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Baker GH, Tann CR, Verwey P, Lisle L. Do the plant host origins of Helicoverpa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) moth populations reflect the agricultural landscapes within which they are caught? BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2019; 109:1-14. [PMID: 29704901 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485318000214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The use of Bt cotton varieties has greatly reduced the amount of conventional insecticides required to control lepidopteran pests, Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera, in Australia, but the possibility that these moths might become resistant to Bt remains a threat. Consequently, a Resistance Management Plan, which includes the mandatory growing of refuge crops (pigeon pea and non-Bt cotton; both C3 plants), has been established for Bt cotton farmers. However, knowledge of the relative contributions made to overall moth populations from the many host origins (both C3 and C4 plants) available to these insects throughout cotton production regions remains limited, as do the scales of movement and spatial mixing of moths within and between these areas. This study used stable isotope signatures (in particular δ13C) to help identify where moths fed as larvae within separate cotton production regions which differed in their proportions of C3 and C4 host crops (e.g. cotton and sorghum, respectively). C3-derived moths predominated in the early season, but C4-derived moths increased in frequency later. The overall proportion of C4 moths was higher in H. armigera than in H. punctigera. Whilst the relative proportions of C3 and C4 moths differed between regions, no differences in such proportiorns were found at smaller spatial scales, nor were there significant correlations between crop composition and isotope signatures in moths. Overall, these results suggest that C4 host plants are likely to be very important in offsetting the development of Bt resistance in these insects and such influences may operate across multiple regions within a single growing season.
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- G H Baker
- CSIRO Health & Biosecurity,GPO Box 1700,Canberra,A.C.T. 2601,Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food,Locked Bag 59,Narrabri,N.S.W. 2390,Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries,Locked Bag 1000,Narrabri,N.S.W. 2390,Australia
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- Environmental & Rural Science,University of New England,Armidale,N.S.W. 2351,Australia
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Tessnow AE, Behmer ST, Walsh TK, Sword GA. Protein-carbohydrate regulation in Helicoverpa amigera and H. punctigera and how diet protein-carbohydrate content affects insect susceptibility to Bt toxins. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 106:88-95. [PMID: 28733239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Many animals, including insects, demonstrate a remarkable ability to regulate their intake of key macronutrients (e.g., soluble protein and digestible carbohydrates), which allows them to optimize fitness and performance. Additionally, regulating the intake of these two macronutrients enhances an animal's ability to defend itself against pathogens, mitigate the effects of secondary plant metabolites, and decrease susceptibility to toxins. In this study, we first compared how Bt-resistant and -susceptible lines of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera regulate their intake of protein (p) and digestible carbohydrates (c). We found that there was no difference in the self-selected protein-carbohydrate intake target between resistant and susceptible genotypes of either species. We then explored the extent to which food protein-carbohydrate content altered the susceptibility of these species to three Bt toxins: Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, and Vip3Aa. We found that H. armigera on diets that had protein-carbohydrate profiles that matched their self-selected protein-carbohydrate intake target were significantly less susceptible to Cry1Ac. In contrast, diet protein-carbohydrate content did not affect H. punctigera susceptibility to Cry1Ac. For both H. armigera and H. punctigera, susceptibility to Cry2Ab and Vip3Aa toxins did not change as a function of diet protein-carbohydrate profile. These results, when combined with earlier work on H. zea, suggest food protein-carbohydrate content can modify susceptibility to some Bt toxins, but not others. An increased understanding of how the nutritional environment can modify susceptibility to different Bt toxins could help improve pest management and resistance management practices.
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- Ashley E Tessnow
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- CSIRO, Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Walsh T, James B, Chakroun M, Ferré J, Downes S. Isolating, characterising and identifying a Cry1Ac resistance mutation in field populations of Helicoverpa punctigera. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2626. [PMID: 29422629 PMCID: PMC5805676 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21012-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Transgenic cotton expressing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been grown in Australia for over 20 years and resistance remains the biggest threat. The native moth, Helicoverpa punctigera is a significant pest of cotton. A genotype causing resistance to Cry1Ac in H. punctigera was isolated from the field and a homozygous line established. The phenotype is recessive and homozygous individuals possess 113 fold resistance to Cry1Ac. Individuals that carry Cry1Ac resistance genes are rare in Australia with a frequency of 0.033 being detected in field populations. RNAseq, RT-PCR and DNA sequencing reveals a single nucleotide polymorphism at a splice site in the cadherin gene as the causal mutation, resulting in the partial transcription of the intron and a premature stop codon. Analysis of Cry1Ac binding to H. punctigera brush border membrane vesicles showed that it is unaffected by the disrupted cadherin gene. This suggests that the major Cry1Ac target is not cadherin but that this molecule plays a key role in resistance and therefore the mode of action. This work adds to our knowledge of resistance mechanisms in H. punctigera and the growing literature around the role of cadherin in the mode of action of Cry1 type Bt proteins.
