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Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wang X, Bian Z, Zhang X, Yang G, Lu Y. Volatiles from essential oils of three Lamiaceae plants repel the winged cotton aphid, disturb its feeding behavior and reduce its fecundity. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:4253-4263. [PMID: 38624184 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8130] [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: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Insects use odor detection to sense their surroundings. Use of volatile compounds, such as essential oils (EOs) of plants, to repel pests and disrupt their olfaction-driven behaviors has great practical potential for use in integrated pest management. Despite the available information on the repellent effects of EOs on herbivorous insects, the olfaction-based mechanisms remain unknown. RESULTS Y-tube olfactometer tests showed that the EOs of three Lamiaceae plants - Mentha arvensis L., Mentha piperita L. and Lavandula angustifolia Mill. - were significantly repellent to winged cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. Electrical penetration graph (EPG) tests indicated the EOs reduced phloem feeding and increased the level of non-productive probing by the aphids. The EOs also reduced the fecundity of winged Aphis gossypii. Electrophysiological bioassays and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) identified five physiologically active volatiles, that is menthone, isomenthone, neomenthol and menthol from Mentha piperita; menthone and menthol from Mentha arvensis; and linalool from L. angustifolia. Behavioral tests confirmed that all five compounds repelled winged Aphis gossypii. Under field conditions, the growth rate of aphid populations after 7 days was significantly lower in fields treated with these compounds than in the control fields. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that three EOs not only repelled winged Aphis gossypii but also interfered with the aphid's feeding behavior and reduced its fecundity. These EOs and their active constituents have great potential as eco-friendly control products for use against Aphis gossypii. The effects of these EOs also exceed other repellents that only keep pests away from host plants. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ying Zhang
- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Baoding, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of IPM on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Baoding, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lv H, Cui C, Wang Z, Liu Y, Liu S, Qi T, Li Y, Zhao Y. Anti-mildew and fresh-keeping effect of Lactiplantibacillus paraplantarum P3 cell-free supernatant on fresh in-shell peanuts during storage process. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 418:110719. [PMID: 38688186 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Lactiplantibacillus paraplantarum P3 (L. paraplantarum P3) cell-free supernatant (CFS) with good antifungal effect was sprayed on fresh in-shell peanuts stored at 5 °C and 30 °C to explore its effect on the microorganisms and quality of fresh in-shell peanuts during storage process. Results showed that L. paraplantarum P3 CFS effectively maintained good quality of fresh in-shell peanuts by not only reducing fungi amount and the mildew rate, but also improving the morphology, color and flavor. Besides, L. paraplantarum P3 CFS activated plant mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway and plant hormone signaling pathway to produce more ethylene, gibberellin regulatory proteins and other substances to enhance plant resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. L. paraplantarum P3 CFS could also induce the biosynthesis of glycerophospholipid and arginine to increase the stress resistance of fresh peanuts. This study provides research data for the application of L. paraplantarum P3 CFS in the preservation and antimildew of fresh in-shell peanuts.
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- Haoxin Lv
- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Food Engineering Technology Research Center/Key Laboratory of Henan Province, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China; School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
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Wang Y, Dong H, Qu Y, Zhou Y, Qin J, Li K, Luo C, Ren B, Cao Y, Zhang S, Yin J, Leal WS. Circabidian rhythm of sex pheromone reception in a scarab beetle. Curr Biol 2024; 34:568-578.e5. [PMID: 38242123 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Animals have endogenous clocks that regulate their behavior and physiology. These clocks rely on environmental cues (time givers) that appear approximately every 24 h due to the Earth's rotation; thus, most insects exhibit a circadian rhythm. One notable exception is the scarab beetle, Holotrichia parallela, a severe agricultural pest in China, Japan, South Korea, and India. Females emerge from the soil every other night, reach the canopy of host plants, evert an abdominal gland, and release a pheromone bouquet comprising l-isoleucine methyl ester (LIME) and l-linalool. To determine whether this circa'bi'dian rhythm affects the olfactory system, we aimed to identify H. parallela sex pheromone receptor(s) and study their expression patterns. We cloned 14 odorant receptors (ORs) and attempted de-orphanizing them in the Xenopus oocyte recording system. HparOR14 gave robust responses to LIME and smaller responses to l-linalool. Structural modeling, tissue expression profile, and RNAi treatment followed by physiological and behavioral studies support that HparOR14 is a sex pheromone receptor-the first of its kind discovered in Coleoptera. Examination of the HparOR14 transcript levels throughout the adult's life showed that on sexually active days, gene expression was significantly higher in the scotophase than in the photophase. Additionally, the HparOR14 expression profile showed a circabidian rhythm synchronized with the previously identified pattern of sex pheromone emission. 48 h of electroantennogram recordings showed that responses to LIME were abolished on non-calling nights. In contrast, responses to the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-henexyl acetate remained almost constant throughout the recording period.
