scholarly journals Cross-Resistance and Stability of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1C in Diamondback Moth

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 3216-3219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Biao Liu ◽  
Bruce E. Tabashnik ◽  
Susan K. Meyer ◽  
Neil Crickmore
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Resistant Strain ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Field Population ◽  
Cross Resistance ◽  
Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin ◽  
Stability Of Resistance ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Reported Data

ABSTRACT We tested toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis against larvae from susceptible, Cry1C-resistant, and Cry1A-resistant strains of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). The Cry1C-resistant strain, which was derived from a field population that had evolved resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp.kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp.aizawai, was selected repeatedly with Cry1C in the laboratory. The Cry1C-resistant strain had strong cross-resistance to Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F, low to moderate cross-resistance to Cry1Aa and Cry9Ca, and no cross-resistance to Cry1Bb, Cry1Ja, and Cry2A. Resistance to Cry1C declined when selection was relaxed. Together with previously reported data, the new data on the cross-resistance of a Cry1C-resistant strain reported here suggest that resistance to Cry1A and Cry1C toxins confers little or no cross-resistance to Cry1Bb, Cry2Aa, or Cry9Ca. Therefore, these toxins might be useful in rotations or combinations with Cry1A and Cry1C toxins. Cry9Ca was much more potent than Cry1Bb or Cry2Aa and thus might be especially useful against diamondback moth.

scholarly journals Insecticidal Effects of Organotin(IV) Compounds on Plutella Xylostella (L.) Larvae. II. Inhibitory Potencies Against Acetylcholinesterase and Evidence for Synergism in Tests With Bacillus Thuringiensis(BER.) and Malathion

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazni W. Ahmad ◽  
Tay Siew Huang ◽  
S. Balabaskaran ◽  
K. M. Lo ◽  
V. G. Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Resistant Strain ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Ache Inhibition ◽  
Microbial Insecticide ◽  
In Vitro Inhibition ◽  
Sublethal Concentrations

Features of pesticide synergism and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition (in vitro) were studied using a selected range of organotin compounds against the early 4th instar larvae of a highly resistant strain of the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, a major universal pest of cruciferous vegetables.Fourteen triorganotin compounds were evaluated for their ability to enhance the toxicity of the microbial insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) and of the commercial insecticide, Malathion to Plutella xylostella larvae. Supplemental synergism was observed with triphenyl- and tricyclopentyltin hydroxides in combinations with Bacillus thuringiensis. Increased synergism was observed with an increase in the number of cyclopentyl groups on tin in the mixed series, CypnPh3-n SnX, where X = OH, and 1-(1,2,4-triazolyl). The combination of (p-chlorophenyl)diphenyltin N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate at LD10 and LD25 concentrations with sublethal concentrations of Malathion as well as of tricyclohexyltin methanesulphonate at the 0.01% (w/v) concentration with Malathion exerted strong synergistic effects (supplemental synergism) with toxicity index (T.I) values of 7.2, 19.8 and 10.1, respectively.Studies on the in vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase prepared from the DBM larvae showed that while most of the triorganotin Compounds tested were without effect on the enzyme, compounds containing the thiocarbamylacetate or the dithiocarbamylacetate moieties demonstrated appreciable levels of inhibition, being comparable in efficacy to commercial grades of Malathion and Methomyl.

Integrative Model for Binding of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins in Susceptible and Resistant Larvae of the Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1413-1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Ballester ◽  
Francisco Granero ◽  
Bruce E. Tabashnik ◽  
Thomas Malvar ◽  
Juan Ferré
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Competitive Binding ◽  
Single Mutation ◽  
Crystal Proteins ◽  
Mechanism Of Resistance ◽  
Resistant Strains

ABSTRACT Insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in sprays and transgenic crops are extremely useful for environmentally sound pest management, but their long-term efficacy is threatened by evolution of resistance by target pests. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is the first insect to evolve resistance to B. thuringiensis in open-field populations. The only known mechanism of resistance to B. thuringiensis in the diamondback moth is reduced binding of toxin to midgut binding sites. In the present work we analyzed competitive binding of B. thuringiensis toxins Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F to brush border membrane vesicles from larval midguts in a susceptible strain and in resistant strains from the Philippines, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. Based on the results, we propose a model for binding of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins in susceptible larvae with two binding sites for Cry1Aa, one of which is shared with Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F. Our results show that the common binding site is altered in each of the three resistant strains. In the strain from the Philippines, the alteration reduced binding of Cry1Ab but did not affect binding of the other crystal proteins. In the resistant strains from Hawaii and Pennsylvania, the alteration affected binding of Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F. Previously reported evidence that a single mutation can confer resistance to Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F corresponds to expectations based on the binding model. However, the following two other observations do not: the mutation in the Philippines strain affected binding of only Cry1Ab, and one mutation was sufficient for resistance to Cry1Aa. The imperfect correspondence between the model and observations suggests that reduced binding is not the only mechanism of resistance in the diamondback moth and that some, but not all, patterns of resistance and cross-resistance can be predicted correctly from the results of competitive binding analyses of susceptible strains.

