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Liu H, Julian JT. N-mixture models for population estimation: Application in spotted lanternfly egg mass survey. CURRENT RESEARCH IN INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 5:100078. [PMID: 38576775 PMCID: PMC10992689 DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2024.100078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Population density and structure are critical to nature conservation and pest management. Traditional sampling methods such as capture-mark-recapture and catch-effort can't be used in situations where catching, marking, or removing individuals are not feasible. N-mixture models use repeated count data to estimate population abundance based on detection probability. They are widely adopted in wildlife surveys in recent years to account for imperfect detection. However, its application in entomology is relatively new. In this paper, we describe the general procedures of N-mixture models in population studies from data collection to model fitting and evaluation. Using Lycorma delicatula egg mass survey data at 28 plots in seven sites from the field, we found that detection probability (p) was negatively correlated with tree diameter at breast height (DBH), ranged from 0.516 [95 % CI: 0.470-0.561] to 0.614 [95 % CI: 0.566-0.660] between the 1st and the 3rd sample period. Furthermore, egg mass abundance (λ) was positively associated with basal area (BA) for the sample unit (single tree), with more egg masses on tree of heaven (TOH) trees. More egg masses were also expected on trees of other species in TOH plots. Predicted egg mass density (masses/100 m2) ranged from 5.0 (95 % CI: 3.0-16.0) (Gordon) to 276.9 (95 % CI: 255.0-303.0) (Susquehannock) for TOH plots, and 11.0 (95 % CI: 9.00-15.33) (Gordon) to 228.3 (95 % CI: 209.7-248.3) (Burlington) for nonTOH plots. Site-specific abundance estimates from N-mixture models were generally higher compared to observed maximum counts. N-mixture models could have great potential in insect population surveys in agriculture and forestry in the future.
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- Houping Liu
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, United States
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- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 137 Penn Nursery Rd, Spring Mills, PA 16875, United States
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Calvin DD, Rost J, Keller J, Crawford S, Walsh B, Bosold M, Urban J. Seasonal activity of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in Southeast Pennsylvania. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 52:1108-1125. [PMID: 37738324 PMCID: PMC10724024 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvad093] [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: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845), is an invasive species in the United States. This pest causes damage to vineyards and has the potential to negatively affect other crops and industries. Information describing the seasonal timing of life stages can improve its management. In 2019 and 2020, spotted lanternfly seasonal activity was followed weekly from spring egg hatch to the first hard freeze. Weighted mean timing of activity for each nymphal instar, early adults, late adults, total adults, and egg mass deposition are presented for 2019 and 2020 on Acer rubrum and 2020 on Ailanthus altissima. Logistic equations describing the percentage completion of each activity period on these hosts were fitted using a start date of 1 January to calculate accumulated degree days (ADD). For the adult and egg mass deposition periods, we additionally used a biofix of the date adults were first observed to calculate ADD. ADD from 1 January adequately estimated the timing of nymphal instars but ADD from observation of the first adult better estimated the timing of adult activity and egg mass deposition. Late adult activity and egg mass deposition periods appeared to be influenced by another environmental cue, such as day length. Maps of season-long ADD show that spotted lanternflies are unlikely to reach adulthood in colder regions of the northeast United States, and therefore may not establish there. We also report a strong seasonal trend in sex ratio on A. rubrum, where the population shifted from over 80% male to over 80% female in October.
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- Dennis D Calvin
- Office of the Dean, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Penn State Berks Campus, Tulpehocken Road, P.O. Box 7009, Reading, PA 19610, USA
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- Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Center for Environmental Informatics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Penn State Extension Berks County, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533, USA
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- Bosold Landscaping Inc,130 Pheasant Road, Mohnton, PA 19540, USA
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- Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Liu H, Wang X, Cooperband MF. Editorial: Focus on spotted lanternfly. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1292590. [PMID: 38469537 PMCID: PMC10926540 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1292590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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- Houping Liu
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Harrisburg, PA, United States
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- Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, USDA-APHIS-PPQ S&T, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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Clifton EH, Castrillo LA, Jaronski ST, Hajek AE. Cryptic diversity and virulence of Beauveria bassiana recovered from Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly) in eastern Pennsylvania. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1127682. [PMID: 38469466 PMCID: PMC10926454 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1127682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is cosmopolitan and known to infect a variety of sap-sucking pests like aphids, mealybugs, and scales in the order of Hemiptera. In Fall 2017, spotted lanternfly (SLF) adults killed by the fungal entomopathogen B. bassiana were found in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 2018-2020 we collected SLF and nearby non-target insects killed by Beauveria spp. from 18 field sites in southeastern Pennsylvania. We identified 159 Beauveria isolates from SLF and six isolates from non-targets. Five isolates of B. bassiana and one isolate of B. brongniartii were identified from the non-targets. Based on sequence data from the nuclear B locus (Bloc) intergenic region, all the isolates from SLF were identified as B. bassiana, but there were 20 different strains within this species, grouped into two clades. Three B. bassiana strains (A, B, and L) were found in most field sites and were the most prevalent. Representative isolates for these three strains were used in laboratory bioassays and were compared to a commercial B. bassiana strain (GHA). Strain B was inferior to A, L, and GHA against nymphs; strains A and L had greater efficacy than B and GHA against adults. We also quantified conidial production on SLF cadavers. This paper discusses the diversity of these B. bassiana strains in SLF populations and implications for biological control of this abundant invasive.
