Wan-Qian Jiang, Jian-Yu Meng, Gui-Mei Liu, Chang-Yu Zhang, Peng Han
{"title":"The expression and function of opsin genes related to the phototactic behavior of Tuta absoluta","authors":"Wan-Qian Jiang, Jian-Yu Meng, Gui-Mei Liu, Chang-Yu Zhang, Peng Han","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2466","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140667156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Komla Exonam Amegan, Yasmine Fourati, Sylvia Del-valle, Sylvia Salgon, Paola Ferrante, Christophe Robin, A. Lavoir, Bernard Caromel, Romain Larbat, Alan Kergunteuil
{"title":"Joint effects of inter-specific and intra-specific diversity of tomato volatile profiles on antixenosis against Tuta absoluta","authors":"Komla Exonam Amegan, Yasmine Fourati, Sylvia Del-valle, Sylvia Salgon, Paola Ferrante, Christophe Robin, A. Lavoir, Bernard Caromel, Romain Larbat, Alan Kergunteuil","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140666491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yun Yang, Yan Wang, Guangzu Du, Wenqian Wang, Ganlin Sun, Bin Chen, Limin Zhang
{"title":"Bottom-up effects of various potato cultivars on the performance of Tuta absolut","authors":"Yun Yang, Yan Wang, Guangzu Du, Wenqian Wang, Ganlin Sun, Bin Chen, Limin Zhang","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2291","url":null,"abstract":"The South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a worldwide devastating insect pest of tomato. The pest has also been found to be damaging potato, but little is known about the performance on potato. To evaluate the adaptability of T. absoluta on potato and screen the resistant cultivars, the performance of T. absoluta was determined on four widely-grown potato cultivars (Qingshu No. 9 [QN9], Lishu No. 6 [LN6], Hezuo No. 88 [HN88] and Mila [MI]) in China using the age-stage two-sex life table, compared with tomato cultivar (Shouhe) as a control. The activity of several enzymes in the larvae were also determined. We found that T. absoluta could complete life cycles on the leaves and tubers of four potato cultivars, but was less harmful to tubers. The intrinsic rate of increase was the least on leaves of HN88, higher on leaves of QN9, LN6 and MI, and highest on tomato leaves. The lowest and highest fecundity of T. absoluta was recorded on the cultivar HN88 tubers and MI leaves, respectively. Moreover, the lowest pupal weight of T. absoluta was observed on the cultivar of QN9 leaves. The enzyme activities of the larvae feeding on difference cultivars did not show a clear pattern. In conclusion, T. absoluta showed high damage potential to potato, with the highest and lowest fitness to the potato cultivar MI and HN88, respectively. Considering bottom-up effects as a key driver in integrated pest management (IPM), the cultivars HN88 and QN9 could be preferably used in the IPM.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repellent and insecticidal effects of Rosmarinus officinalis and its volatiles on Tuta absoluta","authors":"Zhong-Xiang Sun, Rui-Xin Ma, Jia Hu, Ya-Ping Chen, Chen Peng, Dong-Gui Li, Jun-Tao Zhang, Min-Li Shen, Fu-Rong Gui","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2454","url":null,"abstract":"Tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) is a notoriously invasive pest that has spread from South America to over 110 countries worldwide and poses a significant threat to the global tomato industry. Adverse effects associated with the overuse of chemical insecticides have prompted researchers to seek ecologically-based management options, such as using secondary plants. However, research on the repellent plants of T. absoluta is missing. In this study, we assessed the potential of nine commonly reported repellent plants. Rosmarinus officinalis was found to exhibit a significant repellent effect against T. absoluta. We quantified the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in R. officinalis, and further determined the repellent effects of the specific VOCs. The plant R. officinalis and the VOC eucalyptol delayed the developmental period of T. absoluta and decreased the egg-hatching rate. By running cage and greenhouse experiments, we confirmed that R. officinalis and eucalyptol reduced the damage caused by T. absoluta via antixenosis (i.e. reduced number of eggs laid). Our results showed the important function of R. officinalis and its VOCs in controlling T. absoluta, guiding the use of repellent plants as a key component of Integrated Pest Management packages.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the suitability of three native Trichogramma species for biological control of Tuta absoluta in China","authors":"Zheng-Xiong Jiang, Shun-Wen Zhou, Ying Sun, Kun Zou, Tian-Ai Li, Jin-Long Zhang, Guo-Hua Chen, Xiao-Ming Zhang","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2302","url":null,"abstract":"Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive alien species that causes major losses in the Chinese tomato industry. Historically, insecticides have been used extensively to control T. absoluta, but resistant populations have been frequently detected. Biological control represents a sustainable and effective method with which to prevent and control T. absoluta. Egg parasitoids from the family of Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera) have been identified as potential biological option for controlling of T. absoluta. In the present study, we aimed to identify local dominant Trichogramma species that exhibited the best biological control ability against T. absoluta in China. To accomplish this, we compared the selectivity and number of offspring of three Trichogramma species to T. absoluta by performing host preference experiments in the laboratory. We also evaluated the fitness of Trichogramma against T. absoluta by assessing the parasitic ability and behavior of their offspring on different hosts. Compared with Trichogramma chilonis and Trichogramma dendrolimi, Trichogramma ostriniae exhibited a significantly greater preference to T. absoluta eggs and produced a higher number of offspring. The emergence rate and proportion of female T. ostriniae parasitizing the eggs of T. absoluta was higher than that of the other two Trichogramma species, the rate of T. ostriniae offspring deformity was only 3.00%. In addition, T. ostriniae has shortest immature stage and the longest adult stage among the three species. In conclusion T. ostriniae can be a promising native biological control agent against T. absoluta in China.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniele Bevacqua, Andrea Coppola, Renato Casagrandi
{"title":"Life history theory explains observed plasticity in Tuta absoluta age and size at pupation","authors":"Daniele Bevacqua, Andrea Coppola, Renato Casagrandi","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2374","url":null,"abstract":"We explore the observed plasticity in Tuta absoluta age and size at pupation in response to water and nutrients scarcity. Using a minimal theoretical model, we demonstrate that the observed plasticity can be viewed as a strategic adaptation of individuals aimed at maximizing their reproductive output under stressful environmental conditions. T. absoluta plasticity is then found to align with expectations from fundamental principles of life history theory.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kouassi A.J. Konan, Coline C. Jaworski, Roger Boll, Axelle Desneux, San-Whouly M. Ouali-N’Goran, Thibaud Martin, Benjamin Gard, Roselyne Souriau, Anne-Violette Lavoir, Nicolas Desneux
{"title":"Benefits of intraguild interactions between zoophytophagous predators and of bottom-up effects of fertilisation for sustainable management of tomato pests","authors":"Kouassi A.J. Konan, Coline C. Jaworski, Roger Boll, Axelle Desneux, San-Whouly M. Ouali-N’Goran, Thibaud Martin, Benjamin Gard, Roselyne Souriau, Anne-Violette Lavoir, Nicolas Desneux","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2381","url":null,"abstract":"Effective management of tomato pests such as Bemisia tabaci and Tuta absoluta requires the integration of more sustainable control methods. Applying integrated pest management (IPM) approaches using combinations of biocontrol agents with agronomic practices such as the modulation of fertilisation offers opportunities toward more efficient pest control, all the more so since the underlying bottom-up and top-down regulations are interdependent. We investigated the relative influence of the bottom-up effects of reduced fertilisation (by 47%) and the use of the mirid predators Dyciphus errans or Macrolophus pygmaeus in combination with Nesidiocoris tenuis on the control of B. tabaci and T. absoluta. Densities of B. tabaci and T. absoluta population decreased more rapidly when fertilisation was reduced. The presence of D. errans caused reduction in N. tenuis densities and in the number of necrotic rings caused by N. tenuis. The negative effects of bottom-up forces triggered by reduced fertilisation on B. tabaci, T. absoluta and N. tenuis populations and damage were greater in the presence of D. errans. Our study shows that interactions between predators and fertilisation management are important in agro-ecosystems and should be considered in the development of sustainable IPM strategies.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140585085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Wang, Yu-Juan Gu, Rong-Rong Song, Chi Zhang, Wan-Xue Liu, Fang-Hao Wan, Nicolas Desneux, Gui-Fen Zhang, Yi-Bo Zhang
{"title":"Thelytokous strains have better biocontrol potential than arrhenotokous strains: the parasitoid Neochrysocharis formosa on the invasive tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta as a case study","authors":"Hao Wang, Yu-Juan Gu, Rong-Rong Song, Chi Zhang, Wan-Xue Liu, Fang-Hao Wan, Nicolas Desneux, Gui-Fen Zhang, Yi-Bo Zhang","doi":"10.1127/entomologia/2024/2283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2024/2283","url":null,"abstract":"Tuta absoluta, a destructive tomato pest worldwide, has recently invaded China. Neochrysocharis formosa, a host-feeding parasitoid wasp, has thelytokous (TH) and arrhenotokous (AR) strains with sympatric distributions in many regions of China. To clarify the biocontrol potential of the two strains, we evaluated the host-killing behaviors on different instar larvae of T. absoluta and the life history traits of the two strains reared on T. absoluta. Our results showed that both strains can parasitize, feed and directly kill 1st to 3rd instar T. absoluta larvae. In contrast, in 4th instar larvae, both strains only kill larvae by host-stinging. When the 1st instar host was constantly provided, the TH strain showed significantly greater biocontrol potential than the AR strain. The former had higher fecundity (2.10-fold), killed more larval hosts (1.57-fold), survived longer (1.37-fold), and had more offspring (2.07-fold) that successfully emerged. In summary, the TH strain of N. formosa is a better candidate for biological control than the AR strain of T. absoluta. These results will play a pivotal role in building a biological control technology system for the notorious pest T. absoluta.","PeriodicalId":11728,"journal":{"name":"Entomologia Generalis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140584991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}