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Effects of water deficiency on preference and performance of an insect herbivore Ostrinia furnacalis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2021

M.Y. Duan ,
H. Zhu Open the ORCID record for H. Zhu [Opens in a new window] ,
H. Wang ,
S.Y. Guo ,
H. Li ,
L.L. Jiang ,
X.T. Li ,
G. Xie  and
B.Z. Ren
M.Y. Duan
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
H. Zhu*
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
H. Wang
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
S.Y. Guo
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
H. Li
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
L.L. Jiang
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
X.T. Li
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
G. Xie
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
B.Z. Ren*
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
*
Author for correspondence: H. Zhu, Email: zhuh824@nenu.edu.cn, B.Z. Ren, Email: bzren@nenu.edu.cn
Author for correspondence: H. Zhu, Email: zhuh824@nenu.edu.cn, B.Z. Ren, Email: bzren@nenu.edu.cn
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Abstract

With further climate change still expected, it is predicted to increase the frequency with plants will be water stressed, which subsequently influences phytophagous insects, particularly Lepidoptera with limited mobility of larvae. Previous studies have indicated that oviposition preference and offspring performance of Lepidoptera insects are sensitive to drought separately. However, the integration of their two properties is not always seen. Here, we evaluated changes in oviposition selection and offspring fitness of a Lepidoptera insect under three water-stressed treatments using a model agroecosystem consisting of maize Zea mays, and Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis. Results found that female O. furnacalis preferred to laying their eggs on well-watered maize, and then their offspring tended to survive better, attained bigger larvae mass, and developed more pupae and adults on the preferred maize. Oviposition selection of O. furnacalis positively correlated with height and leaf traits of maize, and offspring fitness positively related with water content and phytochemical traits of hosts. Overall, these results suggest that oviposition choice performed by O. furnacalis reflects the maximization of offspring fitness, supporting preference–performance hypothesis. This finding further highlights that the importance of simultaneous evaluation of performance and performance for water driving forces should be involved, in order to accurately predict population size of O. furnacalis under altered precipitation pattern.

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Lepidoptera insectoffspring fitnessoviposition selectionpreference–performance hypothesiswater stress
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , October 2021 , pp. 595 - 604
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