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Wu Y, Broadley HJ, Vieira KA, McCormack JJ, Losch CA, Namgung H, Kim Y, Kim H, McGraw AR, Palmeri MZ, Lee S, Cao L, Wang X, Gould JR. Cryptic genetic diversity and associated ecological differences of Anastatus orientalis, an egg parasitoid of the spotted lanternfly. Front Insect Sci 2023; 3:1154651. [PMID: 38469524 PMCID: PMC10926478 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1154651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Anastatus orientalis, native to northern China, is an egg parasitoid wasp of the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) and is being tested as a potential biological control agent for invasive L. delicatula in the United States. As a component of these evaluations, live A. orientalis collected from Beijing and Yantai in China were reared in containment in the U.S. These specimens showed different responses in diapause behaviors to rearing conditions used previously by other researchers. To understand the primary mechanism potentially driving discrepancies in important life history traits, we used molecular tools to examine the genetic composition of A. orientalis from China and from South Korea, where the parasitoid has been introduced to aid in the population management of invasive L. delicatula. Molecular analysis of mitochondrial DNA recovered six haplotype groups, which exhibit biased frequency of abundance between collection sites. Some haplotypes are widespread, and others only occur in certain locations. No apparent pattern is observed between wasps collected from different years or emergence seasons. Uncorrected genetic distances between haplotype groups range from 0.44% to 1.44% after controlling for within-group variation. Genetic variance of A. orientalis is characterized by high levels of local diversity that contrasts with a lack of a broad-scale population structure. The introduced Korean population exhibits lower genetic diversity compared to native populations. Additionally, we created iso-female lines for major haplotype groups through laboratory rearing. Differences in diapause behavior were correlated with mitochondrial haplotype. Our results indicate that the observed life history traits in A. orientalis have a genetic base.
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- Yunke Wu
- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Department of Biological Science, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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Bao KX, Wang XY, Cao LM, Xin B, Broadley HJ, Gould JR. Effects of transgenerational photoperiod experience on the reproduction and development of Anastatus orientalis, an egg parasitoid of the spotted lanternfly. Front Insect Sci 2023; 3:1153723. [PMID: 38469490 PMCID: PMC10926431 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1153723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Transgenerational experience can affect a range of natural enemies' life-history traits and can be involved in the control of developmental plasticity. As a major egg parasitoid of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), the wasp Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) is effective at suppressing its host populations. The reproductive and developmental traits of A. orientalis is known to depend on photoperiod conditions, but transgenerational photoperiodic effects have yet to be evaluated. To evaluate the transgenerational photoperiodic effects on A. orientalis, we assessed wasp adult longevity, female fecundity, sex ratio, and diapause rate over three consecutive generations under different experimental photoperiods (L16:D8, L12:D12, and L8:D16), using Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) eggs as hosts. The results suggest that transgenerational experience significantly impacts several biological parameters of progeny. All parasitoids entered a diapause under the long photoperiod condition (i.e., L16:D8), after which the number of female parasitoids and fecundity of the 2nd and 3rd generations increased significantly as compared to the 1st generation. With the long photoperiod conditions, the female ratio rose from 68.1% (1st generation) to 86.0% (3rd generation) and the progeny per females increased from 35.8 to 75.7. However, adult longevity of females and males were shortened significantly. With the intermediate photoperiod (L12:D12) conditions, fecundity and sex ratio of the 2nd and 3rd generations increased significantly as compared to the 1st generation. With the short photoperiod (L8:D16) conditions, there were no significant differences in fecundity among three generations, but sex ratio of the 2nd and 3rd generations increased significantly as compared to the 1st generation. These results on transgenerational photoperiodic effects can be applied to improve laboratory rearing efficiency of parasitoids and to better understand population dynamics in the field across a latitudinal gradient.
