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Wickramasingha PD, Morrissey CA, Phillips ID, Crane AL, Chivers DP, Ferrari MCO. Sub-lethal effects of the insecticide, imidacloprid, on the responses of damselfly larvae to chemosensory cues indicating predation risk. Chemosphere 2024; 356:141926. [PMID: 38588895 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141926] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Insecticides, including the widely used neonicotinoids, can affect both pest and non-target species. In addition to lethal effects, these insecticides at sub-lethal levels may cause disruption to sensory perception and processing leading to behavioural impairments. In this laboratory experiment, we investigated the effects of a 10-day exposure to the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, on the behaviour of larvae of the damselfly, Lestes congener. In tests of baseline activity, imidacloprid concentrations of 1.0 and 10.0 μg/L caused significant reductions in foraging behaviour. Moreover, in response to chemical cues that indicate a potential risk to the larvae, imidacloprid caused the loss of an appropriate antipredator response (reduced foraging) depending on the concentration and duration of exposure. Imidacloprid at 0.1 μg/L caused the loss of responses toward the odour of a beetle (Dytiscus spp.) predator after 10 days of exposure, whereas 1.0 μg/L caused lost responses toward both the predator odour and injured conspecific cues (i.e., alarm cues) and after only 2 days of exposure. However, at 10.0 μg/L, larvae responded appropriately to both cues throughout the duration of the study, suggesting compensatory responses to imidacloprid at higher concentrations. Hence, the lack of appropriate responses at 1.0 μg/L likely resulted from a cognitive impairment rather than chemical alteration of these important chemosensory cues. In the natural environment, such effects will likely cause decreased survivorship in predator encounters. Hence, imidacloprid exposure, even at low concentrations, could have adverse consequences for chemosensory ecology of this damselfly species.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Pl., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Water Security Agency, 10 - 3904 Miller Ave., Saskatoon, SK, S7P 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Pl., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4, Canada
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Liu Q, Deng Z, Chen H, Kim MS, Kim DH, Gu L, Lee JS, Yang Z. Changes in Induced-Antipredation Defense Traits and Transcriptome Regulations of Daphnia magna in Response to 5-HT 1A Receptor Antagonist. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:7577-7587. [PMID: 38630542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10720] [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] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The serotonin signaling system plays a crucial role in regulating the ontogeny of crustaceans. Here, we describe the effects of different concentrations of the 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor antagonist (WAY-100635) on the induced antipredation (Rhodeus ocellatus as the predator), morphological, behavioral, and life-history defenses of Daphnia magna and use transcriptomics to analyze the underlying molecular mechanisms. Our results indicate that exposure to WAY-100635 leads to changes in the expression of different defensive traits in D. magna when faced with fish predation risks. Specifically, as the length of exposure to WAY-100635 increases, high concentrations of WAY-100635 inhibit defensive responses associated with morphological and reproductive activities but promote the immediate negative phototactic behavioral defense of D. magna. This change is related to the underlying mechanism through which WAY-100635 interferes with gene expression of G-protein-coupled GABA receptors by affecting GABBR1 but promotes serotonin receptor signaling and ecdysteroid signaling pathways. In addition, we also find for the first time that fish kairomone can significantly activate the HIF-1α signaling pathway, which may lead to an increase in the rate of immediate movement. These results can help assess the potential impacts of serotonin-disrupting psychotropic drugs on zooplankton in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Qi Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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Lin S, Li S, Liu Z, Zhang L, Wu H, Cheng D, Zhang Z. Using Azadirachtin to Transform Spodoptera frugiperda from Pest to Natural Enemy. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13080541. [PMID: 34437412 PMCID: PMC8402578 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13080541] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Spodoptera frugiperda and Rhopalosiphum maidis, as main pests, seriously harm the safety of maize. At present, chemical pesticides are mainly used to control these pests. However, due to residue and resistance problems, more green, environmentally benign, simple preventive control technology is needed. In this study, we reported the reason for the antifeedant activity of azadirachtin on S. frugiperda and proposed that S. frugiperda treated with azadirachtin would turn from pest into natural enemy. S. frugiperda showed an obvious antifeeding phenomenon to maize leaf treated with various azadirachtin concentrations (0.5~20 mg/L). It was found that maize leaf treated with 1 mg/L of azadirachtin has a stimulating effect on the antenna and sensillum basiconicum of S. frugiperda, and azadirachtin can affect the feeding behavior of S. frugiperda. Additionally, after treating maize leaves or maize leaves + R. maidis with 1 mg/L of azadirachtin, the predatory behavior of S. frugiperda changed from a preference for eating maize leaves to R. maidis. Moreover, the molting of R. maidis can promote the change of this predatory behavior. Our results, for the first time, propose that the combined control technology of azadirachtin insecticide and biological control could turn S. frugiperda from pest into natural enemy, which can effectively eliminate R. maidis and protect maize. This combined control technology provides a new way for pest management and has good ecological, environmental, and economic benefits.
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- Sukun Lin
- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (S.L.); (L.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (S.L.); (L.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (S.L.); (L.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (S.L.); (L.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Zhongkai University of Agricultural and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (Z.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (S.L.); (L.Z.); (H.W.)
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (Z.Z.)
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Thabet AF, Boraei HA, Galal OA, El-Samahy MFM, Mousa KM, Zhang YZ, Tuda M, Helmy EA, Wen J, Nozaki T. Silica nanoparticles as pesticide against insects of different feeding types and their non-target attraction of predators. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14484. [PMID: 34262071 PMCID: PMC8280210 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93518-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The agricultural use of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to control insect pests while the safety and tritrophic effects on plants and beneficial natural enemies remains unknown. Here, we evaluate the effects of silica NPs on insect pests with different feeding niches, natural enemies, and a plant. Silica NPs were applied at different concentrations (75-425 mg/L) on field-cultivated faba bean and soybean for two growing seasons. The faba bean pests, the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora and the American serpentine leafminer Liriomyza trifolii, and the soybean pest, the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis, were monitored along with their associated predators. Additional laboratory experiments were performed to test the effects of silica NPs on the growth of faba bean seedlings and to determine whether the rove beetle Paederus fuscipes is attracted to cotton leafworm-infested soybean treated with silica NPs. In the field experiments, silica NPs reduced the populations of all three insect pests and their associated predators, including rove beetles, as the concentration of silica NPs increased. In soybean fields, however, the total number of predators initially increased after applying the lowest concentration. An olfactometer-based choice test found that rove beetles were more likely to move towards an herbivore-infested plant treated with silica NPs than to a water-treated control, suggesting that silica NPs enhance the attraction of natural enemies via herbivore-induced plant volatiles. In the laboratory, while silica NPs inhibited the development of faba bean roots at 400 mg/L, they did not affect germination percentage, germination time, shoot length, or vigor index compared to the control.
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- Ahmed F Thabet
- Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt.
- Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt.
- Field Crop Pests Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Sakha, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt.
- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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- Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt
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- Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt
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- Field Crop Pests Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Sakha, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt
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- Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-sheikh, Egypt
- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Regional Centre for Mycology and Biotechnology (RCMB), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- The Kyushu University Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
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Qin D, Liu B, Zhang P, Zheng Q, Luo P, Ye C, Zhao W, Zhang Z. Treating green pea aphids, Myzus persicae, with azadirachtin affects the predatory ability and protective enzyme activity of harlequin ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 212:111984. [PMID: 33517036 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As a natural enemy of green peach aphids, harlequin ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), are also indirectly affected by azadirachtin. In this study, we evaluated the effects of ladybird exposure to azadirachtin through azadirachtin-treated aphids. About 2 mg/L azadirachtin treated aphid can deliver the azadirachtin to ladybird larvae in 12 and 24 h. And azadirachtin treatment affected the rate at which fourth instar larvae and adult ladybirds preyed on aphids. Furthermore, the antifeedant effect increased with increasing azadirachtin concentrations. Twelve hours after exposing fourth instar ladybird larvae to aphids treated with 10 mg/L azadirachtin, the antifeedant effect was 47.70%. Twelve hours after exposing adult ladybirds to aphids treated with 2 mg/L azadirachtin, the antifeedant effect was 67.49%. Forty-eight hours after exposing ladybird larvae to azadirachtin-treated aphids, their bodyweights were 8.37 ± 0.044 mg (2 mg/L azadirachtin), 3.70 ± 0.491 mg (10 mg/L azadirachtin), and 2.39 ± 0.129 mg (50 mg/L azadirachtin). Treatment with azadirachtin affected the ability of ladybirds to prey on aphids. The results indicated that the instant attack rate of ladybird larvae and adults and the daily maximum predation rate were reduced by azadirachtin treatment. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and peroxide (CAT) enzyme activities of ladybirds were affected after feeding on aphids treated with azadirachtin. Azadirachtin has certain antifeedant effects on ladybirds and affects the ability of ladybirds to prey on aphids and the activities of SOD, POD, and CAT enzymes, which results in inhibition of normal body development.
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- Deqiang Qin
- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Lacava M, García LF, Viera C, Michalko R. The pest-specific effects of glyphosate on functional response of a wolf spider. Chemosphere 2021; 262:127785. [PMID: 33182149 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although glyphosate is widely used for weed pest control, it might have negative side effects on natural enemies. Wolf spiders are one of the most representative predators found on soybean crops in Uruguay, preying on a wide variety of potential pests. However, the sublethal effects that pesticides might have on this group have been poorly explored for South American species. Herein, we explored the sublethal effects of glyphosate on the functional response of the wolf spider Hogna cf. bivittata against three potential pest insects, namely ant (Acromyrmex sp.), caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis), and cricket (Miogryllus sp.). We contaminated residually adult females of the species Hogna cf. bivittata with glyphosate (Roundup®) and compared their functional response against non-contaminated spiders. We did not observe any mortality during the study. We found that overall Hogna cf. bivittata showed a functional response type II against crickets and caterpillars but no functional response to ants. Contaminated spiders killed less ants and caterpillars in comparison to the control group, probably as a consequence of the irritating effects of glyphosate. We did not observe differences in functional response to crickets at the evaluated densities, probably as a consequence of the low capture rate against this prey. Although glyphosate does not specifically target spiders, it might have negative sublethal effects on native predators such as Hogna cf. bivittata. Further studies should explore effect of glyphosate on other native predators from South American crops.
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- Mariángeles Lacava
- Centro Universitario de Rivera, Universidad de La República, Rivera, Uruguay
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- Centro Universitario Regional Del Este, Universidad de La República, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La República, Montevideo, Uruguay; Laboratorio de Ecología del Comportamiento, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Rumschlag SL, Mahon MB, Hoverman JT, Raffel TR, Carrick HJ, Hudson PJ, Rohr JR. Consistent effects of pesticides on community structure and ecosystem function in freshwater systems. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6333. [PMID: 33303740 PMCID: PMC7730384 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20192-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Predicting ecological effects of contaminants remains challenging because of the sheer number of chemicals and their ambiguous role in biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships. We evaluate responses of experimental pond ecosystems to standardized concentrations of 12 pesticides, nested in four pesticide classes and two pesticide types. We show consistent effects of herbicides and insecticides on ecosystem function, and slightly less consistent effects on community composition. Effects of pesticides on ecosystem function are mediated by alterations in the abundance and community composition of functional groups. Through bottom-up effects, herbicides reduce respiration and primary productivity by decreasing the abundance of phytoplankton. The effects of insecticides on respiration and primary productivity of phytoplankton are driven by top-down effects on zooplankton composition and abundance, but not richness. By demonstrating consistent effects of pesticides on communities and ecosystem functions and linking pesticide-induced changes in functional groups of organisms to ecosystem functions, the study suggests that ecological risk assessment of registered chemicals could be simplified to synthetic chemical classes or types and groups of organisms with similar functions and chemical toxicities.
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- Samantha L Rumschlag
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA.
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 48309, USA
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- Department of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA
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- Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 16801, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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Silva WM, Martínez LC, Plata-Rueda A, Serrão JE, Zanuncio JC. Respiration, predatory behavior and prey consumption by Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) nymphs exposed to some insecticides. Chemosphere 2020; 261:127720. [PMID: 32721693 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) preys on insect pests in eucalyptus plantations where it can be exposed to insecticides used in pest control. The effect of insecticides on non-target natural enemies requires further study. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the side-effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), permethrin, tebufenozide and thiamethoxam on third instar nymphs of the predator P. nigrispinus in the laboratory. The toxicity of insecticides for this insect was determined by estimating their lethal concentrations. Podisus nigrispinus behavior after exposure to insecticides was analyzed using a video tracking system and the respiratory rate with a respirometer. Prey/nymph consumption was assessed after 24 h of starvation. The preference of P. nigrispinus nymphs, for prey treated or not with the insecticides, was evaluated in free choice tests. The insecticides Bt [LC50 = 1.10(0.83-1.46) mg mL-1], permethrin [LC50 = 0.25(0.17-0.34) mg mL-1], tebufenozide [LC50 = 5.71(4.17-7.57) mg mL-1] and thiamethoxam [LC50 = 0.04(0.02-0.06) mg mL-1] are toxic to P. nigrispinus nymphs. Bt and the insecticides tebufenozide, permethrin and thiamethoxam reduced the respiratory rate of P. nigrispinus. The insecticides permethrin, tebufenozide and thiamethoxam affect the locomotion of this insect's nymphs. Prey treated with Bt, permethrin and thiamethoxam are less preferred by P. nigrispinus. The survival of the nymphs of this predator was 93.3%, 66.7%, 56.6%, 0% and 0% in the control, tebufenozide, Bt, permethrin and thiamethoxam treatments, respectively. In addition, the reduction of prey consumption, treated with neurotoxic insecticides, reduces the predatory potential of this natural enemy. Bt and tefubenozide present low toxicity for P. nigrispinus, but the neurotoxic products have low compatibility with this natural enemy and, therefore, are not recommended, with this predator in the management of forest insect pests.
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- Wiane Meloni Silva
- Departamento de Engenharia Florestal/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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Dittman AH, Quinn TP. Amino acid cues emanating from Pacific salmon eggs and ovarian fluid. J Fish Biol 2020; 97:1408-1414. [PMID: 32829515 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14507] [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: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The eggs of salmonid fishes are an important food source for many aquatic predators that detect eggs using olfaction. Moreover, chemicals from eggs and ovarian fluid aid sperm cells in detecting and locating eggs for fertilization, and ovarian fluid is attractive to conspecific males. Thus chemicals from eggs and ovarian fluid may facilitate reproduction but may also attract egg predators. The authors sampled mature females of three Pacific salmon species - Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) - and determined the proportional representation of amino acids, potent fish odorants, from their eggs and ovarian fluid (Chinook and coho salmon only). They then tested juvenile coho salmon, an egg predator, for responses to ovarian fluid and egg odours using the electro-olfactogram (EOG) recording technique. The amino acid compositions of the salmon species were significantly and positively correlated with each other, and the interspecific differences were comparable to those between individuals of the same species. The egg water samples were, on average, dominated by lysine, alanine and glutamine (12.6%, 12.4% and 10.9%, respectively). The ovarian fluid samples were dominated by lysine (20.5%), followed by threonine (9.7%), glycine (9.2%) and arginine (8.8%). EOG recordings demonstrated the ability of juvenile coho salmon to detect the chemical traces of eggs and ovarian fluid. It is concluded that salmon eggs are a potent source of odours for potential predators but likely not highly differentiated among salmon species.
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- Andrew H Dittman
- Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Dai C, Ricupero M, Puglisi R, Lu Y, Desneux N, Biondi A, Zappalà L. Can contamination by major systemic insecticides affect the voracity of the harlequin ladybird? Chemosphere 2020; 256:126986. [PMID: 32445995 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Systemic neurotoxic insecticides are widely used to control aphid pests worldwide and their potential non-target effects on aphid predators are often unknown. Behavioral responses linked to biological control services are crucial when assessing the compatibility of chemicals with biocontrol organisms. This is particularly relevant for insecticides at low and sublethal concentrations. We studied the acute toxicity and the sublethal effect on the voracity of the generalist predator Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) caused by the exposure to three systemic insecticides routinely used against aphids. The tested insecticide concentrations were the Lethal Concentration 50% (LC50), 20% (LC20) and 1% (LC1) estimated for the target pest Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in a companion study. The survival and the voracity differed among the tested chemicals and concentrations, but only thiamethoxam at LC50 caused a significant predator mortality, and individuals that survived showed a reduced predation rate. The predators showed a density independent functional response after the exposure to most of the insecticide-concentration combinations, while an inverse density dependence of the prey consumption rate was observed for coccinellids exposed to sulfoxaflor and thiamethoxam at their lowest tested concentration. The estimated parameters, i.e., the attack rate and the prey handling time, were affected at higher concentrations by both imidacloprid and sulfoxaflor. These findings stress the importance of carefully evaluating side effects of insecticides at very low concentrations on beneficial arthropods in the risk assessment schemes for sustainable pest control programmes.
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- Changchun Dai
- University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Beijing, 100193, China; Northeast Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Harbin, 150030, China
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- University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, UMR ISA, 06000, Nice, France
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- University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy.
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- University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy
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Stoczynski L, van den Hurk P. Effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline on hybrid striped bass predatory behavior and brain chemistry. Aquat Toxicol 2020; 226:105564. [PMID: 32683169 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Millions of pharmaceuticals are prescribed each year. Wastewater treatment plants fail to remove all pharmaceuticals from discharge leading to detectable concentrations entering aquatic ecosystems where the compounds can encounter nontarget organisms. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressants interact with transporters in the brain and peripheral nervous system to change serotonin levels in the synapse. Sublethal exposure to SSRIs can impact fish feeding behaviors, which can have impacts on ecological fitness. We exposed hybrid striped bass (Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops) to low, medium, and high concentrations of sertraline (4.5 ± 0.84 μg/L, 35.4 ± 2.18 μg/L, and 96.8 ± 6.4 μg/L) over six days with six additional recovery days. Concentrations were chosen to compare results with a mixture study previously completed in our lab. Every three days we tracked how long each bass took to consume four fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) and conducted destructive sampling to obtain brain and plasma samples. Brain and plasma samples were analyzed for sertraline levels and we calculated whole brain serotonin levels. During the exposure period, bass showed an increased time to capture prey, but time to capture prey returned to control levels during the six-day recovery period. Sertraline was detected in brain and plasma during the duration of the experiment, though not always in a dose-dependent fashion. While we demonstrated a relationship between time to capture prey and decrease whole brain serotonin levels, the decrease in time to capture prey during the recovery period suggests the serotonin levels in the brain are not solely responsible for the outward behavioral expression observed.
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- Lauren Stoczynski
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson South Carolina, 29634, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson South Carolina, 29634, USA
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Bundschuh M, Zubrod JP, Klöttschen S, Englert D, Schulz R. Infochemicals Influence Neonicotinoid Toxicity-Impact in Leaf Consumption, Growth, and Predation of the Amphipod Gammarus fossarum. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020; 39:1755-1764. [PMID: 32539175 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4802] [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: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Infochemicals act as inter- or intraspecific messengers. The literature suggests complex interactions between infochemicals (mainly predator cues) and chemical (e.g., pesticide) effects, with their direction and magnitude depending on the cue origin, pesticide identity, and test species. With the present study we assessed the impact of alarm cues alone and in combination with the neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid on leaf consumption, predation on Baetis nymphs, and dry weight of the amphipod Gammarus fossarum. Alarm cues (ground gammarids) and thiacloprid alone decreased gammarid leaf consumption with increasing intensities. At a defined alarm cue intensity, which alone did not cause a significant reduction in gammarid feeding, thiacloprid-induced feeding effects were additive. During an experiment targeting gammarid predation on Baetis nymphs (120 h), thiacloprid and alarm cues alone did increase and reduce predation significantly, respectively. Moreover, alarm cues led to a lower final gammarid dry weight. However, alarm cues did not affect response variables during a second predation experiment performed at a higher thiacloprid concentration (2 vs 0.75 µg/L). This discrepancy in alarm cue effects highlights either a varying susceptibility of the test species to these cues among experiments or that cue quality is fluctuating. Thus, the present study highlights a considerable variability in the individual and interactive effects of infochemicals and chemical stressors on aquatic biota, an insight relevant in the assessment of multiple stressors. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1755-1764. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Mirco Bundschuh
- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
- Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Eußerthal, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
- Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Eußerthal, Germany
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Lode T, Heuschele J, Andersen T, Titelman J, Hylland K, Borgå K. Contrasting Effects of Predation Risk and Copper on Copepod Respiration Rates. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020; 39:1765-1773. [PMID: 32557750 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4804] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Natural biotic and anthropogenic stressors can interact to alter contaminant toxicity. Energetic restrictions are potential mechanisms causing this pattern. To identify processes underlying observed effects of predation risk and copper (Cu) on delayed copepod age at maturity, we examined how these 2 stressors affect respiration rates. We tested 2 very different copepod species: the large, pelagic calanoid Calanus finmarchicus and the small, semibenthic harpacticoid Tigriopus brevicornis. Adult individuals were exposed for 12 h to the treatments: predation risk, Cu (23 µg L-1 ), combined predation risk and Cu (23 µg L-1 ), or control. Oxygen concentrations were monitored continuously. The 2 species differed in their responses. We found no clear effects of either stressor in C. finmarchicus. In T. brevicornis, predation risk increased respiration rates, whereas Cu alone had little impact. In contrast, combined exposure to predation risk and Cu interacted to reduce respiration rates to less than expected. We further observed an effect of sex because female-biased T. brevicornis replicates were more sensitive to both predation risk (increased respiration rates) and Cu exposure (reduced respiration rates). The present study provides further evidence that predation risk can interact with copepod responses toward Cu exposure. Interactive effects of biotic stressors ought to be considered to improve future marine environmental monitoring. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1765-1773. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Torben Lode
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Shan YX, Zhu Y, Li JJ, Wang NM, Yu QT, Xue CB. Acute lethal and sublethal effects of four insecticides on the lacewing (Chrysoperla sinica Tjeder). Chemosphere 2020; 250:126321. [PMID: 32135440 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The lacewing, Chrysoperla sinica, is an important predatory insect, which plays an important role in the integrated pest management of agroforestry pests. However, the extensive use of insecticides negatively affects C. sinica. The acute toxicity, risk level, and, sublethal effects on growth and production, predation ability, protective enzyme activity and genotoxicity of four insecticides: indoxacarb, emamectin benzoate, imidacloprid and lambda-cyhalothrin to C. sinica were studied. The results showed that all four insecticides had lethal toxicity to larvae of C. sinica. Among them, emamectin benzoate had the highest toxicity with LC50 value of 7.41 mg/L. The insecticides also had different effects on the growth and reproduction of C. sinica, of which lambda-cyhalothrin had the greatest impacts. Even at a very low LC1 concentration (3.37 mg/L), it had strong impacts on the growth, reproduction and predatory ability of C. sinica. The four insecticides also caused a decrease in the predatory ability of the lacewing, of which lambda-cyhalothrin had the greatest effect. During the larval stage, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) were significantly decreased by the four insecticides. At the pupal and adult stages, the effects of the four insecticides on the activities of protective enzymes were different, and the activities of SOD, CAT and POD decreased or increased. Indoxacarb and lambda-cyhalothrin exposure induced DNA damage in the haemocytes of C. sinica and produced obvious genotoxicity. These results provide important scientific basis for the rational use of these insecticides and the protection and utilization of lacewing.
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- Yin-Xue Shan
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
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Korn VR, Ward JL, Edmiston PL, Schoenfuss HL. Temperature-Dependent Biomarkers of Estrogenic Exposure in a Piscivore Freshwater Fish. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2020; 79:156-166. [PMID: 32266455 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-020-00726-x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biological effects of endocrine-active compounds and increasing water temperatures as a result of climate change have been studied extensively and independently, but there is a dearth of research to examine the combined effect of these factors on exposed organisms. Recent data suggest that estrogenic exposure and rising ambient temperatures independently impact predator-prey relationships. However, establishing these connections in natural settings is complex. These obstacles can be circumvented if biomarkers of estrogenic exposure in resident fish can predict changes in predator-prey relationships. To test the effects of estrone and temperature, the piscivore bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) was exposed for 30 days to estrone at concentrations (90 ± 17.6 ng/L [mean ± standard deviation] and 414 ± 146 ng/L) previously shown to reduce prey-capture success. Exposures were conducted at four temperatures (15 °C, 18 °C, 21 °C, 24 °C) to simulate breeding season ambient temperatures across the natural range of this species. A suite of morphological and physiological biomarkers previously linked to estrogenic exposures were examined. Biomarkers of estrone exposure were more commonly and severely impacted in male fish than in female fish. Notably, the gonadosomatic index was lower and gonads were less mature in exposed males. Additionally, temperature modulated the effects of estrone similarly in males and females with fish exposed at higher temperatures typically exhibiting a decreased morphological index. This study provides evidence that alterations in hepatic function and gonadal function may cause shifts in metabolism and energy allocation that may lead to declining prey capture performance.
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- V R Korn
- Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, St. Cloud State University, WSB-273, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, USA
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- Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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- Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, St. Cloud State University, WSB-273, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, USA.
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Gutierrez MF, Molina FR, Frau D, Mayora G, Battauz Y. Interactive effects of fish predation and sublethal insecticide concentrations on freshwater zooplankton communities. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 196:110497. [PMID: 32247956 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Stresses imposed by insecticides and predators are possibly the most rigorous filters to which aquatic organisms are exposed in rivers and lakes associated with agricultural lands. However, their interactive effects on zooplankton communities are still unclear. This study elucidated the zooplankton community response to fish predation, the insecticide chlorpyrifos (CLP), and a combination of both factors, using a 30-day mesocosm experiment. The zooplankton assemblage was influenced by fish presence prior to CLP toxicity. Fish predation reduced microcrustacean density leading to a community dominated by microzooplankton (i.e.: rotifers and copepod nauplii). CLP decreased the species richness in treatments with and without fish, yielding an increase in the abundance of bdelloid rotifers, in the genera Lepadella and Trichocerca. The zooplankton:phytoplankton (<20 μm) ratio decreased substantially when the two stressors, fish predation and insecticide toxicity, were combined. Although CLP dissipated relatively rapidly in the aqueous phase and accumulated in sediment and fish tissue, zooplankton richness was unable to recover. A possible explanation for this could be the inhibitory effect of CLP on resting stage hatchings in the sediment. Therefore, the combined effects of fish predation and CLP might influence zooplankton richness, leading to an assemblage dominated by rotifers that appeared to be resistant to both factors, with a limited capability to control phytoplankton growth. Thus, the effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors should be considered together when assessing community dynamics in aquatic ecosystems.
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- María Florencia Gutierrez
- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Escuela Superior de Sanidad "Dr. Ramón Carrillo" (FBCB-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias (FHUC-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, 3100, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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Prater CM, Harris BN, Carr JA. Tectal CRFR1 receptor involvement in avoidance and approach behaviors in the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Horm Behav 2020; 120:104707. [PMID: 32001211 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104707] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Animals in the wild must balance food intake with vigilance for predators in order to survive. The optic tectum plays an important role in the integration of external (predators) and internal (energy status) cues related to predator defense and prey capture. However, the role of neuromodulators involved in tectal sensorimotor processing is poorly studied. Recently we showed that tectal CRFR1 receptor activation decreases food intake in the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, suggesting that CRF may modulate food intake/predator avoidance tradeoffs. Here we use a behavioral assay modeling food intake and predator avoidance to test the role of CRFR1 receptors and energy status in this tradeoff. We tested the predictions that 1) administering the CRFR1 antagonist NBI-27914 via the optic tecta will increase food intake and feeding-related behaviors in the presence of a predator, and 2) that prior food deprivation, which lowers tectal CRF content, will increase food intake and feeding-related behaviors in the presence of a predator. Pre-treatment with NBI-27914 did not prevent predator-induced reductions in food intake. Predator exposure altered feeding-related behaviors in a predictable manner. Pretreatment with NBI-27914 reduced the response of certain behaviors to a predator but also altered behaviors irrelevant of predator presence. Although 1-wk of food deprivation altered some non-feeding behaviors related to energy conservation strategy, food intake in the presence of a predator was not altered by prior food deprivation. Collectively, our data support a role for tectal CRFR1 in modulating discrete behavioral responses during predator avoidance/foraging tradeoffs.
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- Christine M Prater
- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, United States of America.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, United States of America
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Gu L, Qin S, Zhu S, Lu N, Sun Y, Zhang L, Huang Y, Lyu K, Chen Y, Yang Z. Microcystis aeruginosa affects the inducible anti-predator responses of Ceriodaphnia cornuta. Environ Pollut 2020; 259:113952. [PMID: 31935614 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cyanobacterial blooms are an increasing problem in a more eutrophic world. It is still a challenge to fully understand the influence of cyanobacteria on the interactions between predator and prey at higher trophic levels. The present study was mainly undertaken to understand the inducible anti-predator responses of cladocerans while using cyanobacteria as part of food. Specifically speaking, we focused on the anti-predator strategies of Ceriodaphnia cornuta in response to different predators (fish and Chaoborus larvae) under food with different proportions of Microcystis aeruginosa. The morphological (i.e., body size and the induction of horns) and life history traits (e.g., time to first reproduction, offspring number, and survival time) responses were measured under different proportions of M. aeruginosa (i.e., 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%). Our results showed that both the life history and the inducible anti-predator responses of C. cornuta were significantly affected by different concentrations of M. aeruginosa. Specifically, lower concentrations of Microcystis (20%-60%) can significantly promote the horns induction under Chaoborus predation risks, and higher Microcystis concentrations (60%-100%) tend to enhance reproduction in response to fish predation risks, such as larger body size, decreased time to first reproduction, and increased total offspring number. Additionally, an increasing concentration of M. aeruginosa decreased the ability of C. cornuta to reverse horns when predation risks removed. Our findings indicated that cyanobacteria affecting life history traits and the subsequent indirect effects on anti-predator responses in cladocerans could impact the interactions between predator and prey at higher trophic levels and may consequently contribute to shaping the structure of the community in a cyanobacteria bloom area.
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- Lei Gu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Duarte ADF, de Bastos Pazini J, Duarte JLP, da Silva LR, da Cunha US. Compatibility of pesticides used in strawberry crops with predatory mites Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) and Cosmolaelaps brevistilis (Karg). Ecotoxicology 2020; 29:148-155. [PMID: 31927677 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02164-w] [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] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) and Cosmolaelaps brevistilis (Karg) (Acari: Laelapidae) are predatory mites of soil-inhabiting pests, mainly small insects. Fungus gnats fly species are found in greenhouse strawberry production and may be controlled with predatory mites, being important to know their compatibility with the pesticides used in strawberry crops. In this study, the compatibility of seven commercial pesticides used in strawberry cultivation with the predatory mites S. scimitus and C. brevistilis was assessed in laboratory conditions. Survival and oviposition rates were evaluated between 0.5 and 120 h after treatment (HAT). The results demonstrate that lambda-cyhalothrin treatment resulted in the lowest survival rate for both mites in the first evaluations, being moderately harmful, while spinetoran was slightly harmful to C. brevistilis. On the other hand, abamectin, azadirachtin, azoxystrobin + difenoconazole, iprodione and thiamethoxam were harmless for both mites and, oviposition rate was significantly different only at 72 and 120 HAT for S. scimitus and C. brevistilis respectively. These results may be used to develop guidelines for the adoption of selective pesticides in integrated pest management programs that conserves predatory mites.
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- Adriane da F Duarte
- Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel (FAEM), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96001-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel (FAEM), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96001-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel (FAEM), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96001-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel (FAEM), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96001-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel (FAEM), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96001-970, Brazil
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Pritchard CE, Palme R, Langkilde T. Glucocorticoid and triiodothyronine concentrations do not correlate with behavior in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 286:113299. [PMID: 31606464 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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State-dependent foraging theory posits that animals should make foraging decisions based on energetic condition, where animals with fewer energetic reserves prioritize foraging over other behaviors, including antipredator behaviors. However, few studies have investigated these trade-offs at an individual level in wild, free-ranging animals. We investigated the relationships between internal condition and behavior in a wild mammal, the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna), which makes state-dependent decisions about the use of two habitats with different characteristics that contribute to their internal condition. Using non-invasively collected fecal samples, we measured glucocorticoid metabolites (GCMs) and thyroid hormones (THs) as indicators of combined stress (predation and nutritional), and just nutritional stress, respectively. We video recorded 20-minute behavioral observations and focused on behaviors which often demand a trade-off between energy acquisition and antipredator behaviors-vigilance and foraging. We found differences in expression of these behaviors between the two sites but found no relationships between physiological parameters (GCMs and THs) and behavior (vigilance and foraging) at either site. We suggest that state-dependent foraging may be difficult to observe in large mammals under baseline conditions and that GCMs and THs may be insensitive to small changes in stress stimuli at this scale, and where these wild animals have the entire suite of behavioral responses available to them.
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- Catharine E Pritchard
- 208 Mueller Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16801, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
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- 208 Mueller Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16801, USA.
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He F, Sun S, He L, Qin C, Li X, Zhang J, Jiang X. Responses of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to sulfoxaflor exposure. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 187:109849. [PMID: 31677571 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Harmonia axyridis is an important predator of several pest species and is part of many Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. To assess the risks of pesticide application to H. axyridis, we studied the effects of sulfoxaflor on H. axyridis larvae. At 72 h after treatment, the acute toxicity LR50 was 311.9476 g a. i. ha-1 by the residual contact method. This result indicated low-contact toxicity against second-instar H. axyridis larvae. The LR50 of the F1 generation decreased from 69.96 to 36.41 g a. i. ha-1 in a long-term toxicity test. The daily hazard quotient (HQ) for H. axyridis larvae lowered the safety threshold value in the first 5 d. However, the HQ values were greater than 2 during days 6-18 after sulfoxaflor treatments. We determined the No Observed Effect Application Rates of sulfoxaflor on the survival (<11.25 g a. i. ha-1), duration of larval and pupal stages (45 g a. i. ha-1), adult stage (90 g a. i. ha-1), total pre-oviposition period, adult pre-oviposition period (45 g a. i. ha-1), and reproduction (11.25 g a. i. ha-1). Pupation, adult emergence, and eggs counts of H. axyridis were reduced after sulfoxaflor treatments. The predation ability and population demography parameters were significantly impaired by higher application rates. At 90 g a. i. ha-1 or less, sulfoxaflor was slightly harmful to H. axyridis but a rate of 180 g a. i. ha-1 was moderately harmful. These results demonstrated that sulfoxaflor is harmful to H. axyridis when applied at high application rates.
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- Falin He
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China; Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China; Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018, China.
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Sun R, Jiang X, Reichelt M, Gershenzon J, Pandit SS, Giddings Vassão D. Tritrophic metabolism of plant chemical defenses and its effects on herbivore and predator performance. eLife 2019; 8:e51029. [PMID: 31841109 PMCID: PMC6934381 DOI: 10.7554/elife.51029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Insect herbivores are frequently reported to metabolize plant defense compounds, but the physiological and ecological consequences are not fully understood. It has rarely been studied whether such metabolism is genuinely beneficial to the insect, and whether there are any effects on higher trophic levels. Here, we manipulated the detoxification of plant defenses in the herbivorous pest diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) to evaluate changes in fitness, and additionally examined the effects on a predatory lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea). Silencing glucosinolate sulfatase genes resulted in the systemic accumulation of toxic isothiocyanates in P. xylostella larvae, impairing larval development and adult reproduction. The predatory lacewing C. carnea, however, efficiently degraded ingested isothiocyanates via a general conjugation pathway, with no negative effects on survival, reproduction, or even prey preference. These results illustrate how plant defenses and their detoxification strongly influence herbivore fitness but might only subtly affect a third trophic level.
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- Ruo Sun
- Department of BiochemistryMax Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJenaGermany
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- Department of Evolutionary NeuroethologyMax Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJenaGermany
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- Department of BiochemistryMax Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJenaGermany
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- Department of BiochemistryMax Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJenaGermany
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- Molecular and Chemical Ecology LabIndian Institute of Science Education and ResearchPuneIndia
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Schmidt-Jeffris RA, Cutulle MA. Non-target effects of herbicides on Tetranychus urticae and its predator, Phytoseiulus persimilis: implications for biological control. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:3226-3234. [PMID: 30972909 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND A key element of conservation biocontrol is identifying and limiting the use of pesticides that have substantial non-target effects on natural enemies to prevent biocontrol disruption. The Phytoseiidae (predatory mites) are one of the most studied natural enemy groups in the field of pesticide non-target effects. Although there is substantial research on the non-target effects of insecticides on arthropod natural enemies, research on herbicide impacts is limited. Natural enemies, including phytoseiids, associate with weeds due to the presence of alternative prey, shelter, or floral resources. Therefore, a whole-systems approach to integrated pest management should integrate weed management with biocontrol. We conducted a study to examine the non-target effects of vegetable herbicides on Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, and the primary pest that it controls, Tetranychus urticae Koch. Two assays were used to assess the effects of direct application and walking on residues. RESULTS In both assays, S-metolachlor was highly toxic to P. persimilis (80-90% mortality) and had minimal effect on T. urticae. Dicamba, oxyfluorfen, and napropamide also caused moderate levels of P. persimilis mortality (21-74%). Check mortality of P. persimilis was higher in the direct contact assay (19%) than the residue assay (3%). CONCLUSIONS Halosulfuron-methyl, flumioxazin, and mesotrione were the most compatible herbicides with biocontrol by P. persimilis, whereas S-metolachlor and napropamide were the least compatible. We also determined that the residue assay may be more useful than direct contact slide-dips for future assessment of herbicide non-target effects. Future efforts should continue to examine the impacts of weed management on natural enemies to better integrate pest management practices. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Rebecca A Schmidt-Jeffris
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson University, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson University, Charleston, SC, USA
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Liu JF, Zhang ZQ, Beggs JR, Zou X. Provisioning predatory mites with entomopathogenic fungi or pollen improves biological control of a greenhouse psyllid pest. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:3200-3209. [PMID: 30957393 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5438] [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: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tomato/potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc), is a recently established invasive pest of solanaceous crops in New Zealand. No alternative control strategies are available against TPP due to the development of insecticidal resistance. We investigated the combined use of the predatory mites Amblydromalus limonicus or Neoseiulus cucumeris with either the fungus Beauveria bassiana (suspensions and dry conidia) or with Typha orientalis pollen as a control of TPP in greenhouse bell pepper over 7 weeks. RESULTS All treatments significantly reduced TPP densities compared with the control. A. limonicus resulted in significantly lower TPP densities than any other combination with N. cucumeris. B. bassiana suspensions did not affect A. limonicus densities when they were combined. However, the application of dry B. bassiana conidia significantly reduced the densities of A. limonicus. The use of T. orientalis pollen resulted in significantly higher densities of A. limonicus but densities of N. cucumeris did not increase. The combined use of A. limonicus with B. bassiana suspensions or T. orientalis pollen resulted in significantly decreased TPP populations and greater crop yield. CONCLUSION The synergistic application of A. limonicus with B. bassiana suspensions could be a suitable strategy to control TPP in the greenhouse. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jian-Feng Liu
- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Fungal Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Machado AVA, Potin DM, Torres JB, Silva Torres CSA. Selective insecticides secure natural enemies action in cotton pest management. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 184:109669. [PMID: 31536847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109669] [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: 06/02/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cotton hosts a variety of arthropod pests requiring intensive control mostly with insecticides, which in turn may impact beneficial insects and the environment. Therefore, insect control in cotton fields preconizes the use of selective insecticides that offer pest control but conserve natural enemies. In this work, we measured the impact of recommended insecticides on the abundance of predatory insects and predation upon sentinel preys in the field. Further, the survival of four key selected predatory insects of cotton ecosystem, representing chewing and sucking feeding habits and different pest species attacked [Chrysoperla externa Hagen, Eriopis connexa (Germar), Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) and Orius insidiosus (Say)], were assessed when exposed to the dried residues of the tested insecticides. Mortality of sentinel prey caused by natural enemies was higher in areas treated with selective insecticides relative to the non-selective ones, and most of time similar to the untreated areas. Furthermore, areas treated with non-selective insecticides experienced prolonged impact between sprays depending on the insecticide applied. Seasonal abundance of predatory insects was 2× greater in fields under selective and untreated fields compared to those under non-selective recommendation. Survival of predators exposed to the dried residues of the selective insecticides pymetrozine, chlorantraniliprole, pyriproxyfen, and cyantraniliprole were greater than when exposed to the non-selective lambda-cyhalothrin, malathion, dimethoate, and thiamethoxam. Among the non-selective insecticides, malathion and dimethoate exhibited shorter residual time compared to the thiamethoxam and lambda-cyhalothrin + thiamethoxam. Therefore, the recommendation of selective insecticides provides benefits for cotton pest management by maintaining the action of the natural enemies present in the field.
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- Anderson V A Machado
- Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros S/N, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros S/N, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros S/N, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros S/N, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil
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Delnat V, Tran TT, Janssens L, Stoks R. Resistance to a chemical pesticide increases vulnerability to a biopesticide: Effects on direct mortality and mortality by predation. Aquat Toxicol 2019; 216:105310. [PMID: 31580997 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pesticide mixtures are increasingly used to fight pest species that developed resistance to pesticides. To assess the pesticide control efficiency and to reduce ecological damage to non-target species, it is important to quantify the effect of these mixtures and compare them with the effect of their single pesticides on pest species, non-target species and their predator-prey interactions. We studied the effects of the chemical pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF), the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) and their mixture both on the direct mortality and on the mortality by predation. We focused on larvae of a CPF-resistant and a non-resistant strain of the vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus and its predator, the pygmy backswimmer Plea minutissima. In the CPF-Bti mixture, both pesticides interacted antagonistically for direct mortality. Exposure to the mixture caused equal direct mortality and equal mortality by predation in both strains. As expected, exposure to CPF resulted in less direct mortality and less mortality by predation in the CPF-resistant mosquito strain compared to the non-resistant strain. Notably, Bti caused a higher mortality in the mosquito larvae of the CPF-resistant strain compared to the non-resistant strain. Furthermore, the predator killed more mosquito larvae of the resistant strain compared to the non-resistant strain when exposed before to Bti alone. These observations identify a novel cost of resistance to a chemical pesticide in terms of increased vulnerability to a biopesticide.
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- Vienna Delnat
- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium; Institute of Aquaculture, Nha Trang University, Khanh Hoa, Viet Nam.
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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Giroux M, Vliet SMF, Volz DC, Gan J, Schlenk D. Mechanisms behind interactive effects of temperature and bifenthrin on the predator avoidance behaviors in parr of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquat Toxicol 2019; 216:105312. [PMID: 31563086 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Many coastal systems have been experiencing the effects of non-chemical and chemical anthropological stressors through respective increases in surface water temperatures and rainstorm-derived runoff events of pyrethroid pesticide movement into waterways such as the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Salmonid populations in the Bay-Delta have been dramatically declining in recent decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of bifenthrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, and increasing water temperatures on targeted neuroendocrine and behavioral responses in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) parr (10- month post-hatch). Parr were reared at 11 °C, 16.4 °C, or 19 °C for 14 days and, in the final 96 h of rearing, exposed to nominal concentrations of 0, 0.15, or 1.5 μg/L bifenthrin. A predatory avoidance Y-Maze behavioral assay was conducted immediately following exposures. Parr were presented a choice of clean or odorant zones, and locomotive behavior was recorded. Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4), estradiol, and testosterone were quantified within plasma using ELISAs, and the expression of brain hormone and dopamine receptor genes were also evaluated by qPCR. Brain dopamine levels were analyzed by LC/MS. No significant changes were observed in brain transcripts or plasma hormone concentrations with bifenthrin or increasing temperature. However, temperature did significantly lower brain dopamine levels in fish reared at 19 °C compared to 11 °C controls, but was unaltered by bifenthrin treatment. In contrast, parr reared at 11 °C and exposed to 1.5 μg/L bifenthrin spent significantly less time avoiding a predatory odorant compared to vehicle controls reared at 11 °C. The 16.4 °C and 1.5 μg/L-treated fish spent significantly more time in the neutral arm compared to the odorant and clean arms, as well as spending significantly less time in the clean arm compared to the 11 °C control fish. These results suggest that the interaction of temperature and bifenthrin may be adversely impacting predator-avoidance behavior, which may not be related to dopaminergic responses.
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- Marissa Giroux
- Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
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- Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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Xie P, Shi J, Tang S, Chen C, Khan A, Zhang F, Xiong Y, Li C, He W, Wang G, Lei F, Wu Y, Xie Q. Control of Bird Feeding Behavior by Tannin1 through Modulating the Biosynthesis of Polyphenols and Fatty Acid-Derived Volatiles in Sorghum. Mol Plant 2019; 12:1315-1324. [PMID: 31557534 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Bird predation during seed maturation causes great loss to agricultural production. In this study, through GWAS analysis of a large-scale sorghum germplasm diversity panel, we identified that Tannin1, which encodes a WD40 protein functioning in the WD40/MYB/bHLH complex, controls bird feeding behavior in sorghum. Metabolic profiling analysis showed that a group of sorghum accessions preferred by birds contain mutated tan1-a/b alleles and accumulate significantly lower levels of anthocyanins and condensed tannin compounds. In contrast, a variety of aromatic and fatty acid-derived volatiles accumulate at significantly higher levels in these bird-preference accessions. We subsequently conducted both sparrow feeding and sparrow volatile attractant assays, which confirmed, respectively, the antifeedant and attractant functions of these differentially accumulated metabolites. In addition, the connection between the biosynthesis pathway of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin and the pathway of fatty acid-derived volatile biosynthesis was demonstrated by discovering that Tannin1 complex modulates fatty acid biosynthesis by regulating the expression of SbGL2 in sorghum, thus affecting the accumulation of fatty acid-derived volatiles. Taken together, our study identified Tannin1 as the gene underlying the major locus controlling bird feeding behavior in sorghum, illustrating an example of the identification of an ecologically impactful molecular mechanism from field observation and providing significant insights into the chemistry of bird-plant ecological interactions.
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- Peng Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
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Islam R, Prater CM, Harris BN, Carr JA. Neuroendocrine modulation of predator avoidance/prey capture tradeoffs: Role of tectal NPY2R receptors. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 282:113214. [PMID: 31271760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The optic tectum rapidly inhibits food intake when a visual threat is present. Anatomical and electrophysiological evidence support a role for neuropeptide Y (NPY), originating from cells in the thalamus, in the tectal inhibition of prey capture. Here we test the hypothesis that tectal NPY receptor type 2 (NPY2R) influences prey-capture and predator-avoidance responses in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. We tested two questions: 1) Does tectal NPY administration decrease food intake and alter prey-capture behavior? 2) Does tectal administration of a NPY2R antagonist increase food intake, alter prey-capture behavior, and alter predator avoidance behavior? NPY microinjected bilaterally into the tecta failed to significantly alter food intake at any dose tested, although predator presence significantly reduced food intake. However, NPY differentially altered discrete components of prey capture including increasing the latency to contact food and reducing the amount of time in contact with food. These effects were blocked by the NPY2R antagonist BIIE0246. Additionally, BIIE0246 elevated food intake on its own after bilateral tectal microinjection. Furthermore, BIIE0246 reversed the reduction of food intake caused by exposure to a predator. Overall, these findings indicate that tectal NPY2R activation causes frogs to consume food more quickly, which may be adaptive in predator-rich environments. Blocking tectal NPY2R increases baseline food intake and reduces or eliminates predator-induced changes in prey capture and food intake.
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- Ranakul Islam
- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, United States.
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South J, Botha TL, Wolmarans NJ, Wepener V, Weyl OLF. Assessing predator-prey interactions in a chemically altered aquatic environment: the effects of DDT on Xenopus laevis and Culex sp. larvae interactions and behaviour. Ecotoxicology 2019; 28:771-780. [PMID: 31278447 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02075-5] [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] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Behavioural assays are used as a tool to understand ecotoxicological effects on organisms, but are often not applied in an ecologically relevant context. Assessment of the effect of chemical contaminants on behaviours relating to fitness and trophic interactions for example, requires incorporating predator-prey interactions to create impact assessments. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a controlled substance but is still regularly used as a form of mosquito control. There is little explicit information on the effect of DDT on animal behaviour and the consequent effects upon trophic interactions. This study uses a 3 × 2 factorial design to assess the feeding behaviour of Xenopus laevis toward Culex sp. larvae when supplied with different prey cues. We also assess the behavioural responses of mosquito larvae when supplied with no threat cue and predator threat cues when exposed to 0 µg/L, 2 µg/L and 20 µg/L DDT. There was a significant "DDT exposure" x "prey cue" interaction whereby DDT significantly decreased the foraging behaviour of X. laevis towards live prey cues, however there was no effect of DDT on X. laevis response to olfactory prey cues. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane exposure caused mosquito larvae to appear hyperactive regardless of DDT concentration. Mosquito larvae anti-predator response was significantly dampened when exposed to 2 µg/L DDT, however when exposed to 20 µg/L the anti-predator responses were not impaired. Our results indicate a complex interplay in trophic interactions under DDT exposure, wherein effects are mediated depending on species and concentration. There are possible implications regarding reduced anti-predator behaviour in the prey species but also reduced foraging capacity in the predator, which could drive changes in ecosystem energy pathways. We demonstrate that in order to quantify effects of pesticides upon trophic interactions it is necessary to consider ecologically relevant behaviours of both predator and prey species.
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- Josie South
- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
- Laboratory of Systemic, Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Water Research Group, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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Kalichak F, de Alcantara Barcellos HH, Idalencio R, Koakoski G, Soares SM, Pompermaier A, Rossini M, Barcellos LJG. Persistent and transgenerational effects of risperidone in zebrafish. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:26293-26303. [PMID: 31286368 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05890-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Since behavior is the connection between the internal physiological processes of an animal and its interaction with the environment, a complete behavioral repertoire is crucial for fish survival and fitness, at both the individual and population levels. Thus, unintended exposure of non-target organisms to antipsychotic residues in the environment can impact their normal behavior, and some of these behavioral changes can be seen during the entire life of the animal and passed to subsequent generations. Although there are some reports related to transgenerational toxicology, little is known of the long-term consequences of exposure to pharmaceutical compounds such as risperidone. Here, we show that zebrafish exposed to risperidone (RISP) during embryonic and larval stages presented impaired anti-predatory behavior during adulthood, characterizing a persistent effect. We also show that some of these behavioral changes are present in the following generation, characterizing a transgenerational effect. This suggests that even short exposures to environmentally relevant concentrations, at essential stages of development, can persist throughout the whole life of the zebrafish, including its offspring. From an environmental perspective, our results suggested possible risks and long-term consequences associated with drug residues in water, which can affect aquatic life and endanger species that depend on appropriate behavioral responses for survival.
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- Fabiana Kalichak
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Faculdades Integradas do Vale do Iguaçu (Uniguaçu), Rua Padre Saporiti, 717, Rio D'Areia, União da Vitória, PR, 84600-904, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil
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- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), BR 285, São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil.
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He J, Fandino RA, Halitschke R, Luck K, Köllner TG, Murdock MH, Ray R, Gase K, Knaden M, Baldwin IT, Schuman MC. An unbiased approach elucidates variation in ( S)-(+)-linalool, a context-specific mediator of a tri-trophic interaction in wild tobacco. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:14651-14660. [PMID: 31262827 PMCID: PMC6642400 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818585116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mediate many interactions, and the function of common VOCs is especially likely to depend on ecological context. We used a genetic mapping population of wild tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata, originating from a cross of 2 natural accessions from Arizona and Utah, separated by the Grand Canyon, to dissect genetic variation controlling VOCs. Herbivory-induced leaf terpenoid emissions varied substantially, while green leaf volatile emissions were similar. In a field experiment, only emissions of linalool, a common VOC, correlated significantly with predation of the herbivore Manduca sexta by native predators. Using quantitative trait locus mapping and genome mining, we identified an (S)-(+)-linalool synthase (NaLIS). Genome resequencing, gene cloning, and activity assays revealed that the presence/absence of a 766-bp sequence in NaLIS underlies the variation of linalool emissions in 26 natural accessions. We manipulated linalool emissions and composition by ectopically expressing linalool synthases for both enantiomers, (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-linalool, reported to oppositely affect M. sexta oviposition, in the Arizona and Utah accessions. We used these lines to test ovipositing moths in increasingly complex environments. The enantiomers had opposite effects on oviposition preference, but the magnitude of the effect depended strongly both on plant genetic background, and complexity of the bioassay environment. Our study reveals that the emission of linalool, a common VOC, differs by orders-of-magnitude among geographically interspersed conspecific plants due to allelic variation in a linalool synthase, and that the response of a specialist herbivore to linalool depends on enantiomer, plant genotype, and environmental complexity.
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- Jun He
- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
- College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84606
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany;
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany;
- Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Godfrey JA, Rypstra AL. Atrazine exposure shifts activity but has minimal effects on courtship in an agrobiont spider. Ecotoxicology 2019; 28:499-506. [PMID: 30969405 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02041-1] [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] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The behavior of many animals relies upon the input of chemical signals throughout the environment. Those animals that live in close proximity to humans may then be at risk, as the input of anthropogenic chemicals can have significant sublethal effects by masking or altering these naturally occurring signals. While the herbicide atrazine has been found to have the potential to alter such chemical information, research is lacking on how it may impact agrobiont arthropods which are the first and most direct line of exposure. Here we investigated the sublethal effects atrazine may be playing on an agrobiont wolf spider that makes up a major component of agricultural spider communities in the Eastern United States. We exposed spiders to ecologically relevant doses of atrazine and monitored general activity patterns as well as mating behaviors. We found that while sex determined a large portion of activity variation in these predators, both males and females spent more time mobile but at lower speeds in the presence of atrazine. We did not find any evidence for info-disruption based on male courtship rate and mating success, but with increasing dosage of atrazine came shortened bouts of courtship leading to copulation. These results suggest that atrazine changed activity patterns of a wolf spider, which may result in altered foraging, survival, and reproduction.
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- Jake A Godfrey
- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Miami University, Hamilton, OH, 45011, USA
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Brügger BP, Martínez LC, Plata-Rueda A, Castro BMDCE, Soares MA, Wilcken CF, Carvalho AG, Serrão JE, Zanuncio JC. Bioactivity of the Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) essential oil and its terpenoid constituents on the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Sci Rep 2019; 9:8358. [PMID: 31175321 PMCID: PMC6555811 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44709-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), released in biological control programs, is a predator of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran species. Lemongrass essential oil and its constituents can be toxic to this natural enemy. The major constituents of lemongrass essential oil are neral (31.5%), citral (26.1%), and geranyl acetate (2.27%). Six concentrations of lemongrass essential oil and of its citral and geranyl acetate constituents were applied to the thorax of P. nigrispinus nymphs and adults. The walking and respiratory behavior of the P. nigrispinus third-instar nymphs, treated with citral and geranyl acetate at the LD50 and LD90 doses, were analyzed with video and respirometer. The lemongrass essential oil toxicity increased from first- to fifth-instar P. nigrispinus nymphs. The P. nigrispinus respiration rates (μL de CO2 h-1/insect) with citral and geranyl acetate in the LD50 and LD90 differed. Nymphs exposed to the lemongrass essential oil and its constituents on treated surfaces presented irritability or were repelled. Podisus nigrispinus adults were tolerant to the lemongrass essential oil and its constituents, geranyl acetate and citral. The altered respiratory activity with geranyl acetate and the fact that they were irritated and repelled by citral suggest caution with regard to the use of the lemongrass essential oil and its constituents in integrated pest management incorporating this predator, in order to avoid diminishing its efficiency against the pests.
