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Lu H, Fu B, Tan Q, Hu J, Yang J, Wei X, Liang J, Wang C, Ji Y, Huang M, Xue H, Du H, Zhang R, Du T, He C, Yang X, Zhang Y. Field-evolved resistance to nitenpyram is associated with fitness costs in whitefly. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024. [PMID: 38984846 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Elucidating fitness cost associated with field-evolved insect resistance to insecticide is of particular importance to current sustainable pest control. The global pest whitefly Bemisia tabaci has developed resistance to many members of neonicotinoids, but little is known about whitefly resistance to neonicotinoid nitenpyram and its associated fitness cost. Using insecticide bioassay and life-table approach, this study aims to investigate nitenpyram resistance status in field-collected whitefly populations, and to explore whether such resistance is accompanied by a fitness cost. RESULTS The bioassay results revealed that 14 of 29 whitefly populations displayed moderate to extremely high resistance to nitenpyram, demonstrating a widespread field-evolved resistance to nitenpyram. This field-evolved resistance in the whitefly has increased gradually over the past 3 years from 2021 to 2023. Further life-table study showed that two resistant whitefly populations exhibited longer developmental time, shorter lifespans of adult, and lower fecundity compared with the most susceptible population. The relative fitness cost of the two resistant populations was calculated as 0.69 and 0.56 by using net productive rate R0, which suggests that nitenpyram resistance comes with fitness cost in the whitefly, especially on reproduction. CONCLUSION Overall, these results represent field-evolved high resistance to nitenpyram in the whitefly. The existing fitness costs associated with nitenpyram resistance are helpful to propose a suitable strategy for sustainable control of whiteflies by rotation or mixture of insecticide with different modes of action. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Hantang Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Shahid N, Siddique A, Liess M. Predicting the Combined Effects of Multiple Stressors and Stress Adaptation in Gammarus pulex. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38984974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Global change confronts organisms with multiple stressors causing nonadditive effects. Persistent stress, however, leads to adaptation and related trade-offs. The question arises: How can the resulting effects of these contradictory processes be predicted? Here we show that Gammarus pulex from agricultural streams were more tolerant to clothianidin (mean EC50 148 μg/L) than populations from reference streams (mean EC50 67 μg/L). We assume that this increased tolerance results from a combination of physiological acclimation, epigenetic effects, and genetic evolution, termed as adaptation. Further, joint exposure to pesticide mixture and temperature stress led to synergistic interactions of all three stressors. However, these combined effects were significantly stronger in adapted populations as shown by the model deviation ratio (MDR) of 4, compared to reference populations (MDR = 2.7). The pesticide adaptation reduced the General-Stress capacity of adapted individuals, and the related trade-off process increased vulnerability to combined stress. Overall, synergistic interactions were stronger with increasing total stress and could be well predicted by the stress addition model (SAM). In contrast, traditional models such as concentration addition (CA) and effect addition (EA) substantially underestimated the combined effects. We conclude that several, even very disparate stress factors, including population adaptations to stress, can act synergistically. The strong synergistic potential underscores the critical importance of correctly predicting multiple stresses for risk assessment.
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- Naeem Shahid
- System-Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Environmental Toxicology, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60629 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- System-Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- System-Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Fu B, Liang J, Hu J, Du T, Tan Q, He C, Wei X, Gong P, Yang J, Liu S, Huang M, Gui L, Liu K, Zhou X, Nauen R, Bass C, Yang X, Zhang Y. GPCR-MAPK signaling pathways underpin fitness trade-offs in whitefly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2402407121. [PMID: 38959045 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402407121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Trade-offs between evolutionary gain and loss are prevalent in nature, yet their genetic basis is not well resolved. The evolution of insect resistance to insecticide is often associated with strong fitness costs; however, how the fitness trade-offs operates remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and its upstream and downstream actors underlie the fitness trade-offs associated with insecticide resistance in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Specifically, we find a key cytochrome P450 gene CYP6CM1, that confers neonicotinoids resistance to in B. tabaci, is regulated by the MAPKs p38 and ERK through their activation of the transcription factor cAMP-response element binding protein. However, phosphorylation of p38 and ERK also leads to the activation of the transcription repressor Cap "n" collar isoform C (CncC) that negatively regulates exuperantia (Ex), vasa (Va), and benign gonial cell neoplasm (Bg), key genes involved in oogenesis, leading to abnormal ovary growth and a reduction in female fecundity. We further demonstrate that the transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) neuropeptide FF receptor 2 (NPFF2) triggers the p38 and ERK pathways via phosphorylation. Additionally, a positive feedback loop between p38 and NPFF2 leads to the continuous activation of the MAPK pathways, thereby constitutively promoting neonicotinoids resistance but with a significant reproductive cost. Collectively, these findings provide fundamental insights into the role of cis-trans regulatory networks incurred by GPCR-MAPK signaling pathways in evolutionary trade-offs and applied knowledge that can inform the development of strategies for the sustainable pest control.
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- Buli Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 430125, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Department of Entomology School of Integrative Biology College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801-3795
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- Pest Control Biology, Bayer AG, CropScience Division, D40789 Monheim, Germany
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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Lu Z, Lu K, Li Y, Xiao T, Zhou Z, Chen Y, Liu J, Sun Z, Gui F. Screening and functional validation of the core detoxification genes conferring broad-spectrum response to insecticides in Spodoptera frugiperda. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:3491-3503. [PMID: 38426637 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a formidable agricultural pest, has developed resistance to various synthetic insecticides. However, how S. frugiperda utilizes its limited energy and resources to deal with various insecticides remains largely unexplored. RESULTS We utilized transcriptome sequencing to decipher the broad-spectrum adaptation mechanism of S. frugiperda to eight insecticides with distinct modes-of-action. Analysis of the Venn diagram revealed that 1014 upregulated genes and 778 downregulated genes were present in S. frugiperda treated with at least five different insecticides, compared to the control group. Exposure to various insecticides led to the significant upregulation of eight cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s), four UDP glucosyltransferases (UGTs), two glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) and two ATP-binding cassette transporters (ABCs). Among them, the sfCYP340AD3 and sfCYP4G74 genes were demonstrated to respond to stress from six different insecticides in S. frugiperda, as evidenced by RNA interference and toxicity bioassays. Furthermore, homology modeling and molecular docking analyses showed that sfCYP340AD3 and sfCYP4G74 possess strong binding affinities to a variety of insecticides. CONCLUSION Collectively, these findings showed that S. frugiperda utilizes a battery of core detoxification genes to cope with the exposure of synthetic insecticides. This study also sheds light on the identification of efficient insecticidal targets gene and the development of resistance management strategies in S. frugiperda, thereby facilitating the sustainable control of this serious pest. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zhihui Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources of Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Crop Integrated Pest Management, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Yunnan Plant Protection and Quarantine Station, Kunming, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Crop Integrated Pest Management, Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources of Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources of Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- Yuxi Plant Protection and Quarantine Station in Yunnan, Yuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources of Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources of Yunnan, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Zaman R, Shah A, Ishangulyyeva G, Erbilgin N. Exploring behavioural and physiological adaptations in mountain pine beetle in response to elevated ozone concentrations. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 362:142751. [PMID: 38960047 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Elevated ozone (eO3) concentrations pose a threat to insect populations by potentially altering their behaviour and physiology. This study investigates the effects of eO3 concentrations on the mountain pine beetle which is a major tree-killing species of conifers in northwestern North America. We are particularly interested in understanding the effects of eO3 concentrations on beetle behaviour and physiology and possible transgenerational impacts on bark beetle broods. We conducted O3-enrichment experiments in a controlled laboratory setting using different O3 concentrations (100-200 ppb; projected for 2050-2100) and assessed various beetle responses, including CO2 respiration, mating behaviour, survival probability, locomotion, and attraction behaviour. Transgenerational impacts on the first and second generations were also analyzed by studying brood morphology, mating behaviour, survival, and pheromone production. We found that beetles exposed to eO3 concentrations had shorter oviposition galleries and reduced brood production. Beetle pheromones were also degraded by eO3 exposure. However, exposure to eO3 also prompted various adaptive responses in beetles. Despite reduced respiration, eO3 improved locomotor activity and the olfactory response of beetles. Surprisingly, beetle survival probability was also improved both in the parents and their broods. We also observed transgenerational plasticity in the broods of eO3-exposed parents, suggesting potential stress resistance mechanisms. This was evident by similar mating success, oviposition gallery length, and brood numbers produced in both control and eO3 concentration treatments. This study demonstrates the sensitivity of mountain pine beetles to increased O3 concentrations, contributing crucial insights into the ecological implications of eO3 concentrations on their populations. Overall, the outcome of this study contributes to informed climate change mitigation strategies and adaptive management practices for the development of resilient forests in response to emerging forest insect pests worldwide.
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- Rashaduz Zaman
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada.
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada
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Pasquier L, Lécureuil C, Meunier J. Limited effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the behaviour and immunity of males from six populations of the European earwig. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-34063-6. [PMID: 38926311 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34063-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The use of herbicides on crops often results in unintentional, low-dose exposure of non-target organisms, such as insects. While these exposures are increasingly known to alter the survival and physiology of insects, it remains unclear whether these effects can vary between populations and modify other fitness-related traits, such as behaviour and immunity. Here, we addressed these questions by testing the effects of sublethal exposure to a glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) on the behaviour and immunity of European earwig males from six natural populations. We exposed each male to a dose of a common GBH (Roundup©) that was either recommended for crops, five times lower than that recommended for crops, or to a control solution. Twenty-four hours later, we measured the activity, boldness, and aggregation of each male. We then exposed them to an entomopathogenic fungus, monitored their survival for 6 weeks, and measured the immune response of the survivors. We found a condition-dependent effect of GBH exposure on male activity. Exposure to low doses induced a positive association between activity and weight, which was not observed in the high-dose and control groups. However, GBH had no effect on any of the other measured traits. All these results were consistent across the six populations tested, although we did find population-specific differences in almost all measurements on males. Further research is now needed to better understand the dose-response to GBH on male activity and its biological impact, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of detoxification processes in this species. Overall, these results emphasise the importance of investigating the effects of herbicides on insects to expand our general understanding of the use and potential risks of plant protection products in integrated pest management programs.
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- Laura Pasquier
- Institut de Recherche Sur La Biologie de L'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS, University of Tours, Tours, France.