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- Ke-xin Bao
- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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Broadley HJ, Sipolski SJ, Pitt DB, Hoelmer KA, Wang XY, Cao LM, Tewksbury LA, Hagerty TJ, Bartlett CR, Russell AD, Wu Y, Davis SC, Kaser JM, Elkinton JS, Gould JR. Assessing the host range of Anastatus orientalis, an egg parasitoid of spotted lanternfly ( Lycorma delicatula) using Eastern U.S. non-target species. Front Insect Sci 2023; 3:1154697. [PMID: 38469478 PMCID: PMC10926408 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1154697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), an invasive planthopper discovered in Pennsylvania, U.S. in 2014, has spread to many surrounding states despite quarantines and control efforts, and further spread is anticipated. A classical (importation) biological control program would contribute to the long-term management of L. delicatula in the eastern U.S. In its native range of China, Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an egg parasitoid, causes significant mortality. Anastatus orientalis consists of multiple haplotypes that differ in important biological parameters. To delineate the physiological host range of A. orientalis Haplotype C, we completed no-choice and choice testing. No-choice testing of non-target eggs from 36 insect species spanning six orders and 18 families showed that physiologically this haplotype of A. orientalis can develop in a variety of host species eggs from the families Coreidae, Fulgoridae, Pentatomidae, and Saturniidae. Ten of the 16 species that were attacked in the no-choice tests were also attacked in the choice tests. The production of progeny on non-target egg masses was significantly lower than on the controls (L. delicatula egg masses run simultaneously) in the no-choice and choice tests. For the non-target species that were attacked and resulted in female wasp progeny, these females were able to produce their own progeny at the same rate as control females that were reared from the L. delicatula eggs. Larger host eggs corresponded to an increased female-biased sex ratio of the progeny, suggesting that gravid females select them for fertilized eggs. Results from these studies suggest that A. orientalis Haplotype C prefers to parasitize L. delicatula egg masses but is capable of developing in some non-target species.
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- Hannah J. Broadley
- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA, United States
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Broadley HJ, Boettner GH, Schneider B, Elkinton JS. Native generalist natural enemies and an introduced specialist parasitoid together control an invasive forest insect. Ecol Appl 2022; 32:e2697. [PMID: 35731934 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Specialized natural enemies have long been used to implement the biological control of invasive insects. Although research tracking populations following biological control introductions has traditionally focused on the impact of the introduced agent, recent studies and reviews have reflected an appreciation of the complex interactions of the introduced specialist agents with native generalist natural enemies. These interactions can be neutral, antagonistic, or complementary. Here we studied the invasive defoliator winter moth (Operophtera brumata) in the Northeast USA to investigate the role of native, generalist pupal predators along with the introduced, host-specific parasitoid Cyzenis albicans. Prior research in Canada has shown that predation of winter moth pupae from native generalists increased after C. albicans was established as a biological control agent. To explain this phenomenon, the following hypotheses were suggested: (H1 ) parasitoids suppress the winter moth population to a density that can be maintained by generalist predators, (H2 ) unparasitized pupae are preferred by predators and therefore experience higher mortality rates, or (H3 ) C. albicans sustains higher predator populations throughout the year more effectively than winter moth alone. We tested these hypotheses by deploying winter moth pupae over 6 years spanning 2005 to 2017 and by modeling pupal predation rates as a function of winter moth density and C. albicans establishment. We also compared predation rates of unparasitized and parasitized pupae and considered additional mortality by a native pupal parasitoid. We found support for the first hypothesis; we detected both temporal and spatial density dependence, but only in the latter years of the study when winter moth densities were low. We found no evidence for the latter two hypotheses. Our findings suggest that pupal predators have a regulatory effect on winter moth populations only after populations have been reduced, presumably by the introduction of the host-specific parasitoid C. albicans.
