Feeding behavior, fecundity and weight of sorghum- and corn-reared greenbugs on corn
1990
McCauley, G.W. Jr | Margolies, D.C. | Reese, J.C.
Feeding behavior of biotype E greenbugs from populations maintained either on corn or sorghum was studied on four corn germplasm entries and two sorghums using a computerized electronic insect feeding monitor. Greenbug fecundity and weight were also measured. Both populations showed differences in time to committed phloem ingestion and time spent ingesting phloem among plant entries, but the two populations did not respond similarly to each entry. Corn-reared greenbugs fed more readily on resistant sorghum than did sorghum-reared greenbugs, whereas sorghum-reared greenbugs fed more readily on some corn. Feeding behavior was not correlated with fecundity. Corn-reared greenbugs were equally or more fecund than sorghum-reared greenbugs on all entries. Time to committed phloem ingestion was negatively correlated with adult weight in the corn-reared population. Offspring of corn-reared greenbugs attained equal or greater weight than those of sorghum-reared ones, even though corn-reared greenbugs weighed less on their colony host (OH45) than did sorghum-reared greenbugs on their colony host (NC + 630X). Weight and fecundity were positively correlated across both populations and all entries, but both greenbug populations were more fecund and weighed more on sorghum and Antigua corn than on the other corn entries. The results confirm that biotype E greenbugs can colonize and use corn as a host, although they are more fecund on sorghum. The results also suggest that corn-reared greenbugs are different from sorghum-reared greenbugs because of either genetic or physiological adaptation, with a corresponding change in fecundity and adult weight. The implications of these results for biotype development are discussed.
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