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- Tom Walsh
- CSIRO, Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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- CSIRO, Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- ERI of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100, Spain
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- ERI of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Burjassot, 46100, Spain
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- CSIRO, Myall Vale Laboratories, Kamilaroi Highway, Narrabri, NSW 2390, Australia
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Bentivenha JP, Montezano DG, Hunt TE, Baldin EL, Peterson JA, Victor VS, Pannuti LE, Vélez AM, Paula-Moraes SV. Intraguild interactions and behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda and Helicoverpa spp. on maize. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:2244-2251. [PMID: 28444855 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the major pests of maize and is in the same feeding guild as the noctuid pests Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), recently reported in South and North America. The intraguild interactions of these species were assessed in laboratory and field conditions by determining the survival of larvae in interaction scenarios with non-Bt maize silks and ears. Moreover, a video tracking system was utilized to evaluate behavioral parameters during larval interactions in scenarios with or without food. RESULTS In intraguild interactions, S. frugiperda had greater survival (55-100%) when competing with Helicoverpa spp. in scenarios where larvae were the same instar or when they were larger (fourth versus second) than their competitor. Frequency and time in food of S. frugiperda larvae were negatively influenced by interactions. Larvae of S. frugiperda moved shorter distances (less than 183.03 cm) compared with H. zea. CONCLUSION Overall, S. frugiperda had a competitive advantage over Helicoverpa spp. This study provides significant information regarding noctuid behavior and larval survival during intraguild interactions, which may impact pest prevalence and population dynamics, thereby affecting integrated pest management and insect resistance management of these species in maize. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- José Pf Bentivenha
- Department of Entomology and Acarology - Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Concord, NE, USA
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- Department of Crop Protection, College of Agronomic Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, North Platte, NE, USA
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- Department of Crop Protection, College of Agronomic Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Protection, College of Agronomic Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Entomology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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Baker GH, Tann CR. Long-term changes in the numbers of Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a cotton production landscape in northern New South Wales, Australia. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2017; 107:174-187. [PMID: 27829483 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Two noctuid moths, Helicoverpa punctigera and Helicoverpa armigera, are pests of several agricultural crops in Australia, most notably cotton. Cotton is a summer crop, grown predominantly in eastern Australia. The use of transgenic (Bt) cotton has reduced the damage caused by Helicoverpa spp., but the development of Bt resistance in these insects remains a threat. In the past, large populations of H. punctigera have built up in inland Australia, following autumn-winter rains. Moths have then migrated to the cropping regions in spring, when their inland host plants dried off. To determine if there have been any long-term changes in this pattern, pheromone traps were set for H. punctigera throughout a cropping landscape in northern New South Wales from 1992 to 2015. At least three generations of moths were caught from spring to autumn. The 1st generation (mostly spring migrants) was the most numerous. Trap captures varied between sites and decreased in time, especially for moths in the 1st generation. Nearby habitat type influenced the size of catch and there was some evidence that local weather also influenced the numbers of moths caught. There was no correlation between trap catches in the cropping region and rainfall in the inland. In addition, there was little evidence that Bt cotton has reduced the abundance of H. punctigera at landscape scale. The apparent decline in the number of presumably Bt susceptible moths arriving each spring in the cropping regions from inland habitats is of concern in relation to the management of Bt resistance.
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- G H Baker
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food,GPO Box 1700,Canberra,A.C.T. 2601,Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Locked Bag 59,Narrabri,N.S.W. 2390,Australia
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Baker GH, Tann CR. Broad-scale suppression of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), associated with Bt cotton crops in Northern New South Wales, Australia. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2017; 107:188-199. [PMID: 27876099 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is a major pest of many agricultural crops in several countries, including Australia. Transgenic cotton, expressing a single Bt toxin, was first used in the 1990s to control H. armigera and other lepidopteran pests. Landscape scale or greater pest suppression has been reported in some countries using this technology. However, a long-term, broad-scale pheromone trapping program for H. armigera in a mixed cropping region in eastern Australia caught more moths during the deployment of single Bt toxin cotton (Ingard®) (1996-2004) than in previous years. This response can be attributed, at least in part, to (1) a precautionary cap (30% of total cotton grown, by area) being applied to Ingard® to restrict the development of Bt resistance in the pest, and (2) during the Ingard® era, cotton production greatly increased (as did that of another host plant, sorghum) and H. armigera (in particular the 3rd and older generations) responded in concert with this increase in host plant availability. However, with the replacement of Ingard® with Bollgard II® cotton (containing two different Bt toxins) in 2005, and recovery of the cotton industry from prevailing drought, H. armigera failed to track increased host-plant supply and moth numbers decreased. Greater toxicity of the two gene product, introduction of no cap on Bt cotton proportion, and an increase in natural enemy abundance are suggested as the most likely mechanisms responsible for the suppression observed.