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- Eric H. Clifton
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Keyzer J, Lewis P, McCullough DG. Persistence and distribution of dinotefuran in tree of heaven. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1134064. [PMID: 38469532 PMCID: PMC10926394 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1134064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Spotted lanternfly (SLF) (Lycorma delicatula (White)), an invasive planthopper discovered in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in 2014, feeds for approximately six months by sucking phloem sap from trunks and limbs of tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, along with several native trees and woody vines. Basal trunk sprays of dinotefuran, a systemic neonicotinoid insecticide, are commonly used to reduce SLF densities and spread. Information on dinotefuran persistence and within-tree distribution can help identify optimal timing of annual basal trunk sprays, facilitating efficient use of available resources. We applied dinotefuran to 20 uninfested A. altissima trees in early April then periodically sampled foliage to monitor insecticide residues. Foliar dinotefuran residues averaged (± SE) 7.8 ± 1.1 and 6.3 ± 1.2 in July and August, respectively, then dropped significantly to 2.6 ± 0.5 ppm in September. In a second study, 20 A. altissima trees were similarly treated with dinotefuran basal trunk sprays in early June. Trees were felled to collect foliage and phloem from branches and the trunk in either mid-July or September. Foliar residues averaged 12.7 ± 1.3 and 14.6 ± 2.2 ppm in July and September, respectively. For trees felled in July, residues were detected in phloem collected from below the spray line on trunks of seven trees and above the spray line on three trees, averaging 8.6 ± 4.4 and 7.4 ± 2.9 ppm, respectively. In trees felled in September, phloem from below spray lines of seven trees averaged 3.7 ± 1.3 ppm but dinotefuran was not detected in phloem from above the spray line on any trees. Dinotefuran was not detected in phloem sampled from any branches in either July or September. Results suggest dinotefuran basal trunk sprays applied between late May and mid June should persist long enough to effectively control SLF late instars and adults.
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- Justin Keyzer
- Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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Laveaga E, Hoover K, Acevedo FE. Life history traits of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) when feeding on grapevines and tree of heaven. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1091332. [PMID: 38469498 PMCID: PMC10926547 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1091332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The invasive planthopper, spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), feeds on a broad range of plants including species of economic importance such as grape. Although SLF feeds on wild and cultivated grape, the effect of grapevines on the insect's life history traits is unknown. This study examined the effect of cultivated Concord grapevines (Vitis labrusca) and the insect's preferred host tree of heaven (TOH), Ailanthus altissima, on SLF development, survival, reproduction, and body mass. Newly emerged nymphs were allowed to feed on either TOH, Concord grapevines or a mixed diet of Concord grapevines plus TOH through adulthood until death. Development, mortality, and oviposition of paired adults were tracked daily to calculate the SLF rate of development, survival, and reproduction among treatments. When feeding exclusively on Concord grapevines, SLF was able to develop and reproduce but had higher mortality, slower development, and produced fewer eggs. SLF fed on the mixed diet of grapevines plus TOH exhibited faster nymphal development, laid more eggs, and had higher body mass compared with those fed only on grape or TOH. SLF had greater survival when fed on either the mixed diet or on TOH alone. We conclude that Concord grapevines are a poor-quality host for SLF, but when combined with TOH, SLF fitness increases above that of feeding on TOH alone. This study supports the elimination of TOH as a part of SLF vineyard management practices.