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- Hannah J Broadley
- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Biology Department, Merced College, Merced, California, USA
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- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Schneider SA, Broadley HJ, Andersen JC, Elkinton JS, Hwang SY, Liu C, Noriyuki S, Park JS, Dao HT, Lewis ML, Gould JR, Hoelmer KA, Diaz R. An invasive population of Roseau Cane Scale in the Mississippi River Delta, USA originated from northeastern China. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02809-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Elkinton JS, Boettner GH, Broadley HJ. Successful biological control of winter moth, Operophtera brumata, in the northeastern United States. Ecol Appl 2021; 31:e02326. [PMID: 33749016 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Winter moth, Operophtera brumata, native to Europe, invaded the northeastern United States in the late 1990s, where it caused widespread defoliation of forests and shade trees ranging from 2,266 to 36,360 ha/yr between 2003 and 2015 in Massachusetts. In 2005, we initiated a biological control effort based on the specialist tachinid parasitoid Cyzenis albicans, which had previously been introduced along with the generalist ichneumonid parasitoid Agrypon flaveolatum to control winter moth in Nova Scotia in the 1950s and British Columbia in the 1970s. Due to concerns of possible non-target impacts by A. flaveolatum, we focused entirely on the specialist C. albicans. Each year for 14 yr, we collected several thousand individuals of C. albicans from British Columbia and released them in widely spaced sites in the northeastern United States. As of 2020, we had established C. albicans at 41 of 44 sites from coastal Maine to southeastern Connecticut. By 2016, winter moth densities (pupae/m2 ) had declined from 100-500 to 0-10 pupae/m2 at six release sites at least 10 km apart and this was coincident with the onset of 10-40% parasitism. At one site in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the decline occurred in 2012 and winter moth densities have remained low for seven subsequent years. Defoliation in Massachusetts has been reduced to undetectable levels by aerial survey since 2016. DNA sequencing of the barcoding region of the mitochondrial gene CO1 confirmed that all C. albicans reared from winter moth matched the C. albicans collected from Vancouver Island and were distinct from parasitic flies (presumably a native species) reared from a native congener of winter moth, Bruce spanworm (O. bruceata). Successful establishment of C. albicans on winter moth represents a rare, if not the only, example of the biological control of a major forest defoliator that attacks a wide range of tree species anywhere in the world by the establishment of a single specialist natural enemy.
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- Joseph S Elkinton
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
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Xin B, Zhang YL, Wang XY, Cao LM, Hoelmer KA, Broadley HJ, Gould JR. Exploratory Survey of Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) and Its Natural Enemies in China. Environ Entomol 2021; 50:36-45. [PMID: 33301027 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaa137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An invasive population of spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula White, was first noted in North America in Pennsylvania in 2014, and by September 2020 populations had spread to six additional states. To develop a biocontrol program to aid in the management of the pest, exploratory surveys for SLF natural enemies in its native range were carried out in 27 provinces and other administrative regions of China from 2015 to 2019. Naturally laid egg masses were collected and sentinel SLF egg masses were deployed to attract egg parasitoids, and yellow sticky traps were used to collect SLF nymphs to discover and determine the parasitism rates of nymphal parasitoids. Results show that SLF is widely distributed in China (22 provinces and regions) and that the population densities in northeast China are higher than in southern and western China. An egg parasitoid, Anastatus orientalis Yang (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), and a nymphal parasitoid, Dryinus sinicus Olmi (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), were collected. Anastatus orientalis was reared from SLF eggs in seven provinces in China with parasitoid emergence rates ranging from 4.0 to 15.5% (or 17.6 to 37.3% if including only egg masses that had at least some parasitism). There were significant differences in parasitoid emergence rates between sites associated with factors including habitat and host plants. Dryinus sinicus was discovered in eight cities across six provinces. The percentage of SLF nymphs parasitized by D. sinicus were 31.1, 23.3, and 0% in Tai'an, Shandong Province, Beijing City, and Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, respectively. These two parasitoids are promising natural enemies that are being considered as potential biocontrol agents of invasive populations of SLF.
