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ArticleScientific reports2022

Drosophila suzukii preferentially lays eggs on spherical surfaces with a smaller radius.

Junichi Akutsu, Takashi Matsuo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Junichi AkutsuLaboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi MatsuoLaboratory of Applied Entomology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. matsuo@utlae.org.ORCID 0000-0002-4185-6740

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drosophila suzukii is an agricultural pest that predominantly harms small fruits, having a serrated ovipositor that is able to pierce the skin of ripening fruits. Its oviposition preference has been studied from various aspects including chemical and physical properties of oviposition substrates. However, its preference for certain shapes or sizes of substrates has not been explored. In this study, we tested the oviposition preference of D. suzukii for artificial oviposition substrates with different surface curvatures using 27 strains recently established from wild populations collected in Japan. We found that D. suzukii laid more eggs on a surface with smaller radii (4.8 and 5.7 mm) compared with larger radii (7.7 and 9.6 mm). We also found that the most preferred radius differed among strains. Notably, the preference was independent of the volume of substrates, suggesting that D. suzukii uses the surface curvature as a cue for its oviposition site selection. These results provide an additional explanation for why D. suzukii preferentially uses small fruits as its oviposition sites.

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DrosophilaRadiusAnimalsFemaleFruitOvipositionReproduction

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PMID36138089
PMCPMC9500074

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