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- Institut de Recherche Sur La Biologie de L'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut de Recherche Sur La Biologie de L'Insecte, UMR 7261, CNRS, University of Tours, Tours, France
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Li D, Cai X, Qi Y, Lu Y, Li X. Lethal, Sublethal, and Offspring Effects of Fluralaner and Dinotefuran on Three Species of Bactrocera Fruit Flies. INSECTS 2024; 15:440. [PMID: 38921155 PMCID: PMC11203614 DOI: 10.3390/insects15060440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Fruit flies cause substantial economic damage, and their management relies primarily on chemical insecticides. However, pesticide resistance has been reported in several fruit fly species, the mitigation of which is crucial to enhancing fruit fly control. Here, we assess the toxicity of a novel insecticide (fluralaner) and a common insecticide (dinotefuran) against three fruit fly species, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), and Bactrocera tau (Walker). Both pesticides exhibit robust lethal and sublethal effects against all three fruit fly species, with fluralaner being more potent. Fluralaner and dinotefuran suppress the reproductive capacities and survival rates of fruit flies. However, at the 50% lethal concentration, fluralaner stimulates the reproductive capacity of B. dorsalis and the survival rate of B. tau. Fluralaner also causes significant transgenerational effects, impacting the offspring hatching rate of B. cucurbitae and B. tau and reducing the proportion of female offspring. Thus, both pesticides exhibit high potential for controlling fruit flies. However, their application should be tailored according to species variations and the diverse effects they may induce. Collectively, the findings of this study outline the sublethal effects of two insecticides against fruit flies, helping to optimize their application to ensure the effective management of insecticide resistance.
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China; (D.L.); (X.C.); (Y.Q.)
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China; (D.L.); (X.C.); (Y.Q.)
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Zhang F, Zhang YC, Yu ZT, Zeng B, Sun H, Xie YQ, Zhu KY, Gao CF. The G932C mutation of chitin synthase 1 gene (CHS1) mediates buprofezin resistance as confirmed by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in approach in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 202:105953. [PMID: 38879307 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.105953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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The brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) is a major destructive rice pest in Asia. High levels of insecticide resistance have been frequently reported, and the G932C mutation in the chitin synthase 1 (CHS1) gene has been found to mediate buprofezin resistance. However, there has been no direct evidence to confirm the functional significance of the single G932C substitution mutation leading to buprofezin resistance in N. lugens. Here, we successfully constructed a knock-in homozygous strain (Nl-G932C) of N. lugens using CRISPR/Cas9 coupled with homology-directed repair (HDR). Compared with the background strain susceptible to buprofezin (Nl-SS), the knock-in strain (Nl-G932C) showed a 94.9-fold resistance to buprofezin. Furthermore, resistant strains (Nl-932C) isolated from the field exhibited a 2078.8-fold resistance to buprofezin, indicating that there are other mechanisms contributing to buprofezin resistance in the field. Inheritance analysis showed that the resistance trait is incomplete dominance. In addition, the Nl-G932C strain had a relative fitness of 0.33 with a substantially decreased survival rate, emergence rate, and fecundity. This study provided in vivo functional evidence for the causality of G932C substitution mutation of CHS1 with buprofezin resistance and valuable information for facilitating the development of resistance management strategies in N. lugens. This is the first example of using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology in a hemipteran insect to directly confirm the role of a candidate target site mutation in insecticide resistance.
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- Fan Zhang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide-Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China.
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Sun H, Wang S, Liu C, Hu WK, Liu JW, Zheng LJ, Gao MY, Guo FR, Qiao ST, Liu JL, Sun B, Gao CF, Wu SF. Risk assessment, fitness cost, cross-resistance, and mechanism of tetraniliprole resistance in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis. INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 31:835-846. [PMID: 37846895 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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The rice stem borer (RSB), Chilo suppressalis, a notorious rice pest in China, has evolved a high resistance level to commonly used insecticides. Tetraniliprole, a new anthranilic diamide insecticide, effectively controls multiple pests, including RSB. However, the potential resistance risk of RSB to tetraniliprole is still unknown. In this study, the tetraniliprole-selection (Tet-R) strain was obtained through 10 continuous generations of selection with tetraniliprole 30% lethal concentration (LC30). The realized heritability (h2) of the Tet-R strain was 0.387, indicating that resistance of RSB to tetraniliprole developed rapidly under the continuous selection of tetraniliprole. The Tet-R strain had a high fitness cost (relative fitness = 0.53). We established the susceptibility baseline of RSB to tetraniliprole (lethal concentration at LC50 = 0.727 mg/L) and investigated the resistance level of 6 field populations to tetraniliprole. All tested strains that had resistance to chlorantraniliprole exhibited moderate- to high-level resistance to tetraniliprole (resistance ratio = 27.7-806.8). Detection of ryanodine receptor (RyR) mutations showed that the Y4667C, Y4667D, I4758M, and Y4891F mutations were present in tested RSB field populations. RyR mutations were responsible for the cross-resistance between tetraniliprole and chlorantraniliprole. Further, the clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR) / CRISPR-associated protein 9-mediated genome-modified flies were used to study the contribution of RyR mutations to tetraniliprole resistance. The order of contribution of a single RyR mutation to tetraniliprole resistance was Y4667D > G4915E > Y4667C ≈ I4758M > Y4891F. In addition, the I4758M and Y4667C double mutations conferred higher tetraniliprole resistance than single Y4667C mutations. These results can guide resistance management practices for diamides in RSB and other arthropods.
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- Hao Sun
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- Bayer Cropscience (China) Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China
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- Bayer Cropscience (China) Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing, China
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Huang X, Kaufman PE, Athrey GN, Fredregill C, Slotman MA. Unveiling candidate genes for metabolic resistance to malathion in Aedes albopictus through RNA sequencing-based transcriptome profiling. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024; 18:e0012243. [PMID: 38865422 PMCID: PMC11168629 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, is indigenous to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Ae. albopictus is expanding across the globe at alarming rates, raising concern over the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue, West Nile fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya fever. Since Ae. albopictus was reported in Houston (Harris County, Texas) in 1985, this species has rapidly expanded to at least 32 states across the United States. Public health efforts aimed at controlling Ae. albopictus, including surveillance and adulticide spraying operations, occur regularly in Harris County. Despite rotation of insecticides to mitigate the development of resistance, multiple mosquito species including Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti in Harris County show organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance. Aedes albopictus shows relatively low resistance levels as compared to Ae. aegypti, but kdr-mutation and the expression of detoxification genes have been reported in Ae. albopictus populations elsewhere. To identify potential candidate detoxification genes contributing to metabolic resistance, we used RNA sequencing of field-collected malathion-resistant and malathion-susceptible, and laboratory-maintained susceptible colonies of Ae. albopictus by comparing the relative expression of transcripts from three major detoxification superfamilies involved in malathion resistance due to metabolic detoxification. Between these groups, we identified 12 candidate malathion resistance genes and among these, most genes correlated with metabolic detoxification of malathion, including four P450 and one alpha esterase. Our results reveal the metabolic detoxification and potential cuticular-based resistance mechanisms associated with malathion resistance in Ae. albopictus in Harris County, Texas.
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- Xinyue Huang
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Harris County Public Health, Mosquito & Vector Control Division, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Erdem E, Koç-İnak N, Rüstemoğlu M, İnak E. Geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in Varroa destructor across Türkiye and a European overview. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2024; 92:309-321. [PMID: 38401013 PMCID: PMC11035437 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00879-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Acari: Varroidae) is of paramount significance in modern beekeeping, with infestations presenting a primary challenge that directly influences colony health, productivity, and overall apicultural sustainability. In order to control this mite, many beekeepers rely on a limited number of approved synthetic acaricides, including the pyrethroids tau-fluvalinate, flumethrin and organophosphate coumaphos. However, the excessive use of these substances has led to the widespread development of resistance in various beekeeping areas globally. In the present study, the occurrence of resistance mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the target-site of pyrethroids and coumaphos, respectively, was examined in Varroa populations collected throughout the southeastern and eastern Anatolia regions of Türkiye. All Varroa samples belonged to the Korean haplotype, and a very low genetic distance was observed based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences. No amino acid substitutions were determined at the key residues of AChE. On the other hand, three amino acid substitutions, (L925V/I/M), previously associated with pyrethroid resistance, were identified in nearly 80% of the Turkish populations. Importantly, L925M, the dominant mutation in the USA, was detected in Turkish Varroa populations for the first time. To gain a more comprehensive perspective, we conducted a systematic analysis of the distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations across Europe, based on the previously reported data. Varroa populations from Mediterranean countries such as Türkiye, Spain, and Greece exhibited the highest frequency of resistance mutation. Revealing the occurrence and geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in V. destructor populations across the country will enhance the development of more efficient strategies for mite management.
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- Esengül Erdem
- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Şırnak University, Şirnak, Turkey
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Altindag, 06070, Ankara, Turkey
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Şırnak University, Şirnak, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110, Ankara, Turkey.