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- Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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Elsensohn JE, Nixon LJ, Urban J, Jones SK, Leskey TC. Survival and development of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) on common secondary host plants differ by life stage under controlled conditions. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1134070. [PMID: 38469543 PMCID: PMC10926432 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1134070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Host range assessment for emerging invasive insects is a vital step toward fully defining the issues the insect may pose. Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive species that is rapidly expanding its presence in the United States. The primary hosts facilitating this spread are tree of heaven, a plant from SLF's native range, and the economically important winegrape. Black walnut is also implicated as an important and common host plant. This study investigated the survival and development of SLF on diets that included a variety of crop host plants in the presence or absence of tree of heaven. The following plant species, 'Honeycrisp' apple, 'Reliance' peach, silver maple, and tree of heaven were paired with winegrape or black walnut throughout the study. SLF had strong development and high survival on a diet of winegrape alone, and winegrape or black walnut paired with tree of heaven. Survival parameters were reduced with all other plant pairings. In particular, SLF in the winegrape and peach diet treatment did not develop past the third nymphal instar. A second experiment evaluated the survival of early and late instar nymphs and adult SLF life stages on three specialty crops - 'Cascade' hops, muscadine grapes, and kiwifruit over a two-week period. Nymphs survived longer than adults, with survival of first and second instar nymphs on hops not differing from the control tree of heaven treatment. The adult stage survived best on kiwi and muscadine grape. Our results show tree of heaven and winegrape were the only single plant diets evaluated that are sufficient for complete SLF development, while other host plants may require additional host or hosts of sufficient nutritional quality for SLF survival.
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- Johanna E. Elsensohn
- Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA - ARS, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA - ARS, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA - ARS, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA - ARS, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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Urban JM, Leach H. Biology and Management of the Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in the United States. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 68:151-167. [PMID: 36206772 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-111140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), invaded the eastern United States in 2014 and has since caused economic and ecological disruption. In particular, spotted lanternfly has shown itself to be a significant pest of vineyards and ornamental plants and is likely to continue to spread to new areas. Factors that have contributed to its success as an invader include its wide host range and high mobility, which allow it to infest a wide range of habitats, including agricultural, urban, suburban, and managed and natural forested areas. Management is dependent on chemical use, although no single currently available control measure alone will be sufficient.
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- Julie M Urban
- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;
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Lavely E, Iavorivska L, Uyi O, Eissenstat DM, Walsh B, Primka EJ, Harper J, Hoover K. Impacts of short-term feeding by spotted lanternfly ( Lycorma delicatula) on ecophysiology of young hardwood trees in a common garden. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 2:1080124. [PMID: 38468764 PMCID: PMC10926534 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2022.1080124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Spotted lanternfly (SLF; Lycorma delicatula White; Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) invaded the US from Asia and was first detected in 2014; currently, populations have established in 14 states primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. It feeds voraciously on phloem sap from a broad range of host plants, with a preference for tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima [Sapindales: Simaroubaceae]), grapevines (Vitis spp. [Vitales: Vitaceae]), and several common hardwood tree species. We evaluated the impacts of fourth instars and adults confined to a single branch or whole trees on gas exchange attributes (carbon assimilation [photosynthetic rate], transpiration and stomatal conductance), selected nutrients, and diameter growth using young saplings of four host tree species planted in a common garden. In general, the effects of adults on trees were greater than nymphs, although there was variation depending on tree species, pest density, and time post-infestation. Nymphs on a single branch of red maple (Acer rubrum [Sapindales: Sapindaceae]), or silver maple (Acer saccharinum [Sapindales: Sapindaceae]) at three densities (0, 15, or 30) had no significant effects on gas exchange. In contrast, 40 adults confined to a single branch of red or silver maple rapidly suppressed gas exchange and reduced nitrogen concentration in leaves; soluble sugars in branch wood were reduced in the fall for silver maple and in the following spring for red maple. Fourth instars confined to whole silver maple trees reduced soluble sugars in leaves and branch wood, and reduced tree diameter growth by >50% during the next growing season. In contrast, fourth instars in whole tree enclosures had no effects on black walnut (Juglans nigra [Fagales: Juglandaceae]). SLF enclosed on tree of heaven at 80 adults per tree suppressed gas exchange after two weeks of feeding, but did not alter non-structural carbohydrates, nitrogen concentrations, or tree growth. Results suggest that moderate to heavy feeding by SLF on young maple saplings may impair tree growth, which could have implications for production nurseries and forest managers.