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- Bei Xin
- The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, Newark, DE
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
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Broadley HJ, Gould JR, Sullivan LT, Wang XY, Hoelmer KA, Hickin ML, Elkinton JS. Life History and Rearing of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae). Environ Entomol 2021; 50:28-35. [PMID: 33247300 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaa124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To support efforts to manage and contain spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula White (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), research is being conducted to develop classical biological control methods. To date, two potential biocontrol agents from China have been identified: an egg parasitoid, Anastatus orientalis, and a nymphal parasitoid, Dryinus sinicus Olmi (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae). The research detailed here focuses on investigating the biology and rearing of A. orientalis to assess its potential efficacy in a biocontrol program and optimize its rearing. Female wasps lived significantly longer than male wasps (68 and 23 d, respectively) and females produced an average of 94 total progeny that successfully emerged as adults, with most progeny produced between weeks one and four of the females' lives. The sex ratio of the progeny, with no re-mating, was initially highly female-biased but became progressively more male-biased, likely due to sperm depletion. There was no evidence of additional mortality to SLF eggs from wasp host feeding, but the data were highly variable and the sample size was small. There was high parasitoid emergence when oviposition conditions mimicked mid-September Beijing temperature and photoperiod; however, there was little emergence under 25°C and long-day conditions because most progeny entered a diapause. Storage of parasitized eggs in 5°C chill lowered parasitoid emergence rates. Lastly, there was no evidence that storing field-collected SLF egg masses in 5°C for 10 mo prior to parasitization affected parasitism rates. These findings inform our rearing protocol for A. orientalis and facilitate our testing of this species as a potential biological control agent for SLF.
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- Hannah J Broadley
- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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Blackburn LM, Elkinton JS, Havill NP, Broadley HJ, Andersen JC, Liebhold AM. Predicting the invasion range for a highly polyphagous and widespread forest herbivore. NB 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.59.53550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Here we compare the environmental niche of a highly polyphagous forest Lepidoptera species, the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), in its native and invaded range. During the last 90 years, this European tree folivore has invaded North America in at least three regions and exhibited eruptive population behavior in both its native and invaded range. Despite its importance as both a forest and agricultural pest, neither the potential extent of this species’ invaded range nor the geographic source of invading populations from its native range are known. Here we fit a climatic niche model, based on the MaxEnt algorithm, to historical records of winter moth occurrence in its native range and compare predictions of suitable distributions to records from the invaded range. We modeled this distribution using three spatial bins to overcome sampling bias for data obtained from public databases and averaged the multi-continental suitable habitat prediction. Results indicate that this species is distributed across a wide range of climates in its native range but occupies a narrower range in its invaded habitat. Furthermore, the lack of a close fit between climatic conditions in parts of its invaded range and its known native range suggests the possibility that this species has adapted to new climatic conditions during the invasion process. These models can be used to predict suitable habitats for winter moth invasions worldwide and to gain insight into possible origins of North American populations.
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Malek R, Kaser JM, Broadley HJ, Gould J, Ciolli M, Anfora G, Hoelmer KA. Footprints and Ootheca of Lycorma delicatula Influence Host-Searching and -Acceptance of the Egg-Parasitoid Anastatus orientalis. Environ Entomol 2019; 48:1270-1276. [PMID: 31603497 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvz110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula White (1845) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), is an invasive insect that was first reported in North America in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014. It is a polyphagous phloem feeder that attacks over 70 plant species, threatening the agricultural, lumber, and ornamental industries of North America. Infestations of the pest have been reported in several U.S. counties, and a lack of endemic predators and parasitoids feeding on L. delicatula suggests a release from natural enemies in the invaded range. An egg-parasitoid Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) was reported attacking L. delicatula at high rates in its native range and may play a key role in reducing its populations there. To better understand the foraging behavior of A. orientalis, a series of behavioral experiments were conducted to determine successful parasitism and behavioral responses to traces left by adult L. delicatula and to the oothecae which cover their eggs. Our results suggest that wasps detected chemical traces left by L. delicatula adults while walking on surfaces and exhibited a strong arrestment response. Moreover, wasps preferred to oviposit in egg masses with intact oothecae. The implications of these findings are herein discussed with regard to the exploitation of host kairomones by foraging wasps, as well as to its ability to overcome host structural defenses.