scholarly journals Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of Field-Evolved Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 7010-7017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali H. Sayyed ◽  
Ben Raymond ◽  
M. Sales Ibiza-Palacios ◽  
Baltasar Escriche ◽  
Denis J. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Field Population ◽  
Laboratory Population ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Slow Increase ◽  
Evolution Of Resistance

ABSTRACT The long-term usefulness of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins, either in sprays or in transgenic crops, may be compromised by the evolution of resistance in target insects. Managing the evolution of resistance to B. thuringiensis toxins requires extensive knowledge about the mechanisms, genetics, and ecology of resistance genes. To date, laboratory-selected populations have provided information on the diverse genetics and mechanisms of resistance to B. thuringiensis, highly resistant field populations being rare. However, the selection pressures on field and laboratory populations are very different and may produce resistance genes with distinct characteristics. In order to better understand the genetics, biochemical mechanisms, and ecology of field-evolved resistance, a diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) field population (Karak) which had been exposed to intensive spraying with B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki was collected from Malaysia. We detected a very high level of resistance to Cry1Ac; high levels of resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, and Cry1Fa; and a moderate level of resistance to Cry1Ca. The toxicity of Cry1Ja to the Karak population was not significantly different from that to a standard laboratory population (LAB-UK). Notable features of the Karak population were that field-selected resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki did not decline at all in unselected populations over 11 generations in laboratory microcosm experiments and that resistance to Cry1Ac declined only threefold over the same period. This finding may be due to a lack of fitness costs expressed by resistance strains, since such costs can be environmentally dependent and may not occur under ordinary laboratory culture conditions. Alternatively, resistance in the Karak population may have been near fixation, leading to a very slow increase in heterozygosity. Reciprocal genetic crosses between Karak and LAB-UK populations indicated that resistance was autosomal and recessive. At the highest dose of Cry1Ac tested, resistance was completely recessive, while at the lowest dose, it was incompletely dominant. A direct test of monogenic inheritance based on a backcross of F1 progeny with the Karak population suggested that resistance to Cry1Ac was controlled by a single locus. Binding studies with 125I-labeled Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac revealed greatly reduced binding to brush border membrane vesicles prepared from this field population.

scholarly journals Cyt1Aa from Bacillus thuringiensissubsp. israelensis Is Toxic to the Diamondback Moth,Plutella xylostella, and Synergizes the Activity of Cry1Ac towards a Resistant Strain

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 5859-5861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali H. Sayyed ◽  
Neil Crickmore ◽  
Denis J. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Resistant Strain ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Laboratory Population

ABSTRACT The Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis cytolytic protein Cyt1Aa was found to be toxic to an insecticide-susceptible laboratory population ofPlutella xylostella. Cry1Ac-resistant populations ofP. xylostella showed various degrees of resistance to Cyt1Aa. Cyt1Aa/Cry1Ac mixtures showed a marked level of synergism in the Cry1Ac-resistant populations.

scholarly journals Variation in Susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins among Unselected Strains ofPlutella xylostella

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 4610-4613 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. González-Cabrera ◽  
S. Herrero ◽  
A. H. Sayyed ◽  
B. Escriche ◽  
Y. B. Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Plutella Xylostella ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Diamondback Moth ◽  
Genetic Differences ◽  
Laboratory Populations ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Analysis Of Variation ◽  
Relative Potencies

ABSTRACT So far, the only insect that has evolved resistance in the field toBacillus thuringiensis toxins is the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Documentation and analysis of resistant strains rely on comparisons with laboratory strains that have not been exposed to B. thuringiensis toxins. Previously published reports show considerable variation among laboratories in responses of unselected laboratory strains to B. thuringiensis toxins. Because different laboratories have used different unselected strains, such variation could be caused by differences in bioassay methods among laboratories, genetic differences among unselected strains, or both. Here we tested three unselected strains against five B. thuringiensis toxins (Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ca, and Cry1Da) using two bioassay methods. Tests of the LAB-V strain from The Netherlands in different laboratories using different bioassay methods yielded only minor differences in results. In contrast, side-by-side comparisons revealed major genetic differences in susceptibility between strains. Compared with the LAB-V strain, the ROTH strain from England was 17- to 170-fold more susceptible to Cry1Aa and Cry1Ac, respectively, whereas the LAB-PS strain from Hawaii was 8-fold more susceptible to Cry1Ab and 13-fold more susceptible to Cry1Da and did not differ significantly from the LAB-V strain in response to Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, or Cry1Ca. The relative potencies of toxins were similar among LAB-V, ROTH, and LAB-PS, with Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac being most toxic and Cry1Da being least toxic. Therefore, before choosing a standard reference strain upon which to base comparisons, it is highly advisable to perform an analysis of variation in susceptibility among field and laboratory populations.

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