunctata showed minimum handling time (0.00013 h) in most of the cases. Our results suggest that the fourth instar larvae and adult female of C. septempunctata are efficient predator for the biological control of L. erysimi, D. noxia and A. nerii. Further field-based studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"93 1","pages":"313 - 326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41699630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biology of the Cereal Ground Beetle Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Cereal Fields of Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey","authors":"M. Duman","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.282","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The cereal ground beetle,Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is one of the most important pests of wheat in the southeastern region of Turkey. The larval stage lives in the soil and may cause severe damage to wheat crops. Damage by this pest is favored by a wheat monoculture or the use of untreated seeds. High soil moisture and moderate temperatures are favorable conditions for the development and attack of Z. tenebrioides larvae. The southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey is a hub of cereal production and Z. tenebrioides can attack the seedling stage of cereals in this region, resulting in heavy economic losses. This study was carried out during the years 2015 and 2017 to determine the biology of Z. tenebrioides in the southeastern Anatolia region. Surveys could not be carried out in 2016 as the climatic conditions were not suitable. Adults of this pest were monitored and data on the biology, aestivation and hibernation periods of Z. tenebrioides were recorded. Results indicated that aestivation (the last week of October) and hibernation (at the end of November and most of December) times, and the duration of egg, larval, pupal and adult stages are closely associated with soil temperature and moisture, followed by temperature and humidity of food and air. It was further observed that pest populations increased when the temperature was low and humidity was high, especially in the years receiving high precipitation during early spring and late autumn.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"93 1","pages":"282 - 297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46225906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seed Production and Floral Visitors to Pityopsis ruthii (Asteraceae: Asterales), an Endangered Aster Native to the Southern Appalachians","authors":"P. A. Moore, W. Klingeman, P. Wadl, R. Trigiano, J. Skinner","doi":"10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-93.4.327","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Pityopsis ruthii (Small) Small (Asteraceae: Asterales) is a federally endangered aster that only grows along short stretches of the Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers in southeastern Tennessee, U.S.A. The species is self-incompatible and genetic drift and inbreeding depression have been reported. Multiple investigators have observed highly variable sexual reproductive capacity of P. ruthii. To better understand which insect species may be contributing roles as potential pollinators, floral visitation to P. ruthii was assessed at in situ and ex situ locations. Forty-seven insect species in 15 families and 3 orders were recovered across 2 years during more than 70 hours of observation and specimen collection. Megachile brevis Say (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera) carried the most pollen, yet just three specimens were collected, all from the ex situ location. In both years, Halictidae were common at the ex situ location and were infrequently collected at the in situ location. Apis mellifera L. (Apidae: Hymenoptera) and Bombus impatiens Cresson (Apidae: Hymenoptera) were commonly observed at in situ locations in both years, and in 2013 at the ex situ location. Toxomerus geminatus (Say) (Syrphidae: Diptera) was the most abundant floral visitor in both years but carried very little pollen. Floral visiting lepidopteran species carried no pollen. Greater numbers of P. ruthii inflorescences did not reliably influence Apoidea or Syrphidae floral visitor abundance in either the in situ or ex situ locations. Assessments of filled seeds revealed low germination rates. Hybridization between geographically disparate parent plants propagated from the distal ranges of Hiwassee River distribution yielded an average of 33 percent germination, validating evidence of inbreeding depression. Knowledge of P. ruthii floral visitors at in situ and ex situ locations can be employed to assist breeding efforts intended to increase genetic diversity through ongoing efforts in plant re-introduction and habitat management.","PeriodicalId":17396,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society","volume":"93 1","pages":"327 - 348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48311092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}