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- Robert Malek
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, TN, Italy
- Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE
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- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, TN, Italy
- Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment (C3A), University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
- Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment (C3A), University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE
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Broadley HJ, Cottingham KL, Baer NA, Weathers KC, Ewing HA, Chaves-Ulloa R, Chickering J, Wilson AM, Shrestha J, Chen CY. Factors affecting MeHg bioaccumulation in stream biota: the role of dissolved organic carbon and diet. Ecotoxicology 2019; 28:949-963. [PMID: 31410744 PMCID: PMC6814552 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02086-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The bioaccumulation of the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) in freshwater ecosystems is thought to be mediated by both water chemistry (e.g., dissolved organic carbon [DOC] and dissolved mercury [Hg]) and diet (e.g., trophic position and diet composition). Hg in small streams is of particular interest given their role as a link between terrestrial and aquatic processes. Terrestrial processes determine the quantity and quality of streamwater DOC, which in turn influence the quantity and bioavailability of dissolved MeHg. To better understand the effects of water chemistry and diet on Hg bioaccumulation in stream biota, we measured DOC and dissolved Hg in stream water and mercury concentration in three benthic invertebrate taxa and three fish species across up to 12 tributary streams in a forested watershed in New Hampshire, USA. As expected, dissolved total mercury (THg) and MeHg concentrations increased linearly with DOC. However, mercury concentrations in fish and invertebrates varied non-linearly, with maximum bioaccumulation at intermediate DOC concentrations, which suggests that MeHg bioavailability may be reduced at high levels of DOC. Further, MeHg and THg concentrations in invertebrates and fish, respectively, increased with δ15N (suggesting trophic position) but were not associated with δ13C. These results show that even though MeHg in water is strongly determined by DOC concentrations, mercury bioaccumulation in stream food webs is the result of both MeHg availability in stream water and trophic position.
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- Hannah J Broadley
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
- Environmental Studies Program, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 04240, USA.
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- Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 03257, USA
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- Environmental Studies Program, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 04240, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
- Department of General Education, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 03257, USA
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- Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 03257, USA
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- Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 03257, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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Elkinton JS, Bittner TD, Pasquarella VJ, Boettner GH, Liebhold AM, Gould JR, Faubert H, Tewksbury L, Broadley HJ, Havill NP, Hajek AE. Relating Aerial Deposition of Entomophaga maimaiga Conidia (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales) to Mortality of Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Larvae and Nearby Defoliation. Environ Entomol 2019; 48:1214-1222. [PMID: 31501859 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvz091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
We collected data on mortality of late-instar gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), from outbreak populations over 4 wk in June 2017 at 10 sites in the New England region of the United States, along with estimated rainfall at these sites. Deposition of airborne conidia of the fungal pathogen, Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu & R.S. Soper, was measured at these same sites as well as at seven other locations in New England. We also quantified the geographical distribution of gypsy moth-caused defoliation in New England in 2017 and 2018 from Landsat imagery. Weekly mortality of gypsy moth larvae caused by E. maimaiga correlated with local deposition of conidia from the previous week, but not with rainfall. Mortality from this pathogen reached a peak during the last 2 wk of gypsy moth larval development and always exceeded that caused by LdNPV, the viral pathogen of gypsy moth that has long been associated with gypsy moth outbreaks, especially prior to 1989. Cotesia melanoscela (Ratzeburg) was by far the most abundant parasitoid recovered and caused an average of 12.6% cumulative parasitism, but varied widely among sites. Deposition of E. maimaiga conidia was highly correlated with percent land area defoliated by gypsy moths within distances of 1 and 2 km but was not significantly correlated with defoliation at distances greater than 2 km. This is the first study to relate deposition of airborne conidia of E. maimaiga to mortality of gypsy moths from that agent.
