Sublethal effects from endosulfan on parasitization by the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi and specificity of nervous pathways involved

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1411-1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean‐Marie Delpuech
Author(s):  
Sheng Sheng ◽  
Yan Song ◽  
Sheraz Ahmad ◽  
Jiao Wang ◽  
Ying Shao ◽  
...  

Abstract Parasitoid wasps are key agents for controlling insect pests in integrated pest management programs. Although many studies have revealed that the behavior of parasitic wasps can be influenced by insecticides, the strategies of patch time allocation and oviposition have received less attention. In the present study, we forced the endoparasitoid Meteorus pulchricornis to phoxim exposure at the LC30 and tested the foraging behavior within patches with different densities of the host, the larvae of the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura. The results showed that phoxim treatment can significantly increase the patch-leaving tendency of female wasps, while host density had no impact. The number of oviposition and the number of previous patch visits also significantly influenced the patch time allocation decisions. The occurrence of oviposition behavior was negatively affected by phoxim exposure; however, progeny production was similar among patches with different host densities. Phoxim exposure shaped the offspring fitness correlates, including longer durations from cocoon to adult wasps, smaller body size, and shorter longevity. The findings of the present study highlight the sublethal effects that reduce the patch residence time and the fitness of parasitoid offspring, suggesting that the application of phoxim in association with M. pulchricornis should be carefully schemed in agroecosystems.


2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Asadi ◽  
Hooshang Rafiee-Dastjerdi ◽  
Gadir Nouri-Ganbalani ◽  
Bahram Naseri ◽  
Mahdi Hassanpour

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Colinet ◽  
Aurore Dubuffet ◽  
Dominique Cazes ◽  
Sébastien Moreau ◽  
Jean-Michel Drezen ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. HITA ◽  
E. ESPAGNE ◽  
F. LEMEUNIER ◽  
L. PASCUAL ◽  
Y. CARTON ◽  
...  

Drosophila melanogaster resistance against the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi is under the control of a single gene (Rlb), with two alleles, the resistant one being dominant. Using strains bearing deletions, we previously demonstrated that the 55E2–E6; 55F3 region on chromosome 2R is involved in the resistance phenomenon. In this paper, we first restricted the Rlb containing region by mapping at the molecular level the breakpoints of the Df(2R)Pc66, Df(2R)P34 and Df(2R)Pc4 deficiencies, using both chromosomal in situ hybridization and Southern analyses. The resistance gene was localized in a 100 kb fragment, predicted to contain about 10 different genes. Male recombination genetic experiments were then performed, leading to identification of two possible candidates for the Rlb gene. Potential involvement of one of this genes, edl/mae, is discussed.


Heredity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Dubuffet ◽  
S Dupas ◽  
F Frey ◽  
J-M Drezen ◽  
M Poirié ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 471-481
Author(s):  
Maria Teresa Hita ◽  
Maryléne Poirié ◽  
Nathalie Leblanc ◽  
Francoise Lemeunier ◽  
Francoise Lutcher ◽  
...  

Drosophila melanogaster larvae usually react against eggs of the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi by surrounding them with a multicellular melanotic capsule. The genetic determinism of this response has been studied previously using susceptible (non-capsule-forming) and resistant (capsule-forming) strains. The results suggest that differences in their encapsulation response involve a single gene, resistance to Leptopilina boulardi(Rlb), with two alleles, the resistant one being dominant.Rlb confers specific protection against Leptopilina boulardi and is thus probably involved in parasitoid recognition. Recent studies have localized this gene on the right arm of the second chromosome and our aim was to precisely determine its genetic and molecular location. Using strains bearing deletions, we demonstrated that resistance to Leptopilina boulardi is conferred by the55C; 55F3 region and that the 55E2–E6; F3 region is particularly involved. A physical map of the 55C;56A region was then constructed, based on a set of overlapping cosmid and P1 phage clones. Using single and double digests, cross hybridization of restriction fragments, and location of genetically mapped genes and STSs, a complete, five-enzyme restriction map of this 830-kb region was obtained.


2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 2723-2731
Author(s):  
Marzieh Majidpour ◽  
Nariman Maroofpour ◽  
Mojtaba Ghane-Jahromi ◽  
Raul Narciso C Guedes

Abstract A combination of pesticides and biological control agents is frequently necessary to achieve successful pest management requiring the assessment of their compatibility for the intended purpose. Aphidius flaviventris Kurdjumov is one of the parasitoids of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover, whose susceptibility to pesticides was not yet investigated. Accordingly, we investigated the lethal and sublethal effects of the commonly utilized insecticide mixture thiacloprid + deltamethrin on the cotton aphid and its parasitoid wasp Aphidius flaviventris. The estimated LC50 for the aphid was 14.1 mg ai/l; the effects of sublethal exposure at LC10 (2.80 mg ai/l) and LC30 (7.28 mg ai/l) on the aphid life-table parameters led to significantly increase on the development time of third- and fourth-instar nymphs and preadult. Sublethal exposure to the insecticide mixture compromised aphid longevity, fecundity, and life-table parameters (r, R0, and T). Moreover, population growth and parasitism rate of the parasitoid were significantly compromised at both concentrations of the insecticide mixture under sublethal exposure. These results not only indicate the efficacy of thiacloprid + deltamethrin against the cotton aphid, but also raise concerns regarding its negative impacts on the parasitoid Aphidius flaviventris and caution against its use in pest management programs.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e76548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Biondi ◽  
Lucia Zappalà ◽  
John D. Stark ◽  
Nicolas Desneux

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