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- G H Baker
- CSIRO Agriculture & Food,GPO Box 1700, Canberra,ACT 2601,Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food,Locked Bag 59, Narrabri,NSW 2390,Australia
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Peterson B, Bezuidenhout CC, Van den Berg J. An Overview of Mechanisms of Cry Toxin Resistance in Lepidopteran Insects. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 110:362-377. [PMID: 28334065 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Arthropods have the capacity to evolve resistance to insecticides and insecticidal traits in genetically modified crops. Resistance development among Lepidoptera is a common phenomenon, and a repertoire of resistance mechanisms to various Cry toxins have been identified from laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies in this insect order. Elucidation of such resistance mechanisms is crucial for developing IRM (insect resistance management) strategies to ensure sustainable use of genetically modified crops. This mini review provides a comprehensive overview of mechanisms of resistance that have been reported for lepidopteran pests. This study demonstrated that resistance mechanisms are highly complex, and the most common mechanism of resistance is altered binding sites. It is yet to be established whether all these altered binding sites are regulated by an MAPK signaling pathway, which might suggest a universal mechanism of resistance in lepidopterans.
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- B Peterson
- Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa (; ; )
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- Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa (; ; )
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- Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa (; ; )
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Downes S, Kriticos D, Parry H, Paull C, Schellhorn N, Zalucki MP. A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:485-492. [PMID: 27753247 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Helicoverpa armigera is a major pest of agriculture, horticulture and floriculture throughout the Old World and recently invaded parts of the New World. We overview of the evolution in thinking about the application of area-wide approaches to assist with its control by the Australian Cotton Industry to highlight important lessons and future challenges to achieving the same in the New World. An over-reliance of broad-spectrum insecticides led to Helicoverpa spp. in Australian cotton rapidly became resistant to DDT, synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates and endosulfan. Voluntary strategies were developed to slow the development of insecticide resistance, which included rotating chemistries and basing spray decisions on thresholds. Despite adoption of these practices, insecticide resistance continued to develop until the introduction of genetically modified cotton provided a platform for augmenting Integrated Pest Management in the Australian cotton industry. Compliance with mandatory resistance management plans for Bt cotton necessitated a shift from pest control at the level of individual fields or farms towards a coordinated area-wide landscape approach. Our take-home message for control of H. armigera is that resistance management is essential in genetically modified crops and must be season long and area-wide to be effective. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- CSIRO, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO, Agriculture, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- CSIRO, Agriculture, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Huang Y, Qin Y, Feng H, Wan P, Li Z. Modeling the evolution of insect resistance to one- and two-toxin Bt-crops in spatially heterogeneous environments. Ecol Modell 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Qiu T, Dong Y, Ren Y, Wang J, Yang M, Zhang J. Effects of the sequence and orientation of an expression cassette in tobacco transformed by dual Bt genes. Plasmid 2017; 89:1-8. [PMID: 27864039 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of the sequence arrangement and orientation of a target gene expression cassette in vectors on expression levels to determine the optimal combination for highly efficient multi-gene expression. Five plant transformation vectors were constructed using dual Bt genes, Cry1Ac and Cry3A, which differed in the sequence arrangement and orientation of the target gene expression cassette. Through an Agrobacterium-mediated method, 5 vectors were used for the genetic transformation of tobacco to obtain transgenic lines. Fluorescence quantitative PCR showed that the target genes were expressed at the transcriptional level, which did not differ significantly among the different vectors. However, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that there were significant differences in the toxin expression levels of the different vectors. In vectors N12 and N19, the Cry1Ac gene, located upstream, showed lower average expression than the Cry3A gene, located downstream. Similarly, in vectors N13 and N18, the Cry3A gene, located upstream, had lower expression than the downstream Cry1Ac gene. For vector N21, with the expression cassette containing the Cry1Ac gene located upstream in a trans-arrangement and that of the Cry3A gene located downstream in a cis-arrangement, the Cry1Ac and Cry3A toxin levels were the highest, at 7.41 and 13.24μg·g-1, respectively. The insect resistance of transgenic lines transformed by the different vectors was related to the Bt toxin level. Resistance to H. armigera, Lepidoptera, and Cry1Ac toxin level were positively correlated; resistance to A. germari larvae, Coleoptera, and Cry3A toxin content were also positively correlated. This study showed that the sequence arrangement of 2 expression cassettes with target genes may be the key to the target gene expression. Two expression cassettes in the same orientation had little influence on gene expression; however, when the 2 expression cassettes were in the reverse arrangement, the expression of both of the target genes was promoted to a certain extent.