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- Yinliang Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Zheng R, Zhao J, Ma L, Qie X, Yan X, Hao C. Behavioral, Electrophysiological, and Toxicological Responses of Plutella xylostella to Extracts from Angelica pubescens. INSECTS 2023; 14:613. [PMID: 37504619 PMCID: PMC10380822 DOI: 10.3390/insects14070613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Plutella xylostella L. is a destructive pest affecting cruciferous vegetables, causing massive economic losses worldwide. Plant-based insecticides are considered promising insect control agents. The Angelica pubescens extract inhibited female oviposition, with an oviposition deterrence index (ODI) of 61.65% at 12.5 mg/mL. We aimed to identify the bioactive compounds in A. pubescens extract. The compounds from A. pubescens extract were analyzed using LC-MS techniques. The toxicity and behavioral responses of larvae and adults of P. xylostella to ten compounds were investigated. We found that the caryophyllene oxide and 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid inhibited female oviposition; the ODIs were 98.31% and 97.59% at 1.25 mg/mL, respectively. The A. pubescens extract, caryophyllene oxide, and 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid caused larval mortality, with LC50 values of 21.31, 4.56, and 5.52 mg/mL, respectively. The EAG response of females was higher than that of males under A. pubescens extract conditions, while the EAG response of males was higher than that of females in caryophyllene oxide and 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid conditions. The A. pubescens extract and caryophyllene oxide showed repellent activity against both female and male adults, while the 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid did not elicit any notable behavioral responses from P. xylostella adults. A. pubescens extract and caryophyllene oxide are potential insecticides, oviposition deterrents, and behavioral regulators against P. xylostella, and they could be potential candidates for the development of biological insecticides to control P. xylostella.
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- Ruirui Zheng
- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030800, China
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Wang J, Wei J, Yi T, Li YY, Xu T, Chen L, Xu H. A green leaf volatile, (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate, mediates differential oviposition by Spodoptera frugiperda on maize and rice. BMC Biol 2023; 21:140. [PMID: 37337192 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01642-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Insects rely on chemosensory perception, mainly olfaction, for the location of mates, food sources, and oviposition sites. Plant-released volatile compounds guide herbivorous insects to search for and locate their host plants, further helping them to identify suitable positions for oviposition. The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (S. frugiperda) was found to invade China in 2019 and has since seriously threatened multiple crops, particularly maize and rice. However, the chemical and molecular mechanisms underlying oviposition preference in this pest are not fully understood. Here, the oviposition preference of S. frugiperda on maize and rice plants was investigated. RESULTS GC-EAD and GC-MS/MS techniques were used to identify the antennally active volatiles from maize and rice plants. The attraction and oviposition stimulation of identified components to female adults were tested in both laboratory and field settings. The odorant receptors (ORs) on female antennae were expressed in Xenopus oocytes, and their functions evaluated by RNAi. Ten and eleven compounds of maize and rice plants, respectively, were identified to possess electrophysiological activity from headspace volatiles. Among these compounds, (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate specifically presented in maize volatiles was found to play a critical role in attracting females and stimulating oviposition compared to rice volatiles. Among the cloned ORs on the antennae of both sexes, SfruOR23 with highly female-biased expression mediated the responses of females to (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate. Knockdown of SfruOR23 using RNAi markedly reduced the electrophysiological response of female antennae and oviposition preference to the compound. CONCLUSIONS (Z)-3-Hexenyl-acetate is a key volatile mediating the host and oviposition preference of S. frugiperda on maize. The olfactory receptor of (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate was identified to be SfruOR23, which is mainly expressed in the antennae of S. frugiperda.
