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The mating behavior of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), was observed under laboratory conditions. Pairs of adult virgin male and female beetles were placed in the wells of a polystyrene microtiter plate, one pair per well. The mating activity of each pair was recorded for 24 h. The mating behavior of the coffee berry borer was similar to that of other Scolytinae and was clearly divided into precopulatory, copulatory and postcopulatory phases. The beetles started to mate within a few hours of emergence. Repeated mating occurred during the 24-hour period and increased in frequency with age. However, we cannot address multiple matings in H. hampei, since we did not simulate the female-biased sex ratio of this species and the experimental design did not allow females to avoid additional mating attempts by males. In addition, further studies are necessary that focus on the effectiveness of sperm transmission and direct and indirect effects of multiple matings on the H. hampei females and their offspring.
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We thank Dr. José Roberto Postali Parra, Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia (ESALQ/USP), for providing us with the facilities for H. hampei rearing; Leonardo Santa Rosa Pierre, Diogo Carneiro de Melo and Thiago Mastrangelo for help collecting the biological materials; Patrícia Milano for the design of the illustrations; and Dr. Eric Wajnberg (I.N.R.A.) for statistical advice. We are also grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions. This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and INCT Semioquímicos na Agricultura (FAPESP/CNPq).
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Silva, W.D., Mascarin, G.M., Romagnoli, E.M. et al. Mating Behavior of the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). J Insect Behav 25, 408–417 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-011-9314-4
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