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Sparks TC. Insecticide mixtures-uses, benefits and considerations. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024. [PMID: 38356314 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Insecticides remain an important tool for the control of many insect pests. There has long been an interest in insecticide mixtures (in-can and tank-mix) as a means to provide the needed efficacy and/or spectrum to control many insect public health, crop pests or crop pest complexes. This aspect has become more important since insecticides developed in the last 30 years tend to be narrower in spectrum with many primarily focused on either sap-feeding or chewing insect pests. Insecticide mixtures are also seen as an important approach to insect resistance management (IRM) with certain requirements for optimal implementation. Additionally, insecticide mixtures can also address certain agronomic, commercial and intellectual property needs and opportunities. This perspective will review some of the drivers and considerations for insecticide mixtures and their potential uses. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Hu J, Fu B, Liang J, Zhang R, Wei X, Yang J, Tan Q, Xue H, Gong P, Liu S, Huang M, Du T, Yin C, He C, Ji Y, Wang C, Zhang C, Du H, Su Q, Yang X, Zhang Y. CYP4CS5-mediated thiamethoxam and clothianidin resistance is accompanied by fitness cost in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:910-921. [PMID: 37822143 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the trade-offs between insecticide resistance and the associated fitness is of particular importance to sustainable pest control. One of the most devastating pest worldwide, the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, has developed resistance to various insecticides, especially the neonicotinoid group. Although neonicotinoid resistance often is conferred by P450s-mediated metabolic resistance, the relationship between such resistance and the associated fitness phenotype remains largely elusive. By gene cloning, quantitative reverse transcription (qRT)-PCR, RNA interference (RNAi), transgenic Drosophila melanogaster, metabolism capacity in vitro and 'two sex-age stage' life table study, this study aims to explore the molecular role of a P450 gene CYP4CS5 in neonicotinoid resistance and to investigate whether such resistance mechanism carries fitness costs in the whitefly. RESULTS Our bioassay tests showed that a total of 13 field-collected populations of B. tabaci MED biotype displayed low-to-moderate resistance to thiamethoxam and clothianidin. Compared to the laboratory susceptible strain, we then found that an important P450 CYP4CS5 was remarkably upregulated in the field resistant populations. Such overexpression of CYP4CS5 had a good match with the resistance level among the whitefly samples. Further exposure to the two neonicotinoids resulted in an increase in CYP4CS5 expression. These results implicate that overexpression of CYP4CS5 is closely correlated with thiamethoxam and clothianidin resistance. RNAi knockdown of CYP4CS5 increased mortality of the resistant and susceptible populations after treatment with thiamethoxam and clothianidin in bioassay, but obtained an opposite result when using a transgenic line of D. melanogaster expressing CYP4CS5. Metabolic assays in vitro revealed that CYP4CS5 exhibited certain capacity of metabolizing thiamethoxam and clothianidin. These in vivo and in vitro assays indicate an essential role of CYP4CS5 in conferring thiamethoxam and clothianidin resistance in whitefly. Additionally, our life-table analysis demonstrate that the field resistant whitefly exhibited a prolonged development time, shortened longevity and reduced fecundity compared to the susceptible, suggesting an existing fitness cost as a result of the resistance. CONCLUSION Collectively, in addition to the important role of CYP4CS5 in conferring thiamethoxam and clothianidin resistance, this resistance mechanism is associated with fitness costs in the whitefly. These findings not only contribute to the development of neonicotinoids resistance management strategies, but also provide a new target for sustainable whitefly control. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jinyu Hu
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Forewarning and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Pests, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Khan HAA. Lack of fitness costs associated with resistance to permethrin in Musca domestica. Sci Rep 2024; 14:245. [PMID: 38167477 PMCID: PMC10761951 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50469-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Resistance to permethrin has been reported in Pakistani strains of Musca domestica. The present study explored the performance of biological traits and analyzed life tables to determine whether there is any detrimental effect of permethrin resistance on the fitness of permethrin-resistant strains [an isogenic resistant strain (Perm-R) and a field strain (Perm-F)] compared to a susceptible strain (Perm-S). Perm-R and Perm-F exhibited 233.93- and 6.87-fold resistance to permethrin, respectively. Life table analyses revealed that the Perm-R strain had a significantly shorter preadult duration, longer longevity, shorter preoviposition period, higher fecundity, finite rate of increase, intrinsic rate of increase, net reproductive rate and a shorter mean generation time, followed by the Perm-F strain when compared to the Perm-S strain. Data of the performance of biological traits reveled that permethrin resistance strains had a better fit than that of the Perm-S strain. The enhanced fitness of resistant strains of M. domestica may accelerate resistance development to permethrin and other pyrethroids in Pakistan. Some possible measures to manage M. domestica and permethrin resistance in situations of fitness advantage are discussed.
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Sy ND, Cao M, Hall M, Kaur P, Shi Q, Xiong Y, Gan J. Distribution of pyrethroid insecticides in urban storm drain structures: Catch basins, open channels, and outfalls. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122733. [PMID: 37875189 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Surface water runoff can transport contaminants offsite to downstream aquatic ecosystems. The prevalence of impervious surfaces in urban areas enhances surface runoff and contributes to contamination of urban surface streams. Urban areas have complex drainage systems for the conveyance of drainage water, however, there is a dearth of information on the distribution of contaminants within storm drain system structures. Pyrethroid insecticides are among the most used insecticides in urban areas, and trace levels of pyrethroids are known to exert toxicity to aquatic invertebrates. To investigate pyrethroid occurrence and distribution throughout an urban drainage system, samples of water, sediment, algae, and biofilm were collected from catch basins, open channels, and outfalls in Los Angeles County, California, during the dry season. From 3 catch basins, 7 open channels, and 7 outfalls, a total of 28 water samples, 4 sediment samples, 8 algae samples, and 4 biofilm samples were collected and analyzed. Pyrethroid concentrations above the reporting limit were detected in 89% of water samples and all sediment, algae, and biofilm samples, with bifenthrin and cyfluthrin being the most frequently detected compounds. The median total pyrethroid concentrations in water, sediments, algae, and biofilms were 27 ng/L, 88 ng/g, 356 ng/g, and 3556 ng/g, respectively. Bifenthrin concentrations in catch basins were found to be significantly higher than those in open channels or outfalls. Significant correlations were found for various metrics, including between pyrethroid partitioning in water samples and total suspended solids. These findings highlight the role of underground catch basins as a sink as well as a secondary source for contaminants such as pyrethroid insecticides. Prevention of the input of these urban originated contaminants to catch basins is crucial for protecting the water quality of urban surface waters.
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- Nathan D Sy
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Lv Y, Pan Y, Li J, Ding Y, Yu Z, Yan K, Shang Q. The C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor CF2-II regulates multi-insecticide resistance-related gut-predominant ABC transporters in Aphis gossypii Glover. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126765. [PMID: 37683749 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Clarifying the molecular mechanisms of cotton aphid resistance to various insecticides is crucial for the long-term safe application of insecticides in chemical control. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters mediate the membrane transport of various substrates (including exogenous substances). Experiments confirmed that ABCB5, ABCF2, and MRP12 contributed to high levels of resistance to spirotetramat, cyantraniliprole, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid. Binding sites of the C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor CF2-II was predicted to be located in the promoters of ABCB5, ABCF2, and MRP12. The expression levels of ABCB5, ABCF2, and MRP12 were significantly upregulated after silencing CF2-II. The results of dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated a negative regulatory relationship between CF2-II and ABC transporter promoters. Furthermore, yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) and electrophoresis mobility shift assays (EMSAs) revealed that CF2-II inhibited the expression of ABC transporter genes through interaction with binding sites [ABCF2.p (-1149/-1140) or MRP12.p (-1189/-1181)]. The above results indicated that ABCB5, ABCF2, and MRP12 were negatively regulated by the transcription factor CF2-II, which will help us further understand the mechanism of transcriptional adaption of multi-insecticides resistant related ABC transporters in response to xenobiotics.
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- Yuntong Lv
- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
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Zeng B, Zhang F, Liu YT, Wu SF, Bass C, Gao CF. Symbiotic bacteria confer insecticide resistance by metabolizing buprofezin in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011828. [PMID: 38091367 PMCID: PMC10718449 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Buprofezin, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, is widely used to control several economically important insect crop pests. However, the overuse of buprofezin has led to the evolution of resistance and exposed off-target organisms present in agri-environments to this compound. As many as six different strains of bacteria isolated from these environments have been shown to degrade buprofezin. However, whether insects can acquire these buprofezin-degrading bacteria from soil and enhance their own resistance to buprofezin remains unknown. Here we show that field strains of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, have acquired a symbiotic bacteria, occurring naturally in soil and water, that provides them with resistance to buprofezin. We isolated a symbiotic bacterium, Serratia marcescens (Bup_Serratia), from buprofezin-resistant N. lugens and showed it has the capacity to degrade buprofezin. Buprofezin-susceptible N. lugens inoculated with Bup_Serratia became resistant to buprofezin, while antibiotic-treated N. lugens became susceptible to this insecticide, confirming the important role of Bup_Serratia in resistance. Sequencing of the Bup_Serratia genome identified a suite of candidate genes involved in the degradation of buprofezin, that were upregulated upon exposure to buprofezin. Our findings demonstrate that S. marcescens, an opportunistic pathogen of humans, can metabolize the insecticide buprofezin and form a mutualistic relationship with N. lugens to enhance host resistance to buprofezin. These results provide new insight into the mechanisms underlying insecticide resistance and the interactions between bacteria, insects and insecticides in the environment. From an applied perspective they also have implications for the control of highly damaging crop pests.
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- Bin Zeng
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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Maza VA, Nattero J, Gaspe MS, Cardinal MV. Extended stage duration and diminished fecundity in deltamethrin-resistant Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) of the Argentinean Chaco. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 37:834-844. [PMID: 37658694 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Pyrethroid-resistance is an emergent trait in populations of various insect species. For Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), the major vector of Chagas disease in the southern part of South America, hotspot areas of pyrethroid-resistance have recently been found in the Chaco Province of Argentina. Resistant condition can reduce fitness of individuals in the absence of insecticide exposure, that is, fitness costs. We evaluated the existence of developmental and/or reproductive costs in T. infestans collected from two areas of pyrethroid-resistance in Chaco Province, Argentina. Three toxicological groups were defined from field-collected insects: susceptible (survival <20%), moderately resistant (survival between 20% and 80%) and highly resistant (survival >80%). Cohorts of the three toxicological groups were followed-up to study life cycle and reproductive parameters. Additionally, we parameterized matrix population growth models. First and IV nymphal stages of the resistant groups exhibited a longer stage duration than susceptible ones. The reproductive days and hatching success showed significant lower values revealing reproductive costs for the resistant groups. Matrix analysis showed lower population growth rates for the resistant groups. Our results support developmental and reproductive costs for pyrethroid-resistant individuals. This trait could be interpreted as lower population recovery ability for pyrethroid-resistant individuals compared to susceptible insects after alternative vector control actions.
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- Víctor A Maza
- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (CONICET-IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (CONICET-IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (CONICET-IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (CONICET-IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Li Z, Wang X, Guo L, Yin T, Liu D, Liu S, You X, Xia X. Risk of resistance and the metabolic resistance mechanism of Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén) to cyantraniliprole. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 197:105685. [PMID: 38072542 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Cyantraniliprole is a highly effective diamide insecticide used to control of Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén). This study aimed to assess the insecticide resistance risk of L. striatellus and its metabolic resistance mechanisms. After 25 continuous generations of selection, the resistance of L. striatellus to cyantraniliprole increased by 17.14-fold. The realistic heritability of resistance was 0.0751. After successive rearing for five generations without exposure to insecticides, the resistance ratio for the resistant strain of L. striatellus decreased by 3.47-fold, and the average resistance decline rate per generation was 0.0266. Cyantraniliprole-resistant strains did not exhibit cross-resistance to triflumezopyrim, pymetrozine, flonicamid, sulfoxaflor, dinotefuran, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, or imidacloprid. Compared to those of the sensitive strain, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instars, nymphal stage durations, total preoviposition period, and average generation time of the resistant strain were markedly reduced. Furthermore, the activity of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) and carboxylesterase (CarE) were markedly increased. The upregulation of CYP419A1v2 expression was most evident among the P450 genes, with a 6.10-fold increase relative to that in the sensitive strain. The CarE gene LsCarE5 was significantly upregulated by 1.94-fold compared with that in the sensitive strain. With the continuous use of cyantraniliprole, L. striatellus may develop resistance to this insecticide. This resistance may be related to the increase in metabolic enzyme activities regulated by the overexpression of P450 and CarE genes.
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- Zhaoge Li
- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, PR China.