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- Jiali Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Life Sciences/Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Sciences/Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Li ET, Wu HJ, Qin JH, Luo J, Li KB, Cao YZ, Zhang S, Peng Y, Yin J. Involvement of Holotrichia parallela odorant-binding protein 3 in the localization of oviposition sites. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 242:124744. [PMID: 37148950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Organic fertilizers-derived volatiles attract Holotrichia parallela during oviposition. However, the mechanisms underlying the perception of oviposition cues in H. parallela remain unclear. Here, H. parallela odorant-binding protein 3 (HparOBP3) was identified as a key OBP. Bioinformatics analysis showed that HparOBP3 clustered together with Holotrichia oblita OBP8. HparOBP3 was mainly expressed in the antennae of both sexes. Recombinant HparOBP3 exhibited distinct binding affinities towards 22 compounds released by organic fertilizers. After 48 h of RNA interference (RNAi), the expression of HparOBP3 in male and female antennae was decreased by 90.77 % and 82.30 %, respectively. In addition, silencing of HparOBP3 significantly reduced the electrophysiological responses and tropism of males to cis-3-hexen-1-ol, 1-hexanol, and (Z)-β-ocimene as well as females to cis-3-hexen-1-ol, 1-hexanol, benzaldehyde, and (Z)-β-ocimene. Molecular docking indicated that hydrophobic residues Leu-83, Leu-87, Phe-108, and Ile-120 of HparOBP3 were important amino acids for interacting with ligands. Mutation of the key residue, Leu-83, significantly diminished the binding ability of HparOBP3. Furthermore, acrylic plastic arena bioassays showed that the attraction and oviposition indexes of organic fertilizers to H. parallela were reduced by 55.78 % and 60.11 %, respectively, after silencing HparOBP3. These results suggest that HparOBP3 is essential in mediating the oviposition behavior of H. parallela.
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- Er-Tao Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China.
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Song C, Ma L, Zhao J, Xue Z, Yan X, Hao C. Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) to Volatiles from a Non-host Plant, Geranium, Pelargonium × hortorum (Geraniaceae). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:5982-5992. [PMID: 35576618 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c08165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is a notorious cruciferous vegetable pest globally. Mechanically damaged geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum) can strongly repel DBM, but specific plant bioactive compounds responsible for such effects have not been identified. The headspace volatiles from wounded geranium were analyzed using gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The electrophysiological and behavioral responses of DBM females to these chemicals and two blends were investigated. The results showed that five components myrcene, γ-terpinene, linalool, camphor, and terpinen-4-ol in geranium plants mediated the repellence of DBM mated females. These substances significantly repelled the oviposition of females, and blend-2 (a mixture of the five components with a ratio 1:5:3:4:3) was most effective. The slow-release blend-2 had a repellent range of 0.9 m and a repellent longevity of 26 days. These five substances are promising behavioral regulators of the destructive moths and could be potential candidates for "push" components in plant-based "push-pull" strategies.
