Vertical transmission of symbiont is known as the most effective way to deliver their offspring. However, it has beenreported that the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris, acquires its gut symbiont, Burkholderia sp., from its environment (e.g.soil) during the 2nd instar nymphal stage. Nevertheless, it is not unknown how they locate their symbiont. For this reason,dual-choice experiments were conducted in both solitary (a nymph) and group conditions (100 nymphs) to investigatewhether or not R. pedestris has preference on Burkholderia sp. treated or untreated solution in laboratory conditions. Inthese experiments, there was no significant difference in the preference between the two treatments. We are testing inthe Y-tube olfactometer system to evaluate the response of R. pedestris on possible chemical cues from Burkholderia sp..

• Soowan Kim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Minhyung Jung(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Jung-Wook Kho(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Aram Sim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Hong Geun Kim(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)
• Doo-Hyung Lee(Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University)