Influence of male age on producing rival calls in brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens Stál (Homoptera: Delphacidae)

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Agha Mushtaque, Muhamad Awang, Rita, Omar, Dzolkhifli, Majid, Dayang Laila, Gnanasegaram, Manjeri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AkiNik Publications 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54563/1/Influence%20of%20male%20age%20on%20producing%20rival%20calls%20in%20brown%20planthopper.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54563/; http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2016&vol=4&issue=3&part=C&ArticleId=972

Brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens is an imperative insect pest of rice crop throughout the Asia. Both BPH male and female rely on substrate borne vibrational signals prior to mate. Often such mating communication is affected by rivalry signals of other existed males of variable age and popu...