20.500.12556/RUL-130318 Oviposition by female Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) description and time budget analysis of behaviors in laboratory studies The oviposition behavior of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a major insect pest of durable stored foods, was studied in small experimental arenas under laboratory conditions using videography, and a time budget analysis of its behaviors was documented. Resting gravid females typically became active shortly after the start of the scotophase. The characteristic behaviors exhibited by mated females prior to oviposition included antennal movement, grooming of antennae and mouth parts using the forelegs, walking or flying, and abdomen bending and dragging. Pre-oviposition behaviors such as antennal grooming and walking or flying were observed to alternate several times before females commenced the abdominal dragging behavior that preceded egg laying. Eggs were laid singly or sometimes in groups, either freely or stuck to food material. Gravid females showed little or no movement during the photophase; however, they actively flew and oviposited during the scotophase. Females allocated only a small portion of their time to oviposition while the rest of the time was spent away from food. Females oviposited on food material by making repeated visits, predominantly during the first four hours of the scotophase. Visits and time spent on food declined as the scotophase advanced. Plodia interpunctella Indian meal moth oviposition behavior scotophase photophase stored products true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-09-13 15:33:40 2021-09-13 15:33:41 2022-09-09 04:15:52 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2016 0 0 16 str. iss. 1, art. 4 Vol. 7 2016 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 595.78 2075-4450 10.3390/insects7010004 3839823 RAZ_Sambaraju_Kishan_R._2016.pdf RAZ_Sambaraju_Kishan_R._2016.pdf 1 1341737A112A13CCE78DC6FD74B15D07 49e5bf7c4689972cb3b01c722f9988b55103671385cb4b1451b5e33d73ffaffd 402224dc-1497-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=147408 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/1/4 0 27081ac5-1497-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=147407 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0