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- Emily Lavely
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Oceana County Extension Office, Michigan State University, Hart, MI, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, United States
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Penn State Extension, Pennsylvania State University, Leesport, PA, United States
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, University of Oklahoma, Stillwater, OK, United States
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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Hajek AE, Clifton EH, Stefanik SE, Harris DC. Batkoa major infecting the invasive planthopper Lycorma delicatula. J Invertebr Pathol 2022; 194:107821. [PMID: 36030881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2022.107821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The entomopathogenic fungi Batkoa major and Beauveria bassiana caused co-epizootics in populations of invasive spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula, in 2018 in northeastern North America. Although first described from North America in 1888, the biology and ecology of Batkoa major had not been studied since that time. This entomophthoralean fungus found infecting L. delicatula in 2018 produces conidia and rhizoids similar in appearance to the original description. We conducted laboratory bioassays to investigate infection of different ages and sexes of these planthoppers, inoculating via showered conidia. All nymphs, and male and female adults were susceptible to infection. Adult males died more quickly than adult females or fourth instars. Batkoa major grew out of cadavers of adult males more frequently than adult females or fourth instar nymphs. Rhizoids that provide attachment of cadavers to substrates were produced from adult cadavers more frequently than conidia. Resting spores were not observed in vivo or in vitro in the lab, or in the field.
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- Ann E Hajek
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2601, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2601, USA; Research & Development, BioWorks Inc., Victor, New York 14564, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2601, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2601, USA
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Huron NA, Behm JE, Helmus MR. Paninvasion severity assessment of a U.S. grape pest to disrupt the global wine market. Commun Biol 2022; 5:655. [PMID: 35788172 PMCID: PMC9253006 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03580-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Economic impacts from plant pests are often felt at the regional scale, yet some impacts expand to the global scale through the alignment of a pest's invasion potentials. Such globally invasive species (i.e., paninvasives) are like the human pathogens that cause pandemics. Like pandemics, assessing paninvasion risk for an emerging regional pest is key for stakeholders to take early actions that avoid market disruption. Here, we develop the paninvasion severity assessment framework and use it to assess a rapidly spreading regional U.S. grape pest, the spotted lanternfly planthopper (Lycorma delicatula; SLF), to spread and disrupt the global wine market. We found that SLF invasion potentials are aligned globally because important viticultural regions with suitable environments for SLF establishment also heavily trade with invaded U.S. states. If the U.S. acts as an invasive bridgehead, Italy, France, Spain, and other important wine exporters are likely to experience the next SLF introductions. Risk to the global wine market is high unless stakeholders work to reduce SLF invasion potentials in the U.S. and globally.
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- Nicholas A Huron
- Integrative Ecology Lab, Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
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- Integrative Ecology Lab, Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Integrative Ecology Lab, Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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Dispersal and oviposition patterns of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) during the oviposition period in Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae). Sci Rep 2022; 12:9972. [PMID: 35705683 PMCID: PMC9200975 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14264-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), has the potential to become a global pest and is currently expanding its range in the United States. In this study, we investigated the dispersal patterns of SLF in Ailanthus altissima during its oviposition period in South Korea using a fluorescent marking system. Oviposition patterns of SLF were then analyzed by surveying egg masses in A. altissima patches. The recapture rate of fluorescent-marked SLF rapidly decreased to 30% within the first two weeks. During the oviposition period, seven cases of among-patch dispersal of SLF adults were observed. The minimum distance that SLF could have traveled to achieve these among-patch dispersal events ranged from 10 to 1740 m, with most events spanning under 60 m. Also, the number of A. altissima trees on which fluorescent marked SLF were detected increased until September. Based on the egg mass survey, a total of 159 egg masses were detected from 38 out of 247 A. altissima trees. Furthermore, 79.2% of egg masses were located < 2.5 m above the ground. Finally, a generalized linear mixed model showed that tree height and diameter at root collar (DRC) of A. altissima trees had significant effects on the number of egg masses.
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Mapping the life-history, development, and survival of spotted lantern fly in occupied and uninvaded ranges. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02764-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Dechaine AC, Sutphin M, Leskey TC, Salom SM, Kuhar TP, Pfeiffer DG. Phenology of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in Virginia, USA. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 50:1267-1275. [PMID: 34613349 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvab107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), is an invasive planthopper that was first discovered in North America in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2014. Currently, L. delicatula has spread to eight additional states and threatens agricultural, ornamental, and timber commodities throughout the United States. The timing of insect life events is very important in the development of pest management tools and strategies. In 2019 and 2020, L. delicatula phenology was successfully documented in Winchester, Virginia using weekly 5-min observational surveys at established monitoring plots. Each year, L. delicatula were active in the environment from May to November with initial detections of first, second, third, fourth, and adults occurring in May, May, June, June, and July, respectively. Cumulative average growing degree days were also calculated for the onset of each L. delicatula life stage using local weather data and a lower developmental threshold of 10°C. First-instar L. delicatula were initially observed at 135 and 111.5, adults at 835 and 887, and egg masses at 1673.5 and 1611.5 in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Combined, these data can be used by growers and land managers to facilitate timing of effective pest management strategies.
