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Adult females of O. albomarginata chamela are the only herbivores at the study site that detach branches of S. purpurea and immediately oviposit in them [27], but after a certain period of time other species of stem-boring beetles (mainly non-girdling species) take advantage of the detached branches and oviposit in them as well.

In addition, the detached branches can be used to perform collaborative work with the parallel robot.

Detached branches represent habitats with high content of nitrogen and phosphorous, which eventually can be incorporated into the ecosystem, increasing nutrient cycling efficiency.

Second, adult females make incisions and gnaw egg niches along the detached branches for oviposition [27].

In total, 28,301 secondary colonizers emerged from 478 detached branches of S. purpurea in three consecutive years of study.

Our preliminary analysis indicated that 30 45 days (during that period of the year) is when most insect borers colonize S. purpurea detached branches.

O. albomarginata chamela actively manipulates its host plant by: (i) girdling and detaching branches, and (ii) gnawing eggs niches and incisions into the bark or stems [27].

First, we compared the diameter (at the point of branch cutting) of detached branches to determine differences in sizes between treatments, through one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) using PROC ANOVA [40].

Here we present the results of a field experiment designed to evaluate the effect of ecosystem engineering by the stem-boring beetle, Oncideres albomarginata chamela (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), on the arthropod community associated with detached branches of Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae).

The reproductive period of this species is from October to February; eggs hatch and larvae develop inside detached branches until the adults emerge in low densities 6 8 months later.

In two previous aviary experiments using undamaged detached branches we showed that birds were attracted either by olfactory or visual reflectance cues from the host plants, or a combination of these.