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- Tong Qiu
- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, 071000 Baoding, PR China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, 071000 Baoding, PR China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, 071000 Baoding, PR China
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, 071000 Baoding, PR China.
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- Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Agricultural University of Hebei, 071000 Baoding, PR China; Hebei Key Laboratory for Tree Genetic Resources and Forest Protection, 071000 Baoding, PR China.
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Battle in the New World: Helicoverpa armigera versus Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167182. [PMID: 27907051 PMCID: PMC5132268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and the old world bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are allopatric species and occur in important agricultural crops. In maize, both species tend to infest the ear. The introduction of H. armigera in Brazil has created a new scenario, where these Helicoverpa species might cohabit and interact with one another, affecting the prevalence of each species in the agroecosystem, integrated pest management, and insect resistance management. In this study, larval occurrence and proportion of these species in maize was assessed in three regions of Brazil during three crop seasons. Interaction between the species was evaluated in interspecific and intraspecific scenarios under laboratory and field conditions. Helicoverpa zea was predominant in Rio Grande do Sul and the Planaltina, DF (central Brazil). In western Bahia, H. zea was predominant in the first collection, but approximately equal in number to H armigera in the second crop season. Both species exhibit high cannibalism/predation rates, and larval size was the primary factor for larval survival in the interaction studies. Larva of H. zea had higher survival when interacting with H. armigera, indicating that H. zea has an advantage in intraguild interactions with H. armigera in maize. Overall, the results from this study indicate that maize might play a role as a source of infestation or a sink of insecticide or Bt protein unselected H. armigera populations, depending on the H. zea:H. armigera intraguild competition and adult movement in the landscape.
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Blanco CA, Chiaravalle W, Dalla-Rizza M, Farias JR, García-Degano MF, Gastaminza G, Mota-Sánchez D, Murúa MG, Omoto C, Pieralisi BK, Rodríguez J, Rodríguez-Maciel JC, Terán-Santofimio H, Terán-Vargas AP, Valencia SJ, Willink E. Current situation of pests targeted by Bt crops in Latin America. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2016; 15:131-138. [PMID: 27436743 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis- (Bt) insecticidal proteins (Bt crops) have provided useful pest management tools to growers for the past 20 years. Planting Bt crops has reduced the use of synthetic insecticides on cotton, maize and soybean fields in 11 countries throughout Latin America. One of the threats that could jeopardize the sustainability of Bt crops is the development of resistance by targeted pests. Governments of many countries require vigilance in measuring changes in Bt-susceptibility in order to proactively implement corrective measures before Bt-resistance is widespread, thus prolonging the usefulness of Bt crops. A pragmatic approach to obtain information on the effectiveness of Bt-crops is directly asking growers, crop consultants and academics about Bt-resistance problems in agricultural fields, first-hand information that not necessarily relies on susceptibility screens performed in laboratories. This type of information is presented in this report. Problematic pests of cotton and soybeans in five Latin American countries currently are effectively controlled by Bt crops. Growers that plant conventional (non-Bt) cotton or soybeans have to spray synthetic insecticides against multiple pests that otherwise are controlled by these Bt crops. A similar situation has been observed in six Latin American countries where Bt maize is planted. No synthetic insecticide applications are used to control corn pests because they are controlled by Bt maize, with the exception of Spodoptera frugiperda. While this insect in some countries is still effectively controlled by Bt maize, in others resistance has evolved and necessitates supplemental insecticide applications and/or the use of Bt maize cultivars that express multiple Bt proteins. Partial control of S. frugiperda in certain countries is due to its natural tolerance to the Bt bacterium. Of the 31 pests targeted and controlled by Bt crops in Latin America, only S. frugiperda has shown tolerance to certain Bt proteins in growers' fields, the most reliable indication of the status of Bt-susceptibility in most of the American continent.
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- C A Blanco
- University of New Mexico, 544 Jurgensen Place, Landover, MD, USA.