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- Joseph S Elkinton
- Department of Environmental Conservation and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Praha 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- USDA APHIS PPQ Science and Technology, Buzzards Bay, MA
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- Department of Plant Science and Entomology and URI Cooperative Extension, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
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- Department of Plant Science and Entomology and URI Cooperative Extension, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
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- Department of Environmental Conservation and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Broadley HJ, Kula RR, Boettner GH, Andersen JC, Griffin BP, Elkinton JS. Recruitment of native parasitic wasps to populations of the invasive winter moth in the northeastern United States. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Donahue KL, Broadley HJ, Elkinton JS, Burand JP, Huang W, Andersen JC. Using the
SSU
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ITS
, and Ribosomal
DNA
Operon Arrangement to Characterize Two Microsporidia Infecting Bruce Spanworm,
Operophtera bruceata
(Lepidoptera: Geometridae). J Eukaryot Microbiol 2018; 66:424-434. [DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Katelyn L. Donahue
- Biology Department University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Lebanon New Hampshire 03756 USA
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- Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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- Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
- Department of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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- Microbiology Department University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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- College of Bee Science Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Department of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts 01003 USA
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Havill NP, Elkinton J, Andersen JC, Hagen SB, Broadley HJ, Boettner GJ, Caccone A. Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs. Bull Entomol Res 2017; 107:241-250. [PMID: 27876095 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The European winter moth, Operophtera brumata, is a non-native pest in the Northeastern USA causing defoliation of forest trees and crops such as apples and blueberries. This species is known to hybridize with O. bruceata, the Bruce spanworm, a native species across North America, although it is not known if there are hybrid generations beyond F1. To study winter moth population genetics and hybridization with Bruce spanworm, we developed two sets of genetic markers, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and microsatellites, using genomic approaches. Both types of markers were validated using samples from the two species and their hybrids. We identified 1216 SNPs and 24 variable microsatellite loci. From them we developed a subset of 95 species-diagnostic SNPs and ten microsatellite loci that could be used for hybrid identification. We further validated the ten microsatellite loci by screening field collected samples of both species and putative hybrids. In addition to confirming the presence of F1 hybrids reported in previous studies, we found evidence for multi-generation asymmetric hybridization, as suggested by the occurrence of hybrid backcrosses with the winter month, but not with the Bruce spanworm. Laboratory crosses between winter moth females and Bruce spanworm males resulted in a higher proportion of viable eggs than the reciprocal cross, supporting this pattern. We discuss the possible roles of population demographics, sex chromosome genetic incompatibility, and bacterial symbionts as causes of this asymmetrical hybridization and the utility of the developed markers for future studies.