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- Chengfei Song
- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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Masui N, Agathokleous E, Tani A, Matsuura H, Koike T. Plant-insect communication in urban forests: Similarities of plant volatile compositions among tree species (host vs. non-host trees) for alder leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:111996. [PMID: 34480944 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Behavior of insects, such as pollination and grazing, is usually determined by biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). However, particularly in O3-polluted urban forests, the BVOCs-based plant-insect communication can be disrupted by the reaction of O3 with leaf-emitted BVOCs, such as between Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) and a leaf beetle (Agelastica coerulea). To understand plant-insect communication in O3-polluted environments, it is necessary to identify chemical species of BVOCs that contribute to attractiveness toward insects but are diminished by elevated O3. In this study, we conducted olfactory response tests and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses to clarify whether there is a similarity of BVOC components among Betulaceae host trees that can explain the attraction of the stenophagous insect A. coerulea. The olfactory response tests indicated that Betulaceae host trees attract A. coerulea via leaf-emitted BVOCs, while there was no preference of the leaf beetles to non-host trees (Sorbus commixta and Morus bombycis). However, GC-MS analyses indicated that the composition of BVOC blends considerably differed among Betulaceae host trees, although alders (Alnus hirsuta and A. japonica) had a similar composition of BVOC blend in each season (June and September) during which the adult leaf beetle is active. A distinct characteristic of the emission from B. platyphylla was that 2-carene and limonene, which are O3-reactive species, were emitted with a high monoterpene ratio irrespective of the season. Thus, these volatiles and the blend could be expected to lead the disrupted communication found between B. platyphylla and A. coerulea under elevated O3 in previous field studies. In addition, our results indicated that A. coerulea is attracted to more than one blend within Betulaceae host trees, suggesting that grazing damages can be affected by different host preferences and O3 reactivity with specific BVOCs in the field. BVOCs-based plant-insect interactions should be further studied in multi-species communities to better understand plant-insect communication in O3-polluted environments.
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- Noboru Masui
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 0608589, Japan.
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- Key Laboratory of Agrometeorology of Jiangsu Province, Department of Ecology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, 210044, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 4228526, Japan.
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 0608589, Japan.
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 0608589, Japan.
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Qu Y, Liu X, Zhao X, Qin J, Cao Y, Li K, Zhou JJ, Wang S, Yin J. Evidence of the Involvement of a Plus-C Odorant-Binding Protein HparOBP14 in Host Plant Selection and Oviposition of the Scarab Beetle Holotrichia parallela. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12050430. [PMID: 34068771 PMCID: PMC8151400 DOI: 10.3390/insects12050430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Simple Summary The scarab beetle Holotrichia parallela is a serious underground pest and causes serious damages in China to a variety of crops. To reduce the use of pesticides, insect olfactory proteins attract more and more attention in the development of pollution-free control agents in plant protection. In this study, we evaluate the molecular mechanism in the scarab beetle to detect oviposition cues. We clone a leg biased gene HparOBP14 which encodes for an odorant-binding protein of the scarab beetle and demonstrate its involvement in binding, electrophysiological, and behavioral responses to the oviposition chemicals by the knockdown of HparOBP14 expression using RNA interference technique. Our study provides a strong theoretical basis for the development of environmentally acceptable strategies for H. parallela control. Abstract Holotrichia parallela is one of the agriculturally important scarab beetle pests in China. In this study, HparOBP14 was cloned, which is the most abundantly expressed among the OBP genes in the legs of female H. parallela adults. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis showed that HparOBP14 has a Plus-C structure motif. The expression profile analysis revealed that HparOBP14 expression was the highest in the female antennae and then in the legs. The fluorescence competitive binding experiment of the recombinant HparOBP14 protein showed that HparOBP14 had an affinity with 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one (plant volatile), 3-methylindole, p-cymene, methanol, formaldehyde, α-pinene, and geraniol (organic fertilizer volatile). Knockdown HparOBP14 expression decreased significantly the EAG response of the injected female adults to p-cymene, methanol, formaldehyde, α-pinene, and geraniol. Similarly, the injected female adults were significantly less attracted to geraniol and methanol. Therefore, HparOBP14 might bind organic matter volatiles during oviposition. These results are not only helpful to analyze the olfactory recognition mechanism of female adult H. parallela when choosing suitable oviposition sites, but also to provide target genes for green prevention and control of H. parallela in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yafei Qu
- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Y.Q.); (J.-J.Z.)
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Xiangyu Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Xu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Jianhui Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Yazhong Cao
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Kebin Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
| | - Jing-Jiang Zhou
- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Y.Q.); (J.-J.Z.)
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
| | - Senshan Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Y.Q.); (J.-J.Z.)
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (J.Y.); Tel.: +86-152-1009-7360 (J.Y.)
| | - Jiao Yin
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.); (J.Q.); (Y.C.); (K.L.)
- Correspondence: (S.W.); (J.Y.); Tel.: +86-152-1009-7360 (J.Y.)
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