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A Protective Mechanism in the Host Plant, Aucuba, against Oviposition by the Fruit Gall Midge, Asphondylia aucubae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

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The effect of mechanical traits of the dioecious evergreen shrub Aucuba japonica (Aucubaceae) on the efficiency of oviposition behavior of the monophagous fruit gall midge Asphondylia aucubae was examined in Japan. The hard endocarp of A. japonica provided effective mechanical protection of the young developing fruits from the gall midge, which deposits eggs by inserting its ovipositor into the fruit. The protection by the endocarp was retained only while the fruit was susceptible to gall induction by the gall midge, apparently alleviating constriction of fruit growth by the hard endocarp. The results showed that A. aucubae and A. japonica interact with each other intensely, even before gall induction.

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  1. Laboratory of Insect Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

    Kensuke Imai

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  1. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan

    Kenichi Ozaki Ph.D.

  2. Kyushu University Museum, 1-5-12 Matsuzaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 813-0035, Japan

    Junichi Yukawa D.Agr. (Former Director) (Former Director)

  3. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, 2 Hirano, Otsu, 520-2113, Japan

    Takayuki Ohgushi Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  4. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011-5640, USA

    Peter W. Price Ph.D. (Regents’ Professor Emeritus) (Regents’ Professor Emeritus)

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Imai, K. (2006). A Protective Mechanism in the Host Plant, Aucuba, against Oviposition by the Fruit Gall Midge, Asphondylia aucubae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). In: Ozaki, K., Yukawa, J., Ohgushi, T., Price, P.W. (eds) Galling Arthropods and Their Associates. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-32185-3_14

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