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- N P Havill
- USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station,Hamden, Connecticut,USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation,University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Massachusetts,USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation,University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Massachusetts,USA
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- NIBIO, Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research,Svanvik,Norway
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,Amherst, Massachusetts,USA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation,University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Massachusetts,USA
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,Yale University,New Haven, Connecticut,USA
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Broadley HJ, Boucher M, Burand JP, Elkinton JS. The phylogenetic relationship and cross-infection of nucleopolyhedroviruses between the invasive winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and its native congener, Bruce spanworm (O. bruceata). J Invertebr Pathol 2016; 143:61-68. [PMID: 27916614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Disease can affect biological invasions by acting as either a synergist or antagonist. Disease-mediated invasions have important implications for understanding the spread of invasive insects, which cost billions of dollars in damages annually. One such non-native, destructive insect is the winter moth, Operophtera brumata L. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), which causes defoliation and mortality of deciduous trees in its introduced range. In the northeastern United States, winter moth populations overlap with a native congener, Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata Hulst. Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), appears to be an important natural enemy in Bruce spanworm and there is some evidence that the NPV infection found in winter moth in the northeastern U.S. may originate from Bruce spanworm. By sequencing two viral genes (the polyhedrin and p74 genes) from field-collected larvae of both species, we found that the winter moth virus (OpbuNPV) is distinct from the virus from Bruce spanworm (OpbrNPV). However, the two viruses do constitute a clade within the Alphabaculovirus Group 2 NPVs, indicating that they are more similar to each other than they are to other lepidopteran viruses, even other geometrid-derived NPVs. As far as we know, this is the first report of sequences from an NPV from Bruce spanworm. Results from cross infection trials suggest that cross infection is uncommon if it occurs at all. Our results show that these two closely related species have distinct viruses and, unlike previous suggestions, Bruce spanworm virus is not mediating the winter moth invasion.
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- Hannah J Broadley
- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, French Hall, Amherst, MA 01003-9316, USA.
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center IVN, Amherst, MA 01003-9316, USA
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center IVN, Amherst, MA 01003-9316, USA
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- Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, French Hall, Amherst, MA 01003-9316, USA; Department of Environmental Conservation, Holdsworth Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9316, USA
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Chaves-Ulloa R, Taylor BW, Broadley HJ, Cottingham KL, Baer NA, Weathers KC, Ewing HA, Chen CY. Dissolved organic carbon modulates mercury concentrations in insect subsidies from streams to terrestrial consumers. Ecol Appl 2016; 26:1771-1784. [PMID: 27755696 PMCID: PMC5070544 DOI: 10.1890/15-0025.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
Mercury (Hg) concentrations in aquatic environments have increased globally, exposing consumers of aquatic organisms to high Hg levels. For both aquatic and terrestrial consumers, exposure to Hg depends on their food sources as well as environmental factors influencing Hg bioavailability. The majority of the research on the transfer of methylmercury (MeHg), a toxic and bioaccumulating form of Hg, between aquatic and terrestrial food webs has focused on terrestrial piscivores. However, a gap exists in our understanding of the factors regulating MeHg bioaccumulation by non-piscivorous terrestrial predators, specifically consumers of adult aquatic insects. Because dissolved organic carbon (DOC) binds tightly to MeHg, affecting its transport and availability in aquatic food webs, we hypothesized that DOC affects MeHg transfer from stream food webs to terrestrial predators feeding on emerging adult insects. We tested this hypothesis by collecting data over 2 years from 10 low-order streams spanning a broad DOC gradient in the Lake Sunapee watershed in New Hampshire, USA. We found that streamwater MeHg concentration increased linearly with DOC concentration. However, streams with the highest DOC concentrations had emerging stream prey and spiders with lower MeHg concentrations than streams with intermediate DOC concentrations; a pattern that is similar to fish and larval aquatic insects. Furthermore, high MeHg concentrations found in spiders show that MeHg transfer in adult aquatic insects is an overlooked but potentially significant pathway of MeHg bioaccumulation in terrestrial food webs. Our results suggest that although MeHg in water increases with DOC, MeHg concentrations in stream and terrestrial consumers did not consistently increase with increases in streamwater MeHg concentrations. In fact, there was a change from a positive to a negative relationship between aqueous exposure and bioaccumulation at streamwater MeHg concentrations associated with DOC above ~5 mg/L. Thus, our study highlights the importance of stream DOC for MeHg dynamics beyond stream boundaries, and shows that factors modulating MeHg bioavailability in aquatic systems can affect the transfer of MeHg to terrestrial predators via aquatic subsidies.
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- Ramsa Chaves-Ulloa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
- Environmental Studies Program, Bates College, 7 Andrews Road, Lewiston, Maine, 04240, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main Street, New London, New Hampshire, 03257, USA
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- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, PO Box AB, Millbrook, New York, 12545, USA
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- Environmental Studies Program, Bates College, 7 Andrews Road, Lewiston, Maine, 04240, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 78 College Street, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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Buckman KL, Marvin-DiPasquale M, Taylor VF, Chalmers A, Broadley HJ, Agee J, Jackson BP, Chen CY. Influence of a chlor-alkali superfund site on mercury bioaccumulation in periphyton and low-trophic level fauna. Environ Toxicol Chem 2015; 34:1649-58. [PMID: 25732794 PMCID: PMC4486627 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
In Berlin, New Hampshire, USA, the Androscoggin River flows adjacent to a former chlor-alkali facility that is a US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site and source of mercury (Hg) to the river. The present study was conducted to determine the fate and bioaccumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) to lower trophic-level taxa in the river. Surface sediment directly adjacent to the source showed significantly elevated MeHg (10-40× increase, mean ± standard deviation [SD]: 20.1 ± 24.8 ng g(-1) dry wt) and total mercury (THg; 10-30× increase, mean ± SD: 2045 ± 2669 ng g(-1) dry wt) compared with all other reaches, with sediment THg and MeHg from downstream reaches elevated (3-7× on average) relative to the reference (THg mean ± SD: 33.5 ± 9.33 ng g(-1) dry wt; MeHg mean ± SD: 0.52 ± 0.21 ng g(-1) dry wt). Water column THg concentrations adjacent to the point source for both particulate (0.23 ng L(-1)) and dissolved (0.76 ng L(-1)) fractions were 5-fold higher than at the reference sites, and 2-fold to 5-fold higher than downstream. Methylmercury production potential of periphyton material was highest (2-9 ng g(-1) d(-1) dry wt) adjacent to the Superfund site; other reaches were close to or below reporting limits (0. 1 ng g(-1) d(-1) dry wt). Total Hg and MeHg bioaccumulation in fauna was variable across sites and taxa, with no clear spatial patterns downstream of the contamination source. Crayfish, mayflies, and shiners showed a weak positive relationship with porewater MeHg concentration.
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- Kate L. Buckman
- Biology Department, Dartmouth College, Hanover New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Biology Department, Dartmouth College, Hanover New Hampshire, USA
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Broadley HJ, Buckman KL, Bugge DM, Chen CY. Spatial variability of metal bioaccumulation in estuarine killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) at the Callahan mine superfund site, Brooksville, ME. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2013; 65:765-78. [PMID: 24022459 PMCID: PMC3874394 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9952-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The former Callahan Mine Site in Brooksville, ME, is an open-pit, hardrock mine site in an intertidal system, thus providing a unique opportunity to evaluate how metal-enriched sediments and overlying water impact estuarine food webs. Copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead concentrations in sediment, whole water, and Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) were evaluated at sites in Goose Pond (GP; Callahan Mine Site) and at reference sites. The metal concentrations of sediment, water, and fish were spatially distinct and significantly greater at the mine site than in the reference estuary. Sediment concentrations were particularly elevated and were above probable effects levels for all four metals adjacent to the tailings pile. Even in this well-mixed system, water metal concentrations were significantly elevated adjacent to the tailings pile, and concentrations of Cu and Zn were above ambient water-quality criteria for chronic marine exposure. Neither organic matter in the sediment nor salinity or pH of the water explained the metal concentrations. Adjacent to the tailings pile, killifish metal body burdens were elevated and were significantly related to both sediment and aqueous concentrations. In conclusion, (1) the contaminated sediment and seepage from the tailings impoundment and waste rock pile no. 3 create a continual flux of metals into the water column, (2) the metals are bioavailable and bioconcentrating as evident in the killifish tissue concentrations, and (3) Callahan Mine is directly affecting metal bioaccumulation in fauna residing in the GP estuary and, potentially, in Penobscot Bay by the way of “trophic nekton relay.”
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