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Peng YX, Liu ZY, Lin PX, Su SC, Gao CF, Wu SF. Reverse genetic study reveals the molecular targets of chordotonal organ TRPV channel modulators. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 196:105584. [PMID: 37945222 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Insecticides have been widely used for the control of insect pests that have a significant impact on agriculture and human health. A better understanding of insecticide targets is needed for effective insecticide design and resistance management. Pymetrozine, afidopyropen and flonicamid are reported to target on proteins that located on insect chordotonal organs, resulting in the disruption of insect coordination and the inhibition of feeding. In this study, we systematically examined the susceptibility of six Drosophila melanogaster mutants (five transient receptor potential channels and one mechanoreceptor) to three commercially used insecticides, in order to identify the receptor subunits critical to the insect's response to insecticides. Our results showed that iav1, nan36aand wtrw1 mutants exhibited significantly reduced susceptibility to pymetrozine and afidopyropen, but not to flonicamid. The number of eggs produced by the three mutant females were significantly less than that of the w1118 strain. Meanwhile, the longevity of all male mutants and females of nan36a and wtrw1 mutants was significantly shorter than that of the w1118 strain as the control. However, we observed no gravitaxis defects in wtrw1 mutants and the anti-gravitaxis of wtrw1 mutants was abolished by pymetrozine. Behavioral assays using thermogenetic tools further confirmed the bioassay results and supported the idea that Nan as a TRPV subfamily member located in Drosophila chordotonal neurons, acting as a target of pymetrozine, which interferes with Drosophila and causes motor deficits with gravitaxis defects. Taken together, this study elucidates the interactions of pymetrozine and afidopyropen with TRPV channels, Nan and Iav, and TRPA channel, Wtrw. Our research provides another evidence that pymetrozine and afidopyropen might target on nan, iav and wtrw channels and provides insights into the development of sustainable pest management strategies.
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- Yu-Xuan Peng
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China.
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Njiru C, Saalwaechter C, Mavridis K, Vontas J, Geibel S, Wybouw N, Van Leeuwen T. The complex II resistance mutation H258Y in succinate dehydrogenase subunit B causes fitness penalties associated with mitochondrial respiratory deficiency. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:4403-4413. [PMID: 37394630 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The acaricides cyflumetofen, cyenopyrafen and pyflubumide inhibit the mitochondrial electron transport chain at complex II [succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex]. A target site mutation H258Y was recently discovered in a resistant strain of the spider mite pest Tetranychus urticae. H258Y causes strong cross-resistance between cyenopyrafen and pyflubumide, but not cyflumetofen. In fungal pests, fitness costs associated with substitutions at the corresponding H258 position that confer resistance to fungicidal SDH inhibitors have not been uncovered. Here, we used H258 and Y258 near-isogenic lines of T. urticae to quantify potential pleiotropic fitness effects on mite physiology. RESULTS The H258Y mutation was not associated with consistent significant changes of single generation life history traits and fertility life table parameters. In contrast, proportional Sanger sequencing and droplet digital polymerase chain reaction showed that the frequency of the resistant Y258 allele decreased when replicated 50:50 Y258:H258 experimentally evolving populations were maintained in an acaricide-free environment for approximately 12 generations. Using in vitro assays with mitochondrial extracts from resistant (Y258) and susceptible (H258) lines, we identified a significantly reduced SDH activity (48% lower activity) and a slightly enhanced combined complex I and III activity (18% higher activity) in the Y258 lines. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the H258Y mutation is associated with a high fitness cost in the spider mite T. urticae. Importantly, while it is the most common approach, it is clear that only comparing life history traits and life table fecundity does not allow to reliably estimate fitness costs of target site mutations in natural pest populations. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Christine Njiru
- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Pesticide Science Laboratory, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Pesticide Science Laboratory, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Crop Science Division, Bayer AG, Monheim, Germany
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- Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Gul H, Gadratagi BG, Güncan A, Tyagi S, Ullah F, Desneux N, Liu X. Fitness costs of resistance to insecticides in insects. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1238111. [PMID: 37929209 PMCID: PMC10620942 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1238111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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The chemical application is considered one of the most crucial methods for controlling insect pests, especially in intensive farming practices. Owing to the chemical application, insect pests are exposed to toxic chemical insecticides along with other stress factors in the environment. Insects require energy and resources for survival and adaptation to cope with these conditions. Also, insects use behavioral, physiological, and genetic mechanisms to combat stressors, like new environments, which may include chemicals insecticides. Sometimes, the continuous selection pressure of insecticides is metabolically costly, which leads to resistance development through constitutive upregulation of detoxification genes and/or target-site mutations. These actions are costly and can potentially affect the biological traits, including development and reproduction parameters and other key variables that ultimately affect the overall fitness of insects. This review synthesizes published in-depth information on fitness costs induced by insecticide resistance in insect pests in the past decade. It thereby highlights the insecticides resistant to insect populations that might help design integrated pest management (IPM) programs for controlling the spread of resistant populations.
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- Hina Gul
- MARA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, Türkiye
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- Department of Entomology, BRD PG College, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Baril T, Pym A, Bass C, Hayward A. Transposon accumulation at xenobiotic gene family loci in aphids. Genome Res 2023; 33:1718-1733. [PMID: 37852781 PMCID: PMC10691553 DOI: 10.1101/gr.277820.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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The evolution of resistance is a major challenge for the sustainable control of pests and pathogens. Thus, a deeper understanding of the evolutionary and genomic mechanisms underpinning resistance evolution is required to safeguard health and food production. Several studies have implicated transposable elements (TEs) in xenobiotic-resistance evolution in insects. However, analyses are generally restricted to one insect species and/or one or a few xenobiotic gene families (XGFs). We examine evidence for TE accumulation at XGFs by performing a comparative genomic analysis across 20 aphid genomes, considering major subsets of XGFs involved in metabolic resistance to insecticides: cytochrome P450s, glutathione S-transferases, esterases, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, and ABC transporters. We find that TEs are significantly enriched at XGFs compared with other genes. XGFs show similar levels of TE enrichment to those of housekeeping genes. But unlike housekeeping genes, XGFs are not constitutively expressed in germline cells, supporting the selective enrichment of TEs at XGFs rather than enrichment owing to chromatin availability. Hotspots of extreme TE enrichment occur around certain XGFs. We find, in aphids of agricultural importance, particular enrichment of TEs around cytochrome P450 genes with known functions in the detoxification of synthetic insecticides. Our results provide evidence supporting a general role for TEs as a source of genomic variation at host XGFs and highlight the existence of considerable variability in TE content across XGFs and host species. These findings show the need for detailed functional verification analyses to clarify the significance of individual TE insertions and elucidate underlying mechanisms at TE-XGF hotspots.
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- Tobias Baril
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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Boné E, González-Audino P, Sfara V. The Response of Susceptible and Pyrethroid-Resistant Blattella germanica (Dyctioptera: Blattellidae) to Shelter-Associated Cues. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 52:848-859. [PMID: 37552458 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01071-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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In this work, it was studied the role of faeces in the location and permanence in a shelter in susceptible and pyrethroid-resistant individuals of Blattella germanica (Linnaeus 1767). Additionally, the effect of different concentrations of palmitic acid on the modulation of these behaviours was tested. A shelter constituted by a square cardboard structure was offered to susceptible as well as to resistant specimens. The shelter bases were treated with faecal extracts obtained from susceptible or resistant cockroaches, or with solutions of palmitic acid. The behaviour of susceptible as well as resistant specimens was analysed using infrared videography software. Susceptible's faecal extract attracted both specimens since the time spent by cockroaches to locate the treated shelters was lower, whereas the faecal extract from resistant insects did not elicit any effect on both strains. Faecal extracts showed an arrestant effect on both strains, suggested by the time spent inside the shelter that was significantly higher in their presence. On the other hand, treatment with palmitic acid produced an attractant or a repellent effect depending on the concentration and strain. The tested lower concentration was attractant to susceptible insects, but did not produce any effect on resistant ones. In addition, the higher concentrations did not produce any effect on susceptible individuals, but resulted repellent for resistant ones. Palmitic acid did not produce an arrestant effect on the strains as there was not an increase in time spent inside the shelter in the presence of this substance. An increase in the number of visits to the shelter and to the periphery was also observed in shelters treated with the faecal extract and with the lower concentration of palmitic acid. These results show that compounds of the susceptible faeces were attractant to cockroaches of both strains, while faecal extracts from resistant insects were not. Moreover, a dual effect of palmitic acid was observed, being attractant at low concentrations and repellent as concentration increased. Additionally, a difference in the concentration threshold at which the effect of this substance changes was observed between strains.
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- Emiliano Boné
- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat Y Sostenibilidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas (CIPEIN-UNIDEF-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat Y Sostenibilidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gul H, Haq IU, Güncan A, Ullah F, Desneux N, Liu X. Laboratory-Induced Bifenthrin, Flonicamid, and Thiamethoxam Resistance and Fitness Costs in Rhopalosiphum padi. TOXICS 2023; 11:806. [PMID: 37888656 PMCID: PMC10610738 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11100806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is one of the most economically important pests of wheat crops worldwide. Thiamethoxam, bifenthrin, and flonicamid are extensively used insecticides for controlling this key pest. However, the indiscriminate use of chemical insecticides has led to the development of resistance in insects. In this study, we assessed the development of selection-induced resistance to bifenthrin, flonicamid, and thiamethoxam under controlled laboratory conditions. Additionally, we employed the age-stage, two-sex life table method to examine the fitness of R. padi. After ten generations of selection, bifenthrin-, flonicamid-, and thiamethoxam-resistant strains of R. padi were developed with resistance levels of 34.46, 31.97, and 26.46-fold, respectively. The life table analysis revealed a significant decrease in adult longevity and fecundity in these resistant strains compared to susceptible strain. Furthermore, the key demographic parameters such as net reproductive rate (R0) and reproductive days exhibited a significant reduction in all resistant strains, while the intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) were decreased only in resistant strains to bifenthrin and thiamethoxam. Taken together, these findings provide a comprehensive understanding of laboratory-induced insecticide resistance evolution and the associated fitness costs in R. padi. This knowledge could help to design resistance management strategies against this particular pest of wheat.