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- Instituto Phytus, 2319 Duque de Caxias Street, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- EEAOC-CONICET-ITANOA, Sección Zoología Agrícola William Cross 3150, Las Talitas, 4101 Tucumán, Argentina
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- EEAOC-CONICET-ITANOA, Sección Zoología Agrícola William Cross 3150, Las Talitas, 4101 Tucumán, Argentina
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- Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, 1129 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- EEAOC-CONICET-ITANOA, Sección Zoología Agrícola William Cross 3150, Las Talitas, 4101 Tucumán, Argentina
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- University of São Paulo, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture (ESALQ), 11 Pádua Dias Av., Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Km 17, Cali, Colombia
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Cuauhtémoc, Tamps, Mexico
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- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Km 17, Cali, Colombia
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- EEAOC-CONICET-ITANOA, Sección Zoología Agrícola William Cross 3150, Las Talitas, 4101 Tucumán, Argentina
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Downes S, Mahon R. Successes and challenges of managing resistance in Helicoverpa armigera to Bt cotton in Australia. GM CROPS & FOOD 2014; 3:228-34. [DOI: 10.4161/gmcr.20194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baker GH, Tann CR. Mating of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) moths and their host plant origins as larvae within Australian cotton farming systems. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2013; 103:171-181. [PMID: 22999440 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485312000508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Transgenic (Bt) cotton dominates Australian cotton production systems. It is grown to control feeding damage by lepidopteran pests such as Helicoverpa armigera. The possibility that these moths might become resistant to Bt remains a threat. Consequently, refuge crops (with no Bt) must be grown with Bt cotton to produce large numbers of Bt-susceptible moths to reduce the risk of resistance developing. A key assumption of the refuge strategy, that moths from different host plant origins mate at random, remains untested. During the period of the study reported here, refuge crops included pigeon pea, conventional cotton (C3 plants), sorghum or maize (C4 plants). To identify the relative contributions made by these (and perhaps other) C3 and C4 plants to populations of H. armigera in cotton landscapes, we measured stable carbon isotopes (δ(13)C) within individual moths captured in the field. Overall, 53% of the moths were of C4 origin. In addition, we demonstrated, by comparing the stable isotope signatures of mating pairs of moths, that mating is indeed random amongst moths of different plant origins (i.e. C3 and C4). Stable nitrogen isotope signatures (δ(15)N) were recorded to further discriminate amongst host plant origins (e.g. legumes from non-legumes), but such measurements proved generally unsuitable. Since 2010, maize and sorghum are no longer used as dedicated refuges in Australia. However, these plants remain very common crops in cotton production regions, so their roles as 'unstructured' refuges seem likely to be significant.
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- G H Baker
- CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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Merlin C, Beaver LE, Taylor OR, Wolfe SA, Reppert SM. Efficient targeted mutagenesis in the monarch butterfly using zinc-finger nucleases. Genome Res 2013; 23:159-68. [PMID: 23009861 PMCID: PMC3530676 DOI: 10.1101/gr.145599.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The development of reverse-genetic tools in "nonmodel" insect species with distinct biology is critical to establish them as viable model systems. The eastern North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), whose genome is sequenced, has emerged as a model to study animal clocks, navigational mechanisms, and the genetic basis of long-distance migration. Here, we developed a highly efficient gene-targeting approach in the monarch using zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), engineered nucleases that generate mutations at targeted genomic sequences. We focused our ZFN approach on targeting the type 2 vertebrate-like cryptochrome gene of the monarch (designated cry2), which encodes a putative transcriptional repressor of the monarch circadian clockwork. Co-injections of mRNAs encoding ZFNs targeting the second exon of monarch cry2 into "one nucleus" stage embryos led to high-frequency nonhomologous end-joining-mediated, mutagenic lesions in the germline (up to 50%). Heritable ZFN-induced lesions in two independent lines produced truncated, nonfunctional CRY2 proteins, resulting in the in vivo disruption of circadian behavior and the molecular clock mechanism. Our work genetically defines CRY2 as an essential transcriptional repressor of the monarch circadian clock and provides a proof of concept for the use of ZFNs for manipulating genes in the monarch butterfly genome. Importantly, this approach could be used in other lepidopterans and "nonmodel" insects, thus opening new avenues to decipher the molecular underpinnings of a variety of biological processes.
