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ArticleScientific reports2025

Double stochastic resonance in stink bug sexual communication.

Luciano Curcio, Stefano Spezia, Davide Valenti, Sergei Mosunov, Giovanni Denaro, Ezio Peri, Stefano Colazza, Giovanni Marsella, Bernardo Spagnolo

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Luciano CurcioDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 22, I-90123, Palermo, Italy.
Stefano SpeziaDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica "E. Segrè", Group of Interdisciplinary Theoretical Physics, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 18, I-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Davide ValentiDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica "E. Segrè", Group of Interdisciplinary Theoretical Physics, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 18, I-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Sergei MosunovEngineering Center of Lobachevsky University, Hochschule Lobachevsky University, 603950, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.
Giovanni DenaroDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 22, I-90123, Palermo, Italy.
Ezio PeriDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 5, I-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Stefano ColazzaDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed. 5, I-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni MarsellaDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica "E. Segrè", Group of Interdisciplinary Theoretical Physics, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 18, I-90128, Palermo, Italy.
Bernardo SpagnoloDipartimento di Fisica e Chimica "E. Segrè", Group of Interdisciplinary Theoretical Physics, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 18, I-90128, Palermo, Italy. bernardo.spagnolo@unipa.it.

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Abstract

Stochastic resonance (SR) is a phenomenon where noise enhances the detection of weak signals in nonlinear systems. In this study, we investigate the role of environmental noise in facilitating acoustic communication during mating in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.), a globally distributed and highly polyphagous pest species. Using behavioral experiments and the source-direction movement (SDM) ratio as a metric, we demonstrate that environmental noise can significantly improve signal recognition between individuals of opposite sex. Notably, the SDM ratio exhibits a nonmonotonic response with two distinct peaks, indicating the presence of a double behavioral stochastic resonance -a phenomenon previously predicted theoretically but not observed in biological systems. The noise intensity levels used in laboratory experiments closely match those recorded in natural habitats, reinforcing the ecological relevance of our findings. These results suggest that environmental noise may play a constructive role in enhancing mating communication in N. viridula, offering new insights into pest control strategies based on acoustic signaling.

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Animal CommunicationHeteropteraSexual Behavior, AnimalAcousticsAnimalsFemaleMaleNoiseStochastic ProcessesAcoustic communicationAperiodic stochastic resonanceDouble behavioral stochastic resonanceEnvironmental noiseStink bug

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PMCPMC12770444

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