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- Hina Gul
- MARA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
- Insect Pest Management Program, Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Insect Pest Management Program, Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, 52200 Ordu, Türkiye;
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China;
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- INRAE, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR ISA, 06000 Nice, France
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
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Zhao M, Ran X, Xing D, Liao Y, Liu W, Bai Y, Zhang Q, Chen K, Liu L, Wu M, Ma Z, Gao J, Zhang H, Zhao T. Evolution of knockdown resistance ( kdr) mutations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula, China. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1265873. [PMID: 37808913 PMCID: PMC10552158 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1265873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are important vectors of human arboviruses, transmitting arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika. These two mosquitoes coexist on Hainan Island and the Leizhou Peninsula in China. Over the past 40 years, the distribution of Ae. albopictus has gradually expanded in these areas, while the distribution of Ae. aegypti has declined dramatically mainly due to the ecological changes and some other factors such as heavy use of insecticide indoor based on endophagic bloodfeeding of the species. Methods This study focused on the knockdown resistance (kdr) genes of both mosquitoes, investigated their mutations, and analyzed their haplotype and evolutionary diversity combined with population genetic features based on the ND4/ND5 genes to further elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of insecticide resistance in both mosquitoes. Results Three mutations, S989P, V1016G and F1534C, were found to be present in Ae. aegypti populations, and the three mutations occurred synergistically. Multiple mutation types (F1534C/S/L/W) of the F1534 locus are found in Ae. albopictus populations, with the three common mutations F1534C, F1534S and F1534L all having multiple independent origins. The F1534W (TTC/TGG) mutation is thought to have evolved from the F1534L (TTC/TTG) mutation. The F1534S (TTC/TCG) mutation has evolved from the F1534S (TTC/TCC) mutation. The most common form of mutation at the F1534 locus found in this study was S1534C, accounting for 20.97%, which may have evolved from the F1534C mutation. In addition, a new non-synonymous mutation M1524I and 28 synonymous mutations were identified in Ae. albopictus populations. Correlation analysis showed that the genetic diversity of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus populations did not correlate with their kdr haplotype diversity (P>0.05), but strong gene flow between populations may have contributed to the evolution of the kdr gene. Conclusion The study of kdr gene evolution in the two mosquito species may help to identify the evolutionary trend of insecticide resistance at an early stage and provide a theoretical basis for improving the efficiency of biological vector control and subsequent research into new insecticides.
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- Minghui Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi International Travel Healthcare Center, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Li HY, Guo Y, Jin BY, Yang XF, Kong CH. Phytochemical Cue for the Fitness Costs of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3158. [PMID: 37687404 PMCID: PMC10490342 DOI: 10.3390/plants12173158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Despite increasing knowledge of the fitness costs of viability and fecundity involved in the herbicide-resistant weeds, relatively little is known about the linkage between herbicide resistance costs and phytochemical cues in weed species and biotypes. This study demonstrated relative fitness and phytochemical responses in six herbicide-resistant weeds and their susceptible counterparts. There were significant differences in the parameters of viability (growth and photosynthesis), fecundity fitness (flowering and seed biomass) and a ubiquitous phytochemical (-)-loliolide levels between herbicide-resistant weeds and their susceptible counterparts. Fitness costs occurred in herbicide-resistant Digitaria sanguinalis and Leptochloa chinensis but they were not observed in herbicide-resistant Alopecurus japonicas, Eleusine indica, Ammannia arenaria, and Echinochloa crus-galli. Correlation analysis indicated that the morphological characteristics of resistant and susceptible weeds were negatively correlated with (-)-loliolide concentration, but positively correlated with lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde and total phenol contents. Principal component analysis showed that the lower the (-)-loliolide concentration, the stronger the adaptability in E. crus-galli and E. indica. Therefore, not all herbicide-resistant weeds have fitness costs, but the findings showed several examples of resistance leading to improved fitness even in the absence of herbicides. In particular, (-)-loliolide may act as a phytochemical cue to explain the fitness cost of herbicide-resistant weeds by regulating vitality and fecundity.
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- Hong-Yu Li
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.-Y.L.); (Y.G.); (B.-Y.J.)
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.-Y.L.); (Y.G.); (B.-Y.J.)
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.-Y.L.); (Y.G.); (B.-Y.J.)
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.-Y.L.); (Y.G.); (B.-Y.J.)
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Lobbia PA, Rodríguez C, Mougabure-Cueto G. Can infection with Trypanosoma cruzi modify the toxicological response of Triatoma infestans susceptible and resistant to deltamethrin? Acta Trop 2023; 245:106969. [PMID: 37328120 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Chemical control plays a central role in interrupting the vector transmission of Chagas disease. In recent years, high levels of resistance to pyrethroids have been detected in the main vector Triatoma infestans, which were associated with less effectiveness in chemical control campaigns in different regions of Argentina and Bolivia. The presence of the parasite within its vector can modify a wide range of insect physiological processes, including toxicological susceptibility and the expression of resistance to insecticides. This study examined for the first time the possible effects of Trypanosoma cruzi infection on susceptibility and resistance to deltamethrin in T. infestans. Using WHO protocol resistance monitoring assays, we exposed resistant and susceptible strains of T. infestans, uninfected and infected with T. cruzi to different concentrations of deltamethrin in fourth-instar nymphs at days 10-20 post-emergence and monitored survival at 24, 48, and 72 h. Our findings suggest that the infection affected the toxicological susceptibility of the susceptible strain, showing higher mortality than uninfected susceptible insects when exposed to both deltamethrin and acetone. On the other hand, the infection did not affect the toxicological susceptibility of the resistant strain, infected and uninfected showed similar toxic responses and the resistance ratios was not modified. This is the first report of the effect of T. cruzi on the toxicological susceptibility of T. infestans and triatomines in general and, to our knowledge, one of the few on the effect of a parasite on the insecticide susceptibility of its insect vector.
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- Patricia A Lobbia
- Unidad Operativa de Vectores y Ambiente (UnOVE), Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Epidemias (CeNDIE), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud "Dr. Carlos Malbrán", Ministerio de Salud de la Nación, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Morfología animal, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT/CONICET), Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Laboratorio de Fisiología de Insectos, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada - IBBEA (UBA/CONICET), Argentina.
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Pinto MMD, Ferreira Dos Santos R, De Bortoli SA, Moar W, Jurat-Fuentes JL. Lack of fitness costs in dsRNA-resistant Leptinotarsa decemlineata ([Coleoptera]: [Chrysomelidae]). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:1352-1359. [PMID: 37262318 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) ([Coleoptera]: [Chrysomelidae]), is the most important defoliator of solanaceous plants worldwide. This insect displays a notorious ability in adapting to biological and synthetic insecticides, although in some cases this adaptation carries relevant fitness costs. Insecticidal gene silencing by RNA interference is a novel mode of action pesticide against L. decemlineata that is activated by ingestion of a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeting a vital L. decemlineata gene. We previously reported laboratory selection of a > 11,000-fold resistant strain of L. decemlineata to a dsRNA delivered topically to potato leaves. In this work, we tested the existence of fitness costs in this dsRNA-resistant colony by comparing biological parameters to the parental strain and an additional susceptible reference strain. Biological parameters included length of egg incubation period, number of eggs per clutch, egg viability, larval viability, length of larval and pupal periods, adult emergence, number of eggs laid per day, sex ratio, and adult longevity. Comparisons between the 3 beetle strains detected no fitness costs associated with resistance to dsRNA. This information is important to guide effective insect resistance management plans for dsRNA insecticides against L. decemlineata applied topically to potato leaves.
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- M M D Pinto
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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Abubakar M, Umer A, Shad SA, Sarwar ZM, Kamran M. Negative Impact of Unstable Spiromesifen Resistance on Fitness of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 52:772-780. [PMID: 37195556 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a phytophagous haplodiploid mite and its control is largely based on the use of pesticides. But, the short life cycle and high reproductive rate allow them to develop resistance to many pesticides. To design a strategy for resistance management, a fitness cost study was conducted on different populations of T. urticae, i.e., spiromesifen selected (SPIRO-SEL), unselected (Unsel), and reciprocal crosses. After twelve rounds of selections, T. urticae developed high spiromesifen resistance (71.7-fold) compared to the Unsel strain. Results showed a fitness cost for SPIRO-SEL, Cross1 (Unsel ♀ × SPIRO-SEL ♂), and Cross2 (SPIRO-SEL ♀ × Unsel ♂) with a relative fitness values of 0.63, 0.86, and 0.70, respectively. There was a significant increase in the incubation period, quiescent larvae, and egg to adult male and female developmental period of the SPIRO-SEL compared with Unsel strain. Moreover, resistance to spiromesifen was unstable with a decline in resistance value of - 0.05. The presence of unstable spiromesifen resistance associated with fitness costs suggests that intermittent withdrawal of its usage could potentially preserve its effectiveness for management of T. urticae.
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- Muhammad Abubakar
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya Univ, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Hutton SM, Miarinjara A, Stone NE, Raharimalala FN, Raveloson AO, Rakotobe Harimanana R, Harimalala M, Rahelinirina S, McDonough RF, Ames AD, Hepp C, Rajerison M, Busch JD, Wagner DM, Girod R. Knockdown resistance mutations are common and widely distributed in Xenopsylla cheopis fleas that transmit plague in Madagascar. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011401. [PMID: 37607174 PMCID: PMC10443838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, remains an important disease in Madagascar, where the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, is a primary vector. To control fleas, synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) have been used for >20 years, resulting in resistance in many X. cheopis populations. The most common mechanisms of SP resistance are target site mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We obtained 25 collections of X. cheopis from 22 locations across Madagascar and performed phenotypic tests to determine resistance to deltamethrin, permethrin, and/or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Most populations were resistant to all these insecticides. We sequenced a 535 bp segment of the VGSC gene and identified two different mutations encoding distinct substitutions at amino acid position 1014, which is associated with knockdown resistance (kdr) to SPs in insects. Kdr mutation L1014F occurred in all 25 collections; a rarer mutation, L1014H, was found in 12 collections. There was a significant positive relationship between the frequency of kdr alleles and the proportion of individuals surviving exposure to deltamethrin. Phylogenetic comparisons of 12 VGSC alleles in Madagascar suggested resistant alleles arose from susceptible lineages at least three times. Because genotype can reasonably predict resistance phenotype, we developed a TaqMan PCR assay for the rapid detection of kdr resistance alleles. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our study provides new insights into VGSC mutations in Malagasy populations of X. cheopis and is the first to report a positive correlation between VGSC genotypes and SP resistance phenotypes in fleas. Widespread occurrence of these two SP resistance mutations in X. cheopis populations in Madagascar reduces the viability of these insecticides for flea control. However, the TaqMan assay described here facilitates rapid detection of kdr mutations to inform when use of these insecticides is still warranted to reduce transmission of plague.
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- Shelby M. Hutton
- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Medical Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Medical Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Medical Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Medical Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Office of Field Operations, Food Safety Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Medical Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Hafez AM, Abbas N. Biological Fitness Cost, Demographic Growth Characteristics, and Resistance Mechanism in Alpha-Cypermethrin-Resistant Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae). BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1021. [PMID: 37508450 PMCID: PMC10376271 DOI: 10.3390/biology12071021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Musca domestica L., a pest of animals and humans, has developed resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide commonly used to control medically important pests in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. We investigated the mechanism underlying the development of alpha-cypermethrin resistance and life history characteristics of alpha-cypermethrin-susceptible (Alpha-SS) and alpha-cypermethrin-resistant (Alpha-RS) M. domestica using the age-stage, two-sex life table theory, which is crucial for developing a future rational management strategy and minimizing the negative effects of alpha-cypermethrin on the environment. Our results showed that Alpha-RS M. domestica had a 405.93-fold increase in resistance to alpha-cypermethrin relative to Alpha-SS M. domestica. This increase in the resistance toward insecticide was attributed to metabolic enzymes, such as glutathione S-transferases, specific esterases, and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases. Furthermore, Alpha-RS M. domestica exhibited lower relative fitness (0.50), longevity, survival rate, life expectancy, reproductive values, intrinsic rate of increase, net reproductive rate, fecundity, maternity, and finite rate of increase, along with shorter larval, female preadult, and adult durations than Alpha-SS M. domestica, indicating fitness costs associated with most parameters. However, no significant differences were found between the strains in the following parameters: egg, pupa, and male preadult durations; adult preoviposition, total preoviposition, and oviposition periods; female ratio; and total generation time. Additionally, Alpha-RS M. domestica had a markedly lower intrinsic rate of increase, net reproductive rate, and finite rate of increase than Alpha-SS M. domestica. The results of this study suggest that alpha-cypermethrin resistance may lead to dominant fitness costs in M. domestica. Overall, these findings will aid in the development of rational control strategies for M. domestica as well as help to reduce pesticide pollution.
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- Abdulwahab M Hafez
- Pesticides and Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Pesticides and Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Hernández ML, Dujardin JP, Villacís AG, Yumiseva CA, Remón C, Mougabure-Cueto G. Resistance to deltamethrin in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): does it influence the phenotype of antennae, wings, and heads? Acta Trop 2023:106976. [PMID: 37352997 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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In vector control terms, insecticide resistance is the development of the capacity, of an insect population, to tolerate doses of an insecticide that are lethal to most individuals in a typical population of the same species. The genetic changes that determine resistance may have adaptive costs in the resistant phenotype or, conversely, may result in an adaptive advantage when compared to susceptible insects in the environment without insecticides. Triatoma infestans is one of the main vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in the southern cone of South America. High insecticide resistance in T. infestans was detected in Argentina in Salta and Chaco provinces. The objective of this study was to determine the possible morphometric changes in wings, heads, and the antennal phenotype of deltamethrin-resistant T. infestans (RR) males and females compared to susceptible insects (SS), evaluating its implication in adaptive processes such as olfactory capacity, dispersion, and probability of colonizing new habitats, among others. Nine type I landmarks were marked on wings, 5 type II landmarks on heads, and 10 antennal sensilla were counted on 106 adults of both sexes (resistant and susceptible from first and second laboratory generations). Morphological divergence was observed between the two groups (RR and SS). The RR insects showed smaller sizes of wings and heads and shape compatible with lower dispersal potential and different active dispersal behaviors. Antennae also revealed sensory simplification in RR and divergence between RR and SS, although more marked in females. This study characterizes for the first time T. infestans RR and SS through wings, heads, and antennae. The results suggest a lower dispersive potential in resistant insects and the differences described lay the foundations for the identification of a resistance biomarker in triatomines.
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- M L Hernández
- Unidad Operativa de Vectores y Ambiente (UnOVE). Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Epidemias. Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos Malbrán (CeNDIE- ANLIS Malbrán). Santa María de Punilla, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR INTERTRYP IRD-CIRAD, University of Montpellier, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- Centro de Investigación para la Salud en América Latina (CISeAL), Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación para la Salud en América Latina (CISeAL), Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Unidad Operativa de Vectores y Ambiente (UnOVE). Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigación en Endemo-Epidemias. Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos Malbrán (CeNDIE- ANLIS Malbrán). Santa María de Punilla, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Laboratorio de Fisiología de Insectos, Instituto De Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, IBBEA (UBA-CONICET). Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Khan MA, Riaz M, Kamran M, Shad SA. Unstable fipronil resistance associated with fitness costs in fipronil-selected Aedes aegypti L. Exp Parasitol 2023; 250:108543. [PMID: 37178970 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Mosquitoes are very serious household and medically important pests transmitting many diseases of humans and animals. Among mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti L., is an active transmitter of dengue and lumpy skin disease virus, horrible and terrifying diseases, causing human and animal death throughout the world. Fipronil is a new chemistry insecticide used to control agriculture and medically important insect pests. It affects the GABA receptors in the nervous system and consequently causes the death of the pests. A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the onset of fipronil resistance and associated fitness costs in Ae. Aegypti. Moreover, the stability of fipronil resistance was evaluated after five generations of rearing without selection pressure. The population of Ae. Aegypti was exposed continuously for 12 generations to fipronil under controlled conditions. The fipronil selected population (Fipro-Sel Pop) had a 317 and 115.7-fold level of resistance compared to a susceptible and field population, respectively. Relative fitness for Fipro-Sel Pop was 0.57, with a significant disadvantage in larval duration, developmental time, percent hatchability, intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm), net reproductive rate (Ro), number of larvae in the next generation, and mean relative growth rate (MRGR) when compared to the Unselected population (Un-Sel Pop). However, the relative fitness value of Cross1 (Un-Sel Pop ♂ × Fipro-Sel Pop ♀) and Cross2 (Fipro-Sel Pop ♂ × Un-Sel Pop ♀) was 1.69 and 1.12, respectively. It is evident from the results that fipronil resistance comes with a fitness disadvantage, and it is unstable in the Fipro-Sel Pop of Ae. Aegypti. Therefore, the alternation of fipronil with other chemicals or suspension of fipronil usage for some time could improve its efficacy by delaying resistance development in Ae. Aegypti. Further research should be performed to investigate the field applicability of our findings.
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- Mashahood Ali Khan
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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Haberkorn C, David J, Henri H, Delpuech J, Lasseur R, Vavre F, Varaldi J. A major 6 Mb superlocus is involved in pyrethroid resistance in the common bed bug Cimex lectularius. Evol Appl 2023; 16:1012-1028. [PMID: 37216030 PMCID: PMC10197226 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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In the last few years, the bed bug Cimex lectularius has been an increasing problem worldwide, mainly due to the development of insecticide resistance to pyrethroids. The characterization of resistance alleles is a prerequisite to improve surveillance and resistance management. To identify genomic variants associated with pyrethroid resistance in Cimex lectularius, we compared the genetic composition of two recent and resistant populations with that of two ancient-susceptible strains using a genome-wide pool-seq design. We identified a large 6 Mb "superlocus" showing particularly high genetic differentiation and association with the resistance phenotype. This superlocus contained several clustered resistance genes and was also characterized by a high density of structural variants (inversions, duplications). The possibility that this superlocus constitutes a resistance "supergene" that evolved after the clustering of alleles adapted to insecticide and after reduction in recombination is discussed.
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- Chloé Haberkorn
- CNRS, VetAgro Sup, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie ÉvolutiveUniversité de Lyon, Université Lyon 1VilleurbanneFrance
- IZInovationLyonFrance
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie AlpineUMR UGA‐USMB‐CNRS 5553 Université Grenoble Alpes CS 40700Grenoble cedex 9France
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- CNRS, VetAgro Sup, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie ÉvolutiveUniversité de Lyon, Université Lyon 1VilleurbanneFrance
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- CNRS, VetAgro Sup, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie ÉvolutiveUniversité de Lyon, Université Lyon 1VilleurbanneFrance
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- CNRS, VetAgro Sup, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie ÉvolutiveUniversité de Lyon, Université Lyon 1VilleurbanneFrance
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- CNRS, VetAgro Sup, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie ÉvolutiveUniversité de Lyon, Université Lyon 1VilleurbanneFrance
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Brown DJ, Redak RA. Fitness Costs Associated With Insecticide Resistance in Populations of Homalodisca vitripennis Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:560-564. [PMID: 36708025 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), is an important vector of bacterial Xyllela diseases throughout the southern and southwestern portions of the United States. Strong insect control measures, such that population densities of the insect vector are significantly reduced, are often necessary to limit the spread of Xylella fastidiosa. Glassy-winged sharpshooter populations within the Central Valley of California have developed a high resistance to imidacloprid (resistance ratio greater than 3,200) and tolerance to pyrethroids (ratio of less than 10) due to frequent applications of these materials. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential effects of insecticide resistance upon a variety of sharpshooter life history parameters associated with reproductive fitness. Our results indicate that individuals from susceptible populations of glassy-winged sharpshooters exhibited significantly higher fecundity and longer adult lifespans than those from the resistant populations. Additionally, resistant individuals were on average slightly larger than susceptible individuals. These results provide a strong indication that resistance to neonicotinoids imposes a reproductive fitness cost in an insecticide-free environment.
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- Dylan J Brown
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Kampouraki A, Tsakireli D, Koidou V, Stavrakaki M, Kaili S, Livadaras I, Grigoraki L, Ioannidis P, Roditakis E, Vontas J. Functional characterization of cytochrome P450s associated with pyrethroid resistance in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:105374. [PMID: 36963943 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides has evolved in Bactrocera oleae populations in Greece, threatening the efficacy of control interventions based on this insecticide class. Here we report the collection of populations from Crete, with resistance levels reaching up to 132-folds, compared to susceptible laboratory strains and show that pyrethroid resistance is substantially suppressed by the PBO synergist, suggesting the involvement of detoxification enzymes. To identify specific candidate genes implicated in resistance, we performed comparative transcriptomic analysis, between the pyrethroid resistant populations from Crete and the susceptible laboratory strains, using both whole bodies and Malpighian tubules. Several genes were found differentially transcribed between resistant and susceptible flies in each comparison, with P450s being among the most highly over-expressed detoxification genes in pyrethroid resistant populations. Four of the over-expressed P450s (Cyp6A61, Cyp6G6, Cyp4P6 and Cyp6G28) were recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli and in vitro metabolism assays revealed that CYP6A61 is capable of metabolizing alpha-cypermethrin, while CYP6G6, CYP4P6 and CYP6G28 are capable of metabolizing deltamethrin. No metabolism of neonicotinoid insecticides was recorded. We further silenced CYP6G6 in vivo, via RNAi, which led to a small, but significant increase in deltamethrin toxicity. The study provides valuable information towards the development of molecular diagnostics and evidence-based insecticide resistance management strategies.
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- Anastasia Kampouraki
- Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece; Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion, Greece; Institute of Agri-Food and Life Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University Research Centre, GR-71410 Heraklion, Greece
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- Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Ngegba PM, Cui G, Li Y, Zhong G. Synergistic effects of chlorantraniliprole and camptothecin on physiological impairments, histopathological, biochemical changes, and genes responses in the larvae midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:105363. [PMID: 36963934 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Spodoptera frugiperda is an economically important agricultural pest and poses a serious threat to food security globally. Its management is gravely challenged by its high polyphagous nature, strong migratory ability, and massive fecundity. Chlorantraniliprole (CHL) is widely utilized in controlling S. frugiperda, its intensive application and over-reliance pose adverse health risks, development of resistance, toxicity to beneficial insects, natural enemies, and environmental contamination. To address S. frugiperda resistance to CHL and its inherent challenges, this study explores the synergistic effects of camptothecin (CPT) with CHL in its management. The binary mixed adversely induced the larvae weight and mortality when compared to single-treated. CHL + CPT (1:20 mg/L) had the highest larvae mortality of (73.80 %) with a high antagonistic factor (0.90), while (1:10 mg/L) with (66.10%) mortality exhibited a high synergistic factor (1.43). Further, CHL + CPT (1:10 mg/L) considerably altered the midgut epithelial cell, peritrophic membrane, microvilli, basement membrane, and regenerative cells. For biochemical analysis, CHL + CPT (1:10 mg/L) significantly decreased glutathione-S-transferase (1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene CDNB) and cytochrome P450 (7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylation) activities in the midgut in a dose and time dependent manner. Based on RNA-Seq analysis, a total of 4,373 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified from the three treatments. CPT vs CK (Control) had 1694 (968 up-, 726 down-regulated), CHL vs CK with 1771 (978 up-, 793 down-regulated), and CHL + CPT vs CK had 908 (394 up-, 514 down-regulated) DEGs. The enrichment analysis disclosed significant pathways such as metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450, glutathione metabolism, TOLL and IMD (Immune Deficiency) signaling pathway, longevity regulating pathway. This study provides basis to expatiate on the molecular toxicological mechanism of CHL + CPT in management of fall armyworm.
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- Patrick Maada Ngegba
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, P.M.B 1313 Tower Hill, Freetown 47235, Sierra Leone
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Roy D, Biswas S, Sarkar S, Adhikary S, Chakraborty G, Sarkar PK, Al-Shuraym LA, Sayed S, Gaber A, Hossain A. Risk Assessment of Fluxametamide Resistance and Fitness Costs in Fall Armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda). TOXICS 2023; 11:307. [PMID: 37112534 PMCID: PMC10144201 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the most devastating invasive polyphagous pests, which has attracted recent global attention by developing resistance to various insecticidal active ingredients with independent mode of action. Fluxametamide, a newly commercialized isoxazoline insecticide, is exceptionally selective towards several lepidopteran pests. The present study aimed to evaluate resistance risk in FAW to fluxametamide and the fitness costs associated with fluxametamide resistance. A field-collected and genetically mixed population of FAW was artificially selected through continuous exposure to fluxametamide. After successive selection of 10 generations, there was no obvious increase in the LC50 (RF: 2.63-fold). The realized heritability (h2) of fluxametamide resistance was estimated as h2 = 0.084 using a quantitative genetic approach. Compared with the susceptible F0 strain, the Flux-SEL (F10) strain of FAW displayed no significant cross-resistance to broflanilide, chlorantraniliprole, fipronil, indoxacarb, lambda cyhalothrin, spinetoram, and tetraniliprole, except emamectin benzoate (RF: 2.08-fold). Increased activity of glutathione S-transferase (ratio 1.94) was observed in the Flux-SEL (F10) strain of FAW, while the cytochrome P450 and carboxylesterase activities were not altered. The fluxametamide-selection significantly affected the development and reproductive traits of FAW with a lower R0, T and relative fitness (Rf = 0.353). The results alluded that the risk of fluxametamide resistance evolution in FAW is relatively lower; however, proactive implementation of resistance management approaches should be done to maintain the field efficacy of fluxametamide against FAW.
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- Debashis Roy
- Dhaanya Ganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Sargachhi, Murshidabad 742408, West Bengal, India
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- Dhaanya Ganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Sargachhi, Murshidabad 742408, West Bengal, India
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- School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata 700103, West Bengal, India
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- Dhaanya Ganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Sargachhi, Murshidabad 742408, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia 741252, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia 741252, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
- Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Soil Science, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh
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Pan D, Xia MH, Luo QJ, Liu XY, Li CZ, Yuan GR, Wang JJ, Dou W. Resistance of Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) to pyridaben in China: monitoring and fitness costs. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:996-1004. [PMID: 36318043 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Panonychus citri is a major citrus pest worldwide. The short life cycle and high reproductive potential of P. citri, combined with heavy acaricide use, have led to high levels of resistance to acaricides, posing a threat to global resistance management programs. Here, resistance monitoring was established to determine the pyridaben resistance status of ten P. citri populations in China from 2014 to 2021 using a leaf-dipping assay. Four characterized strains-the susceptible strain (Lab_S), the resistant strain (Pyr_R), as well as the segregated resistant strain (Pyr_Rs) and the segregated susceptible strain (Pyr_Control) derived from the crossing of the Lab_S and Pyr_R strains, were used to evaluate the life-history characteristics using age-stage, two-sex life tables. RESULTS Most P. citri populations developed high resistance to pyridaben. Resistance levels exceeded 1000-fold in Yuxi, Anyue, Nanning, and Ganzhou populations compared with the Lab_S strain. Compared with Pyr_Control, two key fitness cost criteria, developmental period and fecundity, showed significant differences in Pyr_Rs under consistent conditions. The intrinsic rate of increase, net reproductive rate and gross reproductive rate were lower in the resistant strain compared with the Pyr_Control strain. The Pyr_Rs strain had a lower relative fitness of 0.934 compared with the Pyr_Control. Moreover, the life-history traits and population parameters of the Pyr_R strain also showed significant differences compared with the Lab_S strain. CONCLUSION The resistance levels to pyridaben varied greatly among the different P. citri populations and showed regional differences. Substantial fitness costs are associated with pyridaben resistance. This study provides potential implications for developing strategies for resistance management in P. citri. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Deng Pan
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Ghavami MB, Panahi S, Nabati SM, Ghanbari M, Taghiloo B. A comprehensive survey of permethrin resistance in human head louse populations from northwest Iran: ex vivo and molecular monitoring of knockdown resistance alleles. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:57. [PMID: 36747269 PMCID: PMC9903499 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05652-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Head louse infestation is an important public health problem, and expanding resistance to permethrin is a major challenge to its control. The mapping and detection of pyrethroid resistance are essential to the development of appropriate treatments and ensure the effectiveness of current measures. The aim of this study was to present the phenotypic and genotypic basis of permethrin resistance and identify knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in head louse populations in northwestern Iran. METHODS Adult head lice were collected from 1059 infested girls in Ardebil, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan and Zanjan Provinces, northwestern Iran. The toxicity of permethrin and the possible synergistic effect of piperonyl butoxide (PBO) on this toxicity were assessed using bioassays. Fragments of voltage-sensitive sodium channels (vssc) and cytochrome b (cytb) genes were amplified and analyzed for the detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations and mitochondrial groups. Moreover, genotypes of the two hot spot regions of the vssc gene were determined by melting curve analysis of amplicons. RESULTS A total of 1450 adult head lice were collected during 2016-2021. Live lice were exposed to a dose of 1% permethrin for 12 h, and the median lethal time (LT50) and time to achieve 90% mortality (LT90) were determined to be 6 and 14.8 h, respectively. Topical application of 2 and 16 ng permethrin per louse resulted in 25% and 42.11% mortality, respectively. Pre-exposure of samples to 3% piperonyl butoxide had no synergistic effect on the effects of permethrin. Analysis of the 774-bp vssc gene fragment showed the presence of the M815I, T917I and L920F mutations, wild-type and T917I mutation, in 91.6%, 4.2% and 4.2% of samples, respectively. Investigation of the mitochondrial cytb gene demonstrated the predominance of clade B. The frequency of domain II segment 4 (S4)-S5 kdr genotypes in mitochondrial groups was identical, and heterozygotes were present in 93.5% of samples. A significant difference was detected in the frequency of domain IIS1-S3 kdr genotypes, and the frequency of resistant alleles and heterozygotes was higher in clade B than in clade A. CONCLUSIONS The presence of kdr mutations in the vssc gene and the non-synergist effect of PBO indicate that pyrethroid target site insensitivity is the main resistance mechanism. This phenomenon and the high frequency of resistant alleles necessitate that new pediculosis management programs be developed. Further studies need to be conducted to identify all factors contributing this resistance and to develop alternative pediculicides.
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- Mohammad Bagher Ghavami
- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
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- grid.469309.10000 0004 0612 8427Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- grid.469309.10000 0004 0612 8427Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- grid.469309.10000 0004 0612 8427Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- grid.469309.10000 0004 0612 8427Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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Hua D, Li X, Yuan J, Tao M, Zhang K, Zheng X, Wan Y, Gui L, Zhang Y, Wu Q. Fitness cost of spinosad resistance related to vitellogenin in Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:771-780. [PMID: 36264641 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, a worldwide agricultural pest, has developed resistance to an array of insecticides. Spinosad resistance confers an apparent fitness cost in F. occidentalis. In the present study, we compared the reproductive capacities, ovary development, and the expression of the vitellogenin (Vg) gene in spinosad-susceptible (Ivf03) and -resistant (NIL-R) near isogenetic lines of F. occidentalis in order to clarify the reason for the fitness cost in spinosad resistance. RESULTS The NIL-R strain exhibited a 17.9% decrease in fecundity (eggs laid per female) as compared to the Ivf03 strain, and the ovariole was significantly shortened by 2.8% in the NIL-R strain relative to the Ivf03 strain. Compared to the Ivf03 strain, the expression levels of Vg mRNA and protein were downregulated by 33.7% and 32.9% in the NIL-R strain, respectively. Moreover, interference with the Vg gene significantly reduced the expression levels of Vg mRNA and protein, and decreased ovariole length, survival rates and the fecundity of both strains. CONCLUSION The results indicate that the downregulated expression of Vg may contribute to the reduction of ovariole length and consequently to a fitness cost in spinosad-resistant F. occidentalis. The results not only increase our understanding of the evolution of insecticide resistance, but also could contribute to the formulation of control strategy of F. occidentalis. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Dengke Hua
- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Hubei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Quality and Safety of Agro Products, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Hubei Biopesticide Engineering Research Centre, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Amaral FSDAE, Kanno RH, do Nascimento ARB, Guidolin AS, Omoto C. Trends towards Lower Susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Teflubenzuron in Brazil: An Evidence for Field-Evolved Resistance. INSECTS 2023; 14:129. [PMID: 36835698 PMCID: PMC9965761 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Susceptibility monitoring to insecticides is a key component to implementing insecticide resistance management (IRM) programs. In this research, the susceptibility to teflubenzuron in Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E Smith) was monitored in more than 200 field-collected populations from major corn-growing regions of Brazil, from 2004 to 2020. Initially, we defined a diagnostic concentration of 10 µg mL-1 of teflubenzuron using a diet-overlay bioassay for monitoring the susceptibility. A variation in the susceptibility to teflubenzuron in S. frugiperda was detected among populations from different locations. We also detected a significant reduction in the susceptibility to teflubenzuron throughout time in all the populations of S. frugiperda evaluated, with larval survival at diagnostic concentration varying from values of <5% in 2004 to up 80% in 2020. Thus, this research provides evidence of field-evolved resistance of S. frugiperda to teflubenzuron and reinforces that IRM practices are urgently needed to be implemented in Brazil.