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- Andrew C Dechaine
- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 216A Price Hall, 170 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Frederick County Virginia Cooperative Extension, 107 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA 22601, USA
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- Appalachian Fruit Research Station, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 216A Price Hall, 170 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 216A Price Hall, 170 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 216A Price Hall, 170 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Uyi O, Keller JA, Swackhamer E, Hoover K. Performance and host association of spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) among common woody ornamentals. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15774. [PMID: 34349195 PMCID: PMC8338946 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95376-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly) has a broad host range with a strong preference for the invasive host plant from its native range, tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima); it had long been speculated that L. delicatula could not develop or reproduce without access to tree of heaven. In 2019, we found that this assumption was incorrect, but fitness was reduced in the absence of A. altissima in that the number of egg masses laid was dramatically fewer for insects reared on suitable non-A. altissima host plants that had recently been established. We hypothesized that longer established, larger trees (of the same species) would improve the fitness of L. delicatula in the absence of tree of heaven. In spring 2020, we examined insect performance with and without access to A. altissima by tracking development, survival, host tree association and oviposition in large enclosures with trees planted two years prior to the study. Each enclosure included one each of Juglans nigra, Salix babylonica and Acer saccharinum along with either one A. altissima or one Betula nigra; these trees had twice the diameter of the same trees the previous year. We reared nymphs with and without access to A. altissima, released them into the corresponding large enclosures as third instars, and monitored them from early July 2020 through November 2020. We also determined whether lack of access to A. altissima by parents of L. delicatula have any fitness effects on offspring performance. To ensure adequate adult populations for comparing fecundity between treatments, third instars were released into the multi-tree enclosures due to high mortality in earlier instars that occurred in a similar study in 2019. Insect survival was higher and development faster with access to A. altissima. Third and fourth instar nymphs were most frequently observed on A. altissima when it was present, while adults were equally associated with A. saccharinum and A. altissima. In the absence of A. altissima, nymphs were most frequently found on S. babylonica, while adults were most often on A. saccharinum. Females with access to A. altissima deposited nearly 7-fold more egg masses than those without access to A. altissima, which is consistent with the difference in egg mass numbers between the two treatments the previous year; thus, our hypothesis was rejected. The offspring of parents that had been reared without access to A. altissima showed similar survival and development time from egg to adult as offspring from parents that never had access to A. altissima. These findings suggest that managers need to be aware that even in the absence of A. altissima in the landscape, several hardwood host trees can be utilized by L. delicatula to develop and reproduce, but fitness without A. altissima is likely to still be reduced.
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- Osariyekemwen Uyi
- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Horticulture Educator, Penn State Extension Montgomery, Collegeville, PA, 19426, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Liu H, Hunter M. Nondestructive Sampling for Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) Egg Masses in Woodlands Based on Fixed-Radius Plots. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:1353-1361. [PMID: 33822061 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab053] [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: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
A nondestructive sampling method was developed for Lycorma delicatula egg masses based on fixed-radius plot (100 m2) in 2020. All trees >1.0 cm DBH (diameter at breast height, 1.37 m in height) on each plot were visually inspected from the ground 4 m from the tree with binoculars. Egg masses found on trees were separated into six within-tree positions (lower trunk, middle trunk, upper trunk, first branch, second branch, above second branch) and recorded by cardinal directions, whereas those laid on shrubs/vines and stones were recorded without such separation. In total, 146 trees were inventoried at 28 plots over seven study sites (four plots per site). Egg masses were found on 19 tree species plus summer grape (Vitis aestivalis) and stone. Of the 421 total egg masses recorded, 31.1% were on Norway maple (Acer platanoides), followed by tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima; 14.7%), black birch (Betula lenta; 12.6%), tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera; 11.9%), and American beech (Fagus grandifolia; 10.2%). Egg mass density per tree was positively correlated with tree diameter, and egg mass density per plot was positively correlated with plot basal area. Egg mass density after conversion ranged from 600 to 3,930 eggs masses/ha with no significant difference among study sites. Cardinal direction had no effect; however, significantly more egg masses were found on the first branches and upper trunks than other within-tree positions. Overall, branches were better than trunks in predicting egg mass number for the tree. The role of distance and late season adult aggregation on oviposition substrate selection are discussed.
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- Houping Liu
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, USA
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- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, USA
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