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- Christine Merlin
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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Downes S, Mahon R. Evolution, ecology and management of resistance in Helicoverpa spp. to Bt cotton in Australia. J Invertebr Pathol 2012; 110:281-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ives AR, Glaum PR, Ziebarth NL, Andow DA. The evolution of resistance to two-toxin pyramid transgenic crops. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2011; 21:503-515. [PMID: 21563580 DOI: 10.1890/09-1869.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pyramid transgenic crops that express two Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins hold great potential for reducing insect damage and slowing the evolution of resistance to the toxins. Here, we analyzed a suite of models for pyramid Bt crops to illustrate factors that should be considered when implementing the high dose-refuge strategy for resistance management; this strategy involves the high expression of toxins in Bt plants and use of non-Bt plants as refuges. Although resistance evolution to pyramid Bt varieties should in general be slower, resistance to pyramid Bt varieties is nonetheless driven by the same evolutionary processes as single Bt-toxin varieties. The main advantage of pyramid varieties is the low survival of insects heterozygous for resistance alleles. We show that there are two modes of resistance evolution. When populations of purely susceptible insects persist, leading to density dependence, the speed of resistance evolution changes slowly with the proportion of refuges. However, once the proportion of non-Bt plants crosses the threshold below which a susceptible population cannot persist, the speed of resistance evolution increases rapidly. This suggests that adaptive management be used to guarantee persistence of susceptible populations. We compared the use of seed mixtures in which Bt and non-Bt plants are sown in the same fields to the use of spatial refuges. As found for single Bt varieties, seed mixtures can speed resistance evolution if larvae move among plants. Devising optimal management plans for deploying spatial refuges is difficult because they depend on crop rotation patterns, whether males or females have limited dispersal, and other characteristics. Nonetheless, the effects of spatial refuges on resistance evolution can be understood by considering the three mechanisms determining the rate of resistance evolution: the force of selection (the proportion of insects killed by Bt), assortative mating (deviations of the proportion of heterozygotes from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the total population level), and male mating success (when males carrying resistance alleles find fewer mates). Of these three, assortative mating is often the least important, even though this mechanism is the most frequently cited explanation for the efficacy of the high dose-refuge strategy.
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- Anthony R Ives
- Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
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Zhao JH, Ho P, Azadi H. Benefits of Bt cotton counterbalanced by secondary pests? Perceptions of ecological change in China. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2011; 173:985-994. [PMID: 20437270 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1439-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In the past, scientific research has predicted a decrease in the effectiveness of Bt cotton due to the rise of secondary and other sucking pests. It is suspected that once the primary pest is brought under control, secondary pests have a chance to emerge due to the lower pesticide applications in Bt cotton cultivars. Studies on this phenomenon are scarce. This article furnishes empirical evidence that farmers in China perceive a substantial increase in secondary pests after the introduction of Bt cotton. The research is based on a survey of 1,000 randomly selected farm households in five provinces in China. We found that the reduction in pesticide use in Bt cotton cultivars is significantly lower than that reported in research elsewhere. This is consistent with the hypothesis suggested by recent studies that more pesticide sprayings are needed over time to control emerging secondary pests, such as aphids, spider mites, and lygus bugs. Apart from farmers' perceptions of secondary pests, we also assessed their basic knowledge of Bt cotton and their perceptions of Bt cotton in terms of its strengths and shortcomings (e.g., effectiveness, productivity, price, and pesticide use) in comparison with non-transgenic cotton.
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- Jennifer H Zhao
- Department of Agro-biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Engels H, Bourguet D, Cagán L, Manachini B, Schuphan I, Stodola TJ, Micoud A, Brazier C, Mottet C, Andow DA. Evaluating resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ab by F2 screen in European populations of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2010; 103:1803-1809. [PMID: 21061983 DOI: 10.1603/ec10055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The large-scale cultivation of transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins have already lead to the evolution of Bt resistance in some pest populations targeted by these crops. We used the F2 screening method for further estimating the frequency of resistance alleles of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), to Bt maize, Zea mays L., producing the Cry1Ab toxin. In France, Germany, and Italy, 784, 455, and 80 lines of European corn borer were screened for resistance to Mon810 maize, respectively. In Slovakia, 26 lines were screened for resistance to the Cry1Ab toxin. The cost of F2 screen performed in the four countries varied from U.S. dollars 300 to dollars 1300 per line screened. The major difference in cost was mostly due to a severe loss of univoltine lines during the screen in Germany and Slovakia. In none of the screened lines did we detect alleles conferring resistance to Mon810 maize or to the Cry1Ab toxin. The frequency of resistance alleles were < 1.0 x 10(-3), < 1.6 x 10(-3), < 9.2 x 10(-3), and < 2.6 x 10(-2) in France, Germany, Italy, and Slovakia, with 95% probability, respectively. The average detection probability over all lines was approximately 90%. Making the assumption that European corn borer populations in these countries belong to the same genetic entity, the frequency of alleles conferring resistance to the Cry1Ab produced by the Mon810 maize in western and central Europe was 1.0 x 10(-4), with a 95% confidence interval of 0-3.0 x 10(-4).
