Comparison of the ability to catabolize DIMBOA, a maize antibiotic, between Ostrinia furnacalis and Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), with reference to their hybrids

To understand mitogenome characteristics and reveal phylogenetic relationships of the genus Ostrinia, including several notorious pests of great importance for crops, we sequenced the complete mitogenomes of four species: Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796), Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker, 1859) and Ostrinia zealis (Guenée, 1854). Results indicate that the four mitogenomes—O. furnacalis, O. nubilalis, O. scapulalis, and O. zealis—are 15,245, 15,248, 15,311, and 15,208 bp in size, respectively. All four mitogenomes are comprised of 37 encoded genes and a control region. All 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) initiate with ATN and terminate with TAN, with the exception of cox1 that starts with CGA, and cox1, cox2, and nad5 that terminate with an incomplete codon T. All transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) present the typical clover-leaf secondary structure except for the trnS1 (AGN) gene. There are some conserved structural elements in the control region. Our analyses indicate that nad6 and atp6 exhibit higher evolution rates compared to other PCGs. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitogenomes using both maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods revealed the relationship (O. palustralis + (O. penitalis + (O. zealis + (O. furnacalis + (O. nubilalis + O. scapulalis))))) within Ostrinia.

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Susceptibility of three species of the genus Ostrinia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Nosema pyrausta (Microsporidia: Nosematida)

BIO Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/bioconf/20202100040 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 00040

Author(s):

Inna Grushevaya ◽

Anastasia Ignatieva ◽

Yuri Tokarev

Keyword(s):

European Corn Borer ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽

Mortality Factors ◽

Corn Borer ◽

Obligate Intracellular ◽

Intracellular Parasites ◽

Asian Corn Borer ◽

Ostrinia Scapulalis ◽

Lethal Time

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that affect the population density of many insect pests. In particular, infection with Nosema pyrausta is one of the major mortality factors for the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis, the Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis and the adzuki bean borer Ostrinia scapulalis. The purpose of the work is to compare the susceptibility to N. pyrausta and pathogenesis of three species of moths of the genus Ostrinia. Studies conducted over 2 years have shown that in all three species of host insects under laboratory conditions, both during oral infection and transovarian transmission of infection (in the daughter generations of experimentally infected insects), only diplokaryotic spores formed corresponding to the main morphotype of the genus Nosema. Mean lethal time increased with instar of larvae used for infection but didn’t differ between the three species. The rates of transovarial transmission of N. pyrausta were also similar. Thus, all the insect species examined may equally participate in the parasite persistence in nature and serve as model laboratory hosts for parasitological research and mass propagation of the microsporidium.

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Two kinds of sex ratio distorters in a moth, Ostrinia scapulalis

Genome ◽

10.1139/g03-083 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 974-982 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Daisuke Kageyama ◽

Gen Nishimura ◽

Sugihiko Hoshizaki ◽

Yukio Ishikawa

Keyword(s):

Sex Ratio ◽

Common Ancestor ◽

Maternal Inheritance ◽

Wolbachia Infection ◽

Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽

Larval Stages ◽

Ostrinia Scapulalis ◽

Ftsz Gene ◽

Biased Sex Ratio ◽

Characteristic Product

We surveyed female-biased sex ratio traits (SR traits) in a moth, Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from six geographic locations in Japan. A small proportion (8.3%) of females showed the SR trait. About half of them were associated with a Wolbachia infection (SRw+), whereas the remaining ones were not (SRw). No significant differences in frequencies were detected among locations and years for either SRw+ or SRw females. In SRw+ matrilines, the SR trait was inherited. Curing the Wolbachia infection by tetracycline at the larval stages resulted in all-male broods in the next generation. These characteristics were identical to the Wolbachia-induced SR trait observed previously in the related species Ostrinia furnacalis. The Wolbachia strain in O. scapulalis was indistinguishable from that in O. furnacalis in terms of the wsp and ftsZ gene sequences, suggesting either that infection originated from a common ancestor of the two hosts or that Wolbachia was transmitted horizontally between the host species. In SRw matrilines, on the other hand, the SR trait was not due to bacterial infection but some other maternally inherited element, since antibiotic treatment had no effect and bacterial PCR did not give the characteristic product. In these matrilines, the SR trait occasionally failed to show, suggesting the presence of nuclear factor(s) suppressing the SR trait.Key words: Ostrinia scapulalis, Lepidoptera, maternal inheritance, sex ratio, Wolbachia.

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Field, laboratory, and screenhouse efficacy evaluation of Bt corn for resistance to the Asian corn borer,Ostrinia furnacalis(Guenee), in the Philippines

10.1603/ice.2016.91754 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Merdelyn Caasi-Lit

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Bt Corn ◽

Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽

Efficacy Evaluation ◽

Corn Borer ◽

Field Laboratory ◽

Asian Corn Borer

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Identification and Characterization of C-type Lectins in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Journal of Insect Science ◽

10.1093/jisesa/iey011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Dongxu Shen ◽

Lei Wang ◽

Jiayue Ji ◽

Qizhi Liu ◽

Chunju An

Keyword(s):

Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽

Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽

Identification And Characterization

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Effects of water deficiency on preference and performance of an insect herbivore Ostrinia furnacalis

Bulletin of Entomological Research ◽

10.1017/s0007485321000407 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

M.Y. Duan ◽

H. Zhu ◽

H. Wang ◽

S.Y. Guo ◽

H. Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Driving Forces ◽

Oviposition Preference ◽

Precipitation Pattern ◽

Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽

Oviposition Choice ◽

Offspring Performance ◽

Corn Borer ◽

Limited Mobility ◽

Offspring Fitness ◽

And Performance

Abstract With further climate change still expected, it is predicted to increase the frequency with plants will be water stressed, which subsequently influences phytophagous insects, particularly Lepidoptera with limited mobility of larvae. Previous studies have indicated that oviposition preference and offspring performance of Lepidoptera insects are sensitive to drought separately. However, the integration of their two properties is not always seen. Here, we evaluated changes in oviposition selection and offspring fitness of a Lepidoptera insect under three water-stressed treatments using a model agroecosystem consisting of maize Zea mays, and Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis. Results found that female O. furnacalis preferred to laying their eggs on well-watered maize, and then their offspring tended to survive better, attained bigger larvae mass, and developed more pupae and adults on the preferred maize. Oviposition selection of O. furnacalis positively correlated with height and leaf traits of maize, and offspring fitness positively related with water content and phytochemical traits of hosts. Overall, these results suggest that oviposition choice performed by O. furnacalis reflects the maximization of offspring fitness, supporting preference–performance hypothesis. This finding further highlights that the importance of simultaneous evaluation of performance and performance for water driving forces should be involved, in order to accurately predict population size of O. furnacalis under altered precipitation pattern.

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