02039naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400520006010000200011224501080013226000090024052012270024965000200147665000120149665000100150865300340151865300150155265300140156765300250158170000230160670000210162970000250165070000170167570000160169277300530170821691762024-11-14       2024    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-024-01174-12DOI1 aSCHEUNEMANN, T.  aMating behavior and oviposition of Palpita forficifera (LepidopterabCrambidae).h[electronic resource]  c2024  aAbstract: Palpita forfcifera Munroe, 1959 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is considered the main pest of the olive tree (Olea europaea L., Oleaceae) in Brazil and Uruguay. The aim of this work was to study the mating and oviposition behavior of P. forfcifera in the feld and laboratory. In the feld, the sex emitting the mating pheromone was determined and in the laboratory, the rate of emergence of males and females; the age, time and duration of mating; number of copulations and oviposition time of P. forfcifera were recorded. The feld results showed that it was possible to capture up to fve males per trap in just one night in traps with the presence of female P. forfcifera. Copulation occurs between the seventh and twenty-third day of life and is most frequent during the third and sixth hours of scotophase. The average duration of the frst copulation was 174 min, with 35% of couples recopulating, and there were cases of up to fve copulations. Oviposition times were concentrated between 20:00 and 02:00. The results obtained provide insight into the reproductive behavior of P. forfcifera and are useful for future studies aimed at identifying the sex pheromone to improve monitoring of the pest in olive orchards.  aSexual behavior  aLagarta  aPraga  aCaterpillar of the olive tree  aOlive pest  aOliveiras  aReproductive biology1 aMANICA‑BERTO, R.1 aNÖRNBERG, S. D.1 aGONÇALVES, R. da S.1 aBERNARDI, D.1 aNAVA, D. E.  tNeotropical Entomologygv. 53, p. 738-745, 2024.