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Li X, Zhu S, Li Q, Sun Y, Wang Y, Tian X, Ran X, Li X, Zhang Y, Gao H, Zhu X. Fitness Cost of the Field-Evolved Resistance to Sulfoxaflor and Multi-Insecticide Resistance of the Wheat Aphid Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi). INSECTS 2023; 14:75. [PMID: 36662003 PMCID: PMC9867125 DOI: 10.3390/insects14010075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sulfoxaflor belongs to a new class of insecticides that is effective against many sap-feeding pests. In this study on Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi) (i.e., the predominant wheat pest), a highly sulfoxaflor-resistant (SulR) population was obtained from a field. Its resistance to the other seven insecticides and its biological fitness were analyzed using a leaf-dip method and a two-sex life table approach, respectively. Compared with the relatively susceptible (SS) population, the SulR population was highly resistant to sulfoxaflor, with a relative insecticide resistance ratio (RR) of 199.8 and was moderately resistant to beta-cypermethrin (RR = 14.5) and bifenthrin (RR = 42.1) but exhibited low resistance to chlorpyrifos (RR = 5.7). Additionally, the SulR population had a relative fitness of 0.73, with a significantly prolonged developmental period as well as a lower survival rate and poorer reproductive performance than the SS population. In conclusion, our results suggest that S. miscanthi populations that are highly resistant to sulfoxaflor exist in the field. The possibility that insects may develop multi-resistance between sulfoxaflor and pyrethroids is a concern. Furthermore, the high sulfoxaflor resistance of S. miscanthi was accompanied by a considerable fitness cost. The study data may be useful for improving the rational use of insecticides and for exploring novel insecticide resistance mechanisms.
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- Xinan Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crop in Northwestern Oasis, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Feng X, Li D, Wang H, Yu X, Shentu X. Fitness costs of resistance to insecticide pymetrozine combined with antimicrobial zhongshengmycin in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). Front Physiol 2023; 14:1160873. [PMID: 37123267 PMCID: PMC10133562 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1160873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), is a major pest of rice crops, and its control is critical for food security. Pymetrozine has been recommended as an alternative to imidacloprid for controlling N. lugens, but the pest has developed high resistance to it, making its prohibition and restriction urgent. To address this issue, we conducted a study using a mixture of pymetrozine and zhongshengmycin with the effective ratio of 1:40, to evaluate the fitness costs in N. lugens. Our results showed that N. lugens had a relative fitness of 0.03 under this ratio, with significantly reduced longevity, female and male adult periods, total pre-oviposition days, and fecundity. Moreover, the expression levels of the uricase gene (EC1.7.3.3) and farnesyl diphosphate farnesyl transferase gene (EC2.5.1.21) were reduced in N. lugens. These genes are involved in urea metabolism and steroid biosynthesis pathway, respectively, and their suppression can interfere with the normal nutritional function of N. lugens. Our study demonstrates that the combination of chemical insecticides and antimicrobials can delay the development of resistance and improve the efficiency of pest control. This information is valuable for researchers developing management strategies to delay the development of pymetrozine resistance in N. lugens.
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- *Correspondence: Xiaoping Yu, ; Xuping Shentu,
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Adamo S. The Integrated Defense System: Optimizing Defense against Predators, Pathogens, and Poisons. Integr Comp Biol 2022; 62:1536-1546. [PMID: 35511215 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Insects, like other animals, have evolved defense responses to protect against predators, pathogens, and poisons (i.e., toxins). This paper provides evidence that these three defense responses (i.e., fight-or-flight, immune, and detoxification responses) function together as part of an Integrated Defense System (IDS) in insects. The defense responses against predators, pathogens, and poisons are deeply intertwined. They share organs, resources, and signaling molecules. By connecting defense responses into an IDS, animals gain flexibility, and resilience. Resources can be redirected across fight-or-flight, immune, and detoxification defenses to optimize an individual's response to the current challenges facing it. At the same time, the IDS reconfigures defense responses that are losing access to resources, allowing them to maintain as much function as possible despite decreased resource availability. An IDS perspective provides an adaptive explanation for paradoxical phenomena such as stress-induced immunosuppression, and the observation that exposure to a single challenge typically leads to an increase in the expression of genes for all three defense responses. Further exploration of the IDS will require more studies examining how defense responses to a range of stressors are interconnected in a variety of species. Such studies should target pollinators and agricultural pests. These studies will be critical for predicting how insects will respond to multiple stressors, such as simultaneous anthropogenic threats, for example, climate change and pesticides.
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- Shelley Adamo
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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Oliveira Padovez FE, Hideo Kanno R, Zaia Zambon G, Omoto C, Sartori Guidolin A. The Cost of Resistance to Diamide Insecticide Varies With the Host Plant in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 115:2041-2050. [PMID: 36255734 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fitness costs associated with insect resistance to insecticides can be exploited to implement resistance management programs. However, most of these studies are restricted to evaluating biological traits on artificial diets. Here, we investigated the fitness cost associated with chlorantraniliprole in Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) feeding on corn, soybean, and cotton plants. We used a near-isogenic strain of S. frugiperda resistant to chlorantraniliprole (Iso-RR), a susceptible strain (SS), and heterozygotes strains (H1 and H2) to evaluate several biological and population growth parameters. Larval survival of the Iso-RR strain was on average 90% on corn, 65% on soybean, and 57% on cotton plants. Development time of the larval stage also differed among host plants, Iso-RR strain took on average 14, 17, and 26 days to reach the pupal stage on corn, soybean, and cotton plants respectively. Net reproductive rate, intrinsic rate of population increase, and finite rate of population increase were higher for Iso-RR strain feeding on corn plants than other host plants. The relative fitness, based on the intrinsic rate of population increase, of S. frugiperda resistant strain on corn, soybean, and cotton plants were 1.04, 0.85, and 0.88, respectively. Therefore, no fitness cost was observed for S. frugiperda feeding on corn plants, but a significant fitness cost was observed when this pest fed on soybean and cotton plants. We showed that the food source influences the fitness cost of S. frugiperda resistant to diamide. Such information may help to implement resistance management strategies based on each crop.
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- Fernando Elias Oliveira Padovez
- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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Deng Z, Zhang Y, Gao C, Shen W, Wang S, Ni X, Liu S, Li X. A transposon-introduced G-quadruplex motif is selectively retained and constrained to downregulate CYP321A1. INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 29:1629-1642. [PMID: 35226400 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Insects utilize xenobiotic compounds to up- and downregulate cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) involved in detoxification of toxic xenobiotics including phytochemicals and pesticides. G-quadruplexes (G4)-forming DNA motifs are enriched in the promoter regions of transcription factors and function as cis-acting elements to regulate these genes. Whether and how P450s gain and keep G4 DNA motifs to regulate their expression still remain unexplored. Here, we show that CYP321A1, a xenobiotic-metabolizing P450 from Helicoverpa zea, a polyphagous insect of economic importance, has acquired and preserved a G4 DNA motif by selectively retaining a transposon known as HzIS1-3 that carries this G4 DNA motif in its promoter region. The HzIS1-3 G4 DNA motif acts as a silencer to suppress the constitutive and induced expression of CYP321A1 by plant allelochemicals flavone and xanthotoxin through folding into an intramolecular parallel or hybrid-1 conformation in the absence or presence of K+ . The G4 ligand N-methylmesoporphyrin IX (NMM) strengthens the silencing effect of HzIS1-3 G4 DNA motif by switching its structure from hybrid-1 to hybrid-2. The enrichment of transposons in P450s and other environment-adaptation genes implies that selective retention of G4 DNA motif-carrying transposons may be the main evolutionary route for these genes to obtain G4 DNA motifs.
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- Zhongyuan Deng
- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, University of Georgia, Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Farder-Gomes CF, Santos AA, Fernandes KM, Bernardes RC, Martins GF, Serrão JE. Fipronil exposure compromises respiration and damages the Malpighian tubules of the stingless bee Partamona helleri Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:88101-88108. [PMID: 35821320 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21858-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fipronil has been widely used in agriculture and forestry in Brazil to control several pests. However, this insecticide may be hazardous to non-target organisms, including stingless bees, which are essential pollinators of crops and natural environments. Here, we investigated the effect of 24-h acute oral exposure to LC50 of fipronil on the Malpighian tubules of the stingless bee Partamona helleri (Friese). Insecticide exposure decreases the respiration rate of forager bees, and the Malpighian tubules are severely affected, as shown by the epithelial architecture disorganization, loss of cytoplasmic content, degradation of the brush border, and nuclear pyknosis. In addition, fipronil ingestion increases the number of Malpighian cells positive for peroxidase, LC3, cleaved caspase-3, and JNK. However, Notch and ERK1/2-positive cells decrease in the exposed bees. These changes in the signaling proteins indicate an increase in oxidative stress, autophagy and apoptosis, and impairment of cell recovery. Overall, our results demonstrate the toxicological effects of fipronil on a stingless bee, which compromises the physiology of this important pollinator.
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- Department of Entomology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Department of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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Wang L, Fontaine A, Gaborit P, Guidez A, Issaly J, Girod R, Kazanji M, Rousset D, Vignuzzi M, Epelboin Y, Dusfour I. Interactions between vector competence to chikungunya virus and resistance to deltamethrin in Aedes aegypti laboratory lines? MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 36:486-495. [PMID: 35762523 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The urban mosquito species Aedes aegypti is the main vector of arboviruses worldwide. Mosquito control with insecticides is the most prevalent method for preventing transmission in the absence of effective vaccines and available treatments; however, the extensive use of insecticides has led to the development of resistance in mosquito populations throughout the world, and the number of epidemics caused by arboviruses has increased. Three mosquito lines with different resistance profiles to deltamethrin were isolated in French Guiana, including one with the I1016 knock-down resistant allele. Significant differences were observed in the cumulative proportion of mosquitoes with a disseminated chikungunya virus infection over time across these lines. In addition, some genes related to resistance (CYP6BB2, CYP6N12, GST2, trypsin) were variably overexpressed in the midgut at 7 days after an infectious bloodmeal in these three lines. Our work shows that vector competence for chikungunya virus varied between Ae. aegypti laboratory lines with different deltamethrin resistance profiles. More accurate verification of the functional association between insecticide resistance and vector competence remains to be demonstrated.
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- Lanjiao Wang
- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Unité de Parasitologie et Entomologie, Département des Maladies Infectieuses, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, UMR Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, cedex 5, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Unité des Populations Virales et Pathogénèse, Institut Pasteur, Paris cedex 15, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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- Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Unité de contrôle et adaptation des vecteurs, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne cedex, France
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