Use of radio telemetry for studying flight movements of Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Liegeois Maud, Tixier Philippe, Beaudoin-Ollivier Laurence. 2016. Use of radio telemetry for studying flight movements of Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 29 (2) : 199-213.

Quartile : Q3, Sujet : ENTOMOLOGY

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Résumé : The moth Paysandisia archon is an invasive species that infests palm trees in the Mediterranean Basin. The immature stages occur exclusively inside the palm crown, whereas adults fly to mate and locate a new host plant. Here, we describe the use of small radio transmitters (0.27 g) for tracing the movements of P. archon adults. We report the first successful use of radio telemetry to track flight distances and space use of a flying moth. Our study was carried out using 11 tagged moths released on the Maguelone Peninsula in southern France. Although the males were successfully tracked within a restricted area, estimated at 4 ha, most of the tagged females immediately flew distances over 500 m, disappearing beyond the maximum detection range of the 30 ha study area. Flights for mating, resting and, likely, oviposition covered distances of 11.6 m to 224 m in males and 16.8 m to >500 m in females. We found evidence that both sexes are active during the warmer temperatures of the day. In contrast, the moths were inactive when the relative humidity was high. Moreover, the P. archon moths do not seem to reside on the host palm trees. Our data show a high mobility of females, which may be responsible for the spread of the first recorded Castniidae in France by laying eggs far from the palm trees where they emerged.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : ravageur des plantes, Lepidoptera, Arecaceae, identification, distribution géographique, larve, ponte, comportement reproductif, télémétrie, radiomètre avancé a très haute résolution, zone méditerranéenne, Phoenix

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : France

Mots-clés complémentaires : Paysandisia archon

Mots-clés libres : Radio telemetry, Paysandisia archon, Lepidoptera, Flight activity, Dispersal distance, Behavior

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2014-2018) - Santé des animaux et des plantes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Liegeois Maud
• Tixier Philippe, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Systèmes de culture bananes et ananas (CRI) ORCID: 0000-0001-5147-9777
• Beaudoin-Ollivier Laurence, CIRAD-BIOS-UPR Bioagresseurs (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-4838-8318

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/580495/)

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