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- H Engels
- Institute for Environmental Research (Biologie V), Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Downes S, Parker T, Mahon R. Incipient resistance of Helicoverpa punctigera to the Cry2Ab Bt toxin in Bollgard II cotton. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12567. [PMID: 20830203 PMCID: PMC2935350 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Combinations of dissimilar insecticidal proteins (“pyramids”) within transgenic plants are predicted to delay the evolution of pest resistance for significantly longer than crops expressing a single transgene. Field-evolved resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) transgenic crops has been reported for first generation, single-toxin varieties and the Cry1 class of proteins. Our five year data set shows a significant exponential increase in the frequency of alleles conferring Cry2Ab resistance in Australian field populations of Helicoverpa punctigera since the adoption of a second generation, two-toxin Bt cotton expressing this insecticidal protein. Furthermore, the frequency of cry2Ab resistance alleles in populations from cropping areas is 8-fold higher than that found for populations from non-cropping regions. This report of field evolved resistance to a protein in a dual-toxin Bt-crop has precisely fulfilled the intended function of monitoring for resistance; namely, to provide an early warning of increases in frequencies that may lead to potential failures of the transgenic technology. Furthermore, it demonstrates that pyramids are not ‘bullet proof’ and that rapid evolution to Bt toxins in the Cry2 class is possible.
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Cotton bollworm resistance to Bt transgenic cotton: A case analysis. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2010; 53:934-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-4045-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Downes S, Mahon RJ, Rossiter L, Kauter G, Leven T, Fitt G, Baker G. Adaptive management of pest resistance by Helicoverpa species (Noctuidae) in Australia to the Cry2Ab Bt toxin in Bollgard II® cotton. Evol Appl 2010; 3:574-84. [PMID: 25567948 PMCID: PMC3352500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00146.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In Australia, monitoring Helicoverpa species for resistance to the Cry2Ab toxin in second generation Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has precisely fulfilled its intended function: to warn of increases in resistance frequencies that may lead to field failures of the technology. Prior to the widespread adoption of two-gene Bt cotton, the frequency of Cry2Ab resistance alleles was at least 0.001 in H. armigera and H. punctigera. In the 5 years hence, there has been a significant and apparently exponential increase in the frequency of alleles conferring Cry2Ab resistance in field populations of H. punctigera. Herein we review the history of deploying and managing resistance to Bt cotton in Australia, outline the characteristics of the isolated resistance that likely impact on resistance evolution, and use a simple model to predict likely imminent resistance frequencies. We then discuss potential strategies to mitigate further increases in resistance frequencies, until the release of a third generation product. These include mandating larger structured refuges, applying insecticide to crops late in the season, and restricting the area of Bollgard II® cotton. The area planted to Bt-crops is anticipated to continue to rise worldwide; therefore the strategies being considered in Australia are likely to relate to other situations.
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- Sharon Downes
- CSIRO Entomology, Australian Cotton Research Institute Narrabri, NSW, Australia
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- Industry and Investment NSW, Australian Cotton Research Institute Narrabri, NSW, Australia
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- Cotton Australia Limited Mascot, NSW, Australia
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- Cotton Research and Development Corporation Narrabri, NSW, Australia
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- CSIRO Entomology Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia
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Mahon RJ, Young S. Selection experiments to assess fitness costs associated with Cry2Ab resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2010; 103:835-842. [PMID: 20568630 DOI: 10.1603/ec09330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Population cage experiments were employed to detect variability in fitness among Cry2Ab resistant and Cry2Ab susceptible genotypes of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). In two experiments, reciprocal crosses between a Cry2Ab resistant colony (SP15) and a susceptible colony (GR) established populations where the frequency of the allele that conferred resistance was 0.5. Experimental populations were then maintained without exposure to Cry toxins. At the F2 generation and on later occasions, the pooled egg output from each population was sampled, and emerging neonate larvae were screened to monitor the frequency of the resistant allele. Resistance is recessive so homozygous resistant insects could be readily identified as they are the only genotype to survive and grow when exposed to a discriminating concentration of Cry2Ab toxin. Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after the F1 generation, and the persistence of a 1:1 ratio of resistant and susceptible alleles, one quarter of the populations should be resistant. The populations in the first and second experiment were monitored for five and nine generations, respectively. The cumulative impact of any fitness costs associated with resistant genotypes was expected to result in a decline in the frequency of resistant homozygotes. In both experiments, there was no significant decline in resistance frequencies, and thus the Cry2Ab form of resistance does not seem to exhibit marked fitness costs under laboratory conditions.
