DC-electrical penetration graph waveforms for Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and the effects of entomopathogenic fungi on its probing behavior
Nathalie Maluta, Thiago Castro, João Roberto Spotti Lopes · 2023
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Description
Maluta, Castro, and Spotti Lopes recorded how a maize pest feeds, in a study published in 2023, and how killer fungi change that feeding. The corn leafhopper spreads viruses and bacteria as it probes plants with its needle mouthparts. What it does inside the leaf decides how much pathogen passes. The team wired insects to an electrical graph system that turns each probing act into a waveform. They matched their waveform library to earlier studies on other systems.
They then exposed insects to fungi that infect and kill leafhoppers. Feeding shifts under infection matter: a pest that probes less spreads less disease. The waveform atlas lets future studies read behavior quickly. The work supports fungus-based pest control for a worsening maize threat. It also sharpens the basic science of how this insect eats.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nathalie Maluta, Thiago Castro, João Roberto Spotti Lopes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |