Dora Aguin-Pombo, António M. F. Aguiar, Délia Cravo, Adrià Miralles-Nuñez, Noemí Luque-Arnau, Pablo Valero, Jordi Sabaté
{"title":"Correction: The two-spotted leafhopper, Sophonia orientalis, (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): a new threat to European vineyards","authors":"Dora Aguin-Pombo, António M. F. Aguiar, Délia Cravo, Adrià Miralles-Nuñez, Noemí Luque-Arnau, Pablo Valero, Jordi Sabaté","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00813-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00813-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"59 - 59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48092500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Yara Elmashak, Naveed Ahmed Khan
{"title":"Cockroaches: a potential source of novel bioactive molecule(s) for the benefit of human health","authors":"Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Yara Elmashak, Naveed Ahmed Khan","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00810-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00810-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cockroaches are one of the hardiest insects that have survived on this planet for millions of years. They thrive in unhygienic environments, are able to survive without food for up to 30 days, without air for around 45 min and being submerged under water for 30 min. Cockroaches are omnivorous and feed on a variety of foods, including cellulose and plastic, to name a few. It is intriguing that cockroaches are able to endure and flourish under conditions that are harmful to <i>Homo sapiens</i>. Given the importance of the gut microbiome on its’ host physiology, we postulate that the cockroach gut microbiome and/or its metabolites, may be contributing to their “hardiness”, which should be utilized for the discovery of biologically</p><p>active molecules for the benefit of human health. Herein, we discuss the biology, diet/habitat of cockroaches, composition of gut microbiome, cellular senescence, and resistance to infectious diseases and cancer. Furthermore, current knowledge of the genome and epigenome of these remarkable species is considered. Being one of the most successful and diverse insects, as well as their extensive use in traditional and Chinese medicine, the lysates/extracts and gut microbial metabolites of cockroaches may offer a worthy resource for novel bioactive molecule(s) of therapeutic potential for the benefit of human health and may be potentially used as probiotics.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"1 - 11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13355-022-00810-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10512256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of the genus Gynnidomorpha (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) injurious to Gentiana scabra var. buergeri in Japan","authors":"Shinya Suzuki, Utsugi Jinbo, Chihoko Sato, Sadahisa Yagi, Toshiya Hirowatari","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00811-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00811-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Gynnidomorpha gentianae</i> Suzuki and Jinbo sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), whose larva causes damage to <i>Gentiana scabra</i> Bunge var. <i>buergeri</i> (Miq.) Maxim. ex Franch. et Sav., is described from Japan (Hokkaido and Honshu). In this paper, we provide diagnoses and descriptions for this species based on the Japanese specimens.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"105 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45272268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiplex PCR-based molecular diagnostic method to detect cyantraniliprole-resistant I4790K mutation in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)","authors":"Seigo Kuwazaki, Akiya Jouraku, Satoshi Kitabayashi","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00809-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00809-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The diamondback moth <i>Plutella xylostella</i> (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is one of the most destructive insect pests worldwide which has developed resistance to many insecticides. Previously, a point mutation (I4790K) in a ryanodine receptor gene, a target gene of diamides, was identified as a major factor of resistance of the diamondback moth to cyantraniliprole in Japan. Although the diamondback moths have not yet widely developed resistance to cyantraniliprole in Japan, increasing resistant diamondback moth populations with the I4790K mutation in the future is a concern. To simply and quickly monitor the frequency of the I4790K mutations in field populations, we developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based molecular diagnostic method that can identify a genotype of the I4790K mutation site. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic method by comparing its cyantraniliprole-resistant and cyantraniliprole-susceptible allele detection results with those by Illumina MiSeq sequencing data. The results show sufficiently high sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, cyantraniliprole-resistant allele frequencies calculated by the molecular diagnostic method were almost comparable with those by MiSeq sequencing data. The molecular diagnostic method would help in performing continuous monitoring of the cyantraniliprole resistance level of diamondback moth populations in the field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"121 - 126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44834788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Different egg size in the chrysanthemum lace bug Corythucha marmorata (Hemiptera: Tingidae) in response to novel host plant cultivars","authors":"Vina Rizkawati, Kazuma Sakai, Tohru Tsuchiya, Morio Tsukada","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00808-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00808-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The chrysanthemum lace bug <i>Corythucha marmorata</i> (Uhler) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) is a North American insect that has become invasive in Japan. While it exclusively feeds on Asteraceae plants in its origin, it has been reported to attack sweet potato, blue daze, eggplant, and pepino in Japan. This study assessed the preferences of <i>C. marmorata</i> on sweet potato cultivars in a field and explored ovipositional responses in the laboratory, i.e., pre-oviposition periods, number of eggs, and egg sizes. A 2-year field survey demonstrated that Caroline Lea, Kyukei 17-3028, and Benisengan were the most preferred cultivars based on adults captured. In the laboratory, females laid a significantly larger number of eggs and had shorter pre-oviposition periods on sweet potato cultivars such as Benisengan and Caroline Lea. When categorized into early- and late-laid egg periods, it was found that females on less preferred cultivars (e.g., Beniazuma) produced significantly larger late-laid eggs compared to females on preferred goldenrod or Benisengan cultivars. It was suggested that sweet potato cultivars with inferior nutritive qualities may encourage <i>C. marmorata</i> females to better provide for their eggs. Thus, host plant quality affected <i>C. marmorata</i> female performance which may, in turn, affect progeny survival and viability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"93 - 103"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13355-022-00808-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48781082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dora Aguin-Pombo, António M. F. Aguiar, Délia Cravo, Adrià Miralles-Nuñez, Noemí Luque-Arnau, Pablo Valero, Jordi Sabaté
{"title":"The two-spotted leafhopper, Sophonia orientalis, (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): a new threat to European vineyards","authors":"Dora Aguin-Pombo, António M. F. Aguiar, Délia Cravo, Adrià Miralles-Nuñez, Noemí Luque-Arnau, Pablo Valero, Jordi Sabaté","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00802-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00802-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hemiptera are the second insect order with the highest proportion of exotic species in Europe. The main disease vectors in vineyards are introduced species of leafhoppers. The Asian two-spotted leafhopper has been recorded once on grapevines, but its relationship to this crop was unknown. More than 90 000 specimens were collected during a 9-year monitoring period with yellow-sticky traps on Madeira Island. This material and visual counts of nymphs on leaves confirm for the first time that grapevine is its host plant and that populations in vineyards are large throughout the grapevine growing season. Additional sampling to determine its current distribution range in Europe shows that it is spreading rapidly in the Macaronesian archipelagos and in the Iberian Peninsula, having already reached the French border. Twenty-four new food plants in Europe are reported with ornamentals being the most likely invasion pathway. Fieldwork observations from science platforms show that it breeds throughout the year between 10º and 38º latitude. These data, together with its good performance in wide environmental conditions and a history of previous successful invasions, strongly suggest that this species is a new threat to European vineyards. Control measures and more studies on plant damage and its potential for pathogen transmission are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"45 - 57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47781067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inducible overexpression of cecropin B decreases the susceptibility of the transgenic silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), to bacteria","authors":"Rasalkar Sandhya Yashwant, Dyna Susan Thomas, Chitra Manoharan, Upendra Nongthomba, Vankadara Sivaprasad, Ravikumar Gopalapillai","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00807-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00807-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>\u0000Silkworms and other insects confer innate immunity by expressing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) through the induction of Toll and IMD pathways. Cecropin B, an AMP from <i>Bombyx mori</i> L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)<i>,</i> has a broad range of antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Bacterial flacherie is one of the severe diseases in silkworms. In an attempt to develop silkworm strains expressing antibacterial properties, a transgenic vector, <i>piggyBac</i> overexpressing the <i>cecropin B</i> gene, was constructed under its promoter. The vector had GFP under the control of the <i>elongation factor (ELFα)</i> promoter as a marker for screening transgenic silkworms. Transgenic silkworms were generated by microinjecting the <i>piggyBac</i> vector along with the helper vector into the silkworm eggs. The mRNA level of <i>cecropin B</i> in the fat body of transgenic lines was higher than the non-transgenic lines in response to <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> infections. The overexpression of <i>cecropin B</i> was confirmed by Western blot analysis. Transgenic lines' mortality was significantly decreased compared to non-transgenic lines’ post-bacterial infections. These results imply that overexpressing an endogenous AMP gene can enhance the resistance of silkworms in response to bacterial infections.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"85 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44004339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Density-related establishment and reproduction of Aphelenchoides besseyi (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) populations on Oryza sativa","authors":"Shigeru Hoshino, Katsumi Togashi","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00806-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00806-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Aphelenchoides besseyi</i> Christie (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) is a seed-borne ectoparasite of <i>Oryza sativa</i> rice and causes ‘white tip’ disease. When seeds are soaked in water, the nematodes emerge from them, arrive at rice plants by swimming in flooded paddy fields, and reproduce on them. Two separate experiments were conducted to determine the relationships of the nematode abundance in water to the arrival (infection) and subsequent multiplication of nematodes, the disease incidence, and the yield of rice grains. Experiment 1 showed that, as the <i>A. besseyi</i> population (Pi) surrounding the seedlings increased, both the disease incidence of plants and the number of nematodes (Pf) in all seeds harvested per plant increased, but the rate of increase in the nematode population (Pf/Pi) decreased. Negative relationships were found between the Pi level and the estimated probability of nematode arrival, although it was extremely difficult to isolate all arrivals from plants (experiments 2 − 5). However, the number of arrivals was estimated to increase with the Pi level. It is considered from these results that the density-dependent decrease in the rate of increase (Pf/Pi) was determined largely by the density-dependent reduction in the rates of nematode establishment (colonization) and/or post-establishment reproduction on plants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"73 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48376677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Staining procedure to identify paddy with gaps vulnerable to Stenotus rubrovittatus and Trigonotylus caelestialium (Hemiptera: Miridae)","authors":"Hiroaki Takeuchi","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00805-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00805-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Stenotus rubrovittatus</i> (Matsumura) and <i>Trigonotylus caelestialium</i> (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Miridae) are major rice pests in Japan. Since both species feed on rice grain through the gap between the lemma and palea, the paddy grains with gap (including split-hull) is vulnerable to them. The aim of this study was to develop a staining procedure to identify the vulnerable paddy with gap. The paddy samples were first stained under different conditions to select the optimal staining conditions that could highlight the gap and help sort the split-hull paddy clearly by visual inspection. After optimization experiments, 0.05% aqueous methylene blue solution was selected for staining, and 3 min was set as the staining and pretreatment times. The efficiency of this staining procedure was evaluated by applying it to the paddy harvested from fields to examine how well it could sort the vulnerable paddy. The stained paddy percentages were similar in the five replicates for the staining test, thereby confirming its reliability. The gap detection rate determined by the staining technique was approximately 30% higher than that determined by visual inspection. These results indicate that the staining technique enables the identification of vulnerable paddy, and may be useful for estimating vulnerable product and analyzing potential damage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"113 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41389518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Satish, L. Kusuma, A. V. Mary Josepha Shery, S. M. Moorthy, G. R. Manjunatha, V. Sivaprasad
{"title":"Development of productive multi-viral disease-tolerant bivoltine silkworm breeds of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)","authors":"L. Satish, L. Kusuma, A. V. Mary Josepha Shery, S. M. Moorthy, G. R. Manjunatha, V. Sivaprasad","doi":"10.1007/s13355-022-00803-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-022-00803-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Bombyx mori</i> densonucleosis (BmDV), infectious flacherie (BmIFV) and nuclear polyhedrosis (BmNPV) viruses inflict huge losses in sericulture. The study was envisaged to develop productive bivoltine silkworm hybrid, tolerant to these viruses, employing marker-assisted breeding. One hundred and twenty diverse bivoltine silkworm breeds, <i>B. mori</i> L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in India were screened against BmDV, BmIFV and BmNPV. Eight SSR markers were identified with distinct amplification profiles between virus-tolerant and susceptible populations. Two specific populations derived from the bivoltine silkworm breeds—HBM10 and PAM117—exhibited multi-viral tolerance (PAM117: 36–67%; HBM10: 24–65%) and these lines were designated as PAM117-MVT and HBM10-MVT. The resultant foundation cross (HBM10-MVT × PAM117-MVT) showed 37% enhanced survival (BmDV: 71–75%, BmIFV: 71–74% and BmNPV: 71–72%) over the parental stocks. A productive and multi-viral-tolerant bivoltine double hybrid (RDIN1) was developed by crossing with productive foundation cross (CSR52 × CSR27). The rearing and reeling performance of RDIN1 {(CSR52 × CSR27) × (HBM10-MVT × PAM117-MVT)} was on par with the popular bivoltine double hybrid {(CSR2 × CSR27) × (CSR6 × CSR26)} across the locations. The identified SSR markers could be utilized to develop robust and resilient silkworm hybrids for commercial exploitation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"58 1","pages":"61 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44953512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}