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- R J Mahon
- CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700 Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Gassmann AJ, Onstad DW, Pittendrigh BR. Evolutionary analysis of herbivorous insects in natural and agricultural environments. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2009; 65:1174-1181. [PMID: 19757500 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Herbivorous insects offer a remarkable example of the biological diversity that formed the foundation for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. The ability of insects to evolve resistance rapidly to insecticides and host-plant resistance present a continual challenge for pest management. This paper considers the manner in which genetic constraints, host-plant availability and trade-offs affect the evolution of herbivorous insects in natural and agricultural environments, and the extent to which lessons learned from studying natural systems may be applied to improve insect resistance management in agricultural systems. Studies on the genetic architecture of adaptation by herbivores to host plants and to insecticides are reviewed. The genetic basis of resistance is an important component of simulation models that predict the evolution of resistance. These models often assume monogenic resistance, but available data suggest that this assumption may be overly narrow and that modeling of resistance as oligogenic or polygenic may be more appropriate. As omics (e.g. genomics and proteomics) technologies become more accessible, a better understanding of the genetic basis of resistance will be possible. Trade-offs often accompany adaptations by herbivores. Trade-offs arise when the benefit of a trait, such as the ability to feed on a novel host plant or to survive in the presence of an insecticide, is counterbalanced by fitness costs that decrease fitness in the absence of the selective agent. For resistance to insecticides, and resistance to insecticidal transgenic crops in particular, fitness costs may act as an evolutionary constraint and delay or prevent the evolution of resistance. An important observation is that certain ecological factors such as host plants and entomopathogens can magnify fitness costs, which is termed ecological negative cross-resistance. The application of omics technologies may allow for more efficient identification of factors that will impose ecological negative cross-resistance, thereby bolstering insect resistance management.
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Xu Z, Liu F, Chen J, Huang F, Andow DA, Wang Y, Zhu YC, Shen J. Using an F(2) screen to monitor frequency of resistance alleles to Bt cotton in field populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2009; 65:391-397. [PMID: 19165746 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND In an effort to control the most devastating cotton pest, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), in Qiuxian County (Hebei, China), Bt cotton has been planted almost exclusively since 1998 in this area. Owing to the high insecticidal selection pressures in this region, monitoring of Bt resistance in H. armigera is necessary so that proactive actions can be implemented before field control measures fail. From 2003 to 2005, an F(2) screen was conducted in order to monitor Bt resistance in H. armigera populations collected from this area. RESULTS The F(2) screen showed that 15 out of 278 isofemale lines carried resistance alleles to Bt cotton. The resistance allele frequency in field populations of H. armigera ranged from 0.0119 to 0.0297, with an overall frequency of 0.0146 and a 95% confidence interval of 0.0084-0.0225 for the 3 year period. This value is greater than the value reported from 1999 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION A fluctuating but overall increase in resistance allele frequency was detected in the field populations of H. armigera in Qiuxian County from 1999 to 2005. To prevent further increases in Bt resistance frequency in this pest, it is necessary to introduce Bt cotton expressing multiple Bt toxins and integrate this technology with other tactics for management of this key pest.
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- Zhiping Xu
- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Showalter AM, Heuberger S, Tabashnik BE, Carrière Y. A primer for using transgenic insecticidal cotton in developing countries. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2009; 9:22. [PMID: 19613464 PMCID: PMC3011844 DOI: 10.1673/031.009.2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Many developing countries face the decision of whether to approve the testing and commercial use of insecticidal transgenic cotton and the task of developing adequate regulations for its use. In this review, we outline concepts and provide information to assist farmers, regulators and scientists in making decisions concerning this technology. We address seven critical topics: 1) molecular and breeding techniques used for the development of transgenic cotton cultivars, 2) properties of transgenic cotton cultivars and their efficacy against major insect pests, 3) agronomic performance of transgenic cotton in developing countries, 4) factors affecting transgene expression, 5) impact of gene flow between transgenic and non-transgenic cotton, 6) non-target effects of transgenic cotton, and 7) management of pest resistance to transgenic cotton.
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
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Tabashnik BE, Gassmann AJ, Crowder DW, Carriére Y. Insect resistance to Bt crops: evidence versus theory. Nat Biotechnol 2008; 26:199-202. [DOI: 10.1038/nbt1382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 544] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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