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- Bruno Pandelo Brügger
- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produção Vegetal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), 39100-000, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Proteção Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 18610-034, Campus de Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Shang Y, Wang X, Kong H, Huang W, Hu M, Wang Y. Nano-ZnO impairs anti-predation capacity of marine mussels under seawater acidification. J Hazard Mater 2019; 371:521-528. [PMID: 30877865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.02.072] [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: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Artificial nanoparticles and ocean acidification (OA) caused by the rapid increase of CO2 absorbed by the ocean are both ecologically hazardous to marine organisms. The combined effects of the two environmental stressors on the anti-predation ability of marine mussels were studied. Mytilus coruscus was exposed to three different gradient concentrations of nano-ZnO (0, 2.5, 10 mg/L) in combination of two pH levels (7.7 and 8.1). The crab Charybdis japonica was used as its predator. During the experiment, anti-predator indexes, including number of byssus threads (NBT), shell-closing strength (SCS), diameter of byssus thread (BTD), length of byssus thread (BTL), cumulative length of byssus thread (CBTL) and cumulative volume of byssus thread (CBTV) were studied. The results showed that predator induced the anti-predation responses in M. coruscus, and NBT, SCS, BTL, CBTL and CBTV were significantly increased. Under the conditions of pH 7.7 and 10 mg/L nano-ZnO, NBT, SCS, BTD, BTL, CBTL, and CBTV were significantly reduced. What's more, significant interactions among pH, nano-ZnO and predator were observed in CBTL and CBTV. Therefore, the joint treatment of nano-ZnO and low pH reduces the adhesion strength of byssus thread and may increase the probability of mussels being preyed.
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- Yueyong Shang
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Garcia ASG, Scudeler EL, Pinheiro PFF, Dos Santos DC. Can exposure to neem oil affect the spermatogenesis of predator Ceraeochrysa claveri? Protoplasma 2019; 256:693-701. [PMID: 30460415 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-018-1329-7] [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: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Novel biological control methods and integrated pest management strategies are basic requirements for the development of sustainable agriculture. As a result, there is a growing demand for research on the use of plant extracts and natural enemies such as the green lacewing, Ceraeochrysa claveri, as natural pest control methods. Studies have shown that although natural compounds such as neem oil (Azadirachta indica) are effective as pest control strategies, they also cause sublethal effects on nontarget insects, such as C. claveri. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of neem oil on C. claveri testes. C. claveri larvae were fed Diatraea saccharalis eggs, which were pretreated with 0.5%, 1%, and 2% neem oil. Testes were collected from larvae, pupae, and adults and analyzed using light and electron (transmission and scanning) microscopy. Changes in cellular stress and possible cell death were also determined by TUNEL assay and the marker HSP-70. The results showed that neem oil affects the organization and distribution of cysts in the testes and the normal sequence of cyst development, causing a delay in spermatogenesis in the testes of treated insects. Tests for cellular stress and DNA fragmentation indicated there was no cellular alteration in the treated groups. Although neem oil does not induce cell death or changes in HSP-70 expression, this biopesticide negatively impacts the process of spermatogenesis and could decrease the perpetuation of this species in the agroecosystem, indicating that the use of neem oil in association with green lacewings as a biological control should be carefully evaluated.
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- Ana Silvia Gimenes Garcia
- Laboratory of Insects, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insects, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insects, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil.
- Electron Microscopy Center, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Liu JF, Zhang ZQ, Beggs JR. Tri-partite complexity: odour from a psyllid's mutualist ant increased predation by a predatory mite on the psyllid. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:1317-1327. [PMID: 30353644 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Predator-prey interactions consist of direct consumption of prey by predators and indirect non-consumptive effects on prey. Predator cues can induce predation stress in prey that negatively influences the survival, development, reproduction, and feeding behaviour of the prey. This study evaluated the effects of hemipteran-tending ant (Technomyrmex albipes) odour on the development, survival, reproduction, and predation rates of the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus when feeding on an invasive pest of solanaceous crops, Bactericera cockerelli. The age-stage, two-sex life table theory was used to compare the demographic characteristics and predation rates of A. limonicus in the presence and absence of ant odour. RESULTS We show that exposure to ant odour did not alter the development, survival rate, and fecundity of A. limonicus, but induced a sexually dimorphic response in its longevity; consumption rates also showed that dimorphic response-predation rates increased in female A. limonicus, but not in males. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first report indicating increased consumption rates by natural enemies exposed to odour from a mutualist of pest (ant). This finding may provide new insights into understanding tri-partite interaction involving a pest, its predator, and a mutulist of the pest. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jian-Feng Liu
- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Bláha M, Grabicova K, Shaliutina O, Kubec J, Randák T, Zlabek V, Buřič M, Veselý L. Foraging behaviour of top predators mediated by pollution of psychoactive pharmaceuticals and effects on ecosystem stability. Sci Total Environ 2019; 662:655-661. [PMID: 30703723 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.295] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although pharmaceuticals are recognized as a major threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide, little is known about their ecological effect on aquatic biota and ecosystems. Drug-induced behaviour changes could have a substantial impact on consumer-resource interactions influencing stability of the community and ecosystem. We combined laboratory experiments and functional response modelling to investigate effects of real wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, as well as environmentally relevant concentrations of the antidepressants citalopram and opioid pain medication tramadol, on trophic interactions. Our biological system consisted of dragonfly Aeshna cyanea larvae as predator of common carp Cyprinus carpio fry. Exposure to WWTP effluent significantly increased A. cyanea maximum feeding rate, while those parameters in tramadol and citalopram-exposed larvae were significantly lower from unexposed control group. This suggested the potential of all tested pollutants to have an effect on consumer-resource equilibrium in aquatic ecosystems. While WWTP effluent strengthened interaction strength (IS) of consumer-resource interaction dynamics making the food web more vulnerable to fluctuation and destabilization, tramadol and citalopram could inhibit the potential oscillations of the consumer-resource system by weakening the IS. Similar studies to reveal the potential of pervasive pharmaceuticals to change of consumer-resource interactions dynamics are needed, especially when real WWTP effluent consisting of mixture of various pharmaceuticals displayed very different effect from single compounds tested.
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- Martin Bláha
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, CZ-389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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Dehnert GK, Karasov WH, Wolman MA. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid containing herbicide impairs essential visually guided behaviors of larval fish. Aquat Toxicol 2019; 209:1-12. [PMID: 30684730 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Aquatic herbicides are used worldwide to eradicate nuisance and invasive plants despite limited knowledge of their toxicity to non-target organisms. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common active ingredient in commercial herbicide formulations, which triggers plant cell death by mimicking the plant-specific hormone auxin. Application practices of 2,4-D commercial herbicides typically coincide with yearly freshwater fish spawning periods. This practice exposes fish to xenobiotics at their vulnerable larval stages. The full impacts of 2,4-D on larval fish remains poorly understood, and hence, whether it may alter larval survival, larval behavior, fish populations, and ecosystem dynamics. In the present study, we exposed embryonic and larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) to the active ingredient 2,4-D (pure 2,4-D) or a 2,4-D containing commercial herbicide DMA4®IVM (DMA4) and evaluated morphology, survival, behavior, and nervous system function. At 2,4-D concentrations producing no overt morphological defects during embryonic or early larval stages, we observed reduced survival throughout a 21-day larval assay (4-8 ppm DMA4 and 0.75-4 ppm pure 2,4-D). Notably, prey capture, a behavior essential to survival, was reduced in 2,4-D-exposed larval zebrafish (4-8 ppm DMA4 and 0.75-4 ppm pure 2,4-D) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) (4-20 ppm DMA4). In zebrafish, 8 ppm DMA4 exposure reduced prey capture when exposure was restricted to the period of visual system development. Consistent with these results, larval zebrafish exposed to 8 ppm DMA4 showed reduced neural activity within the optic tectum following prey exposure. Together, our results suggest that 2,4-D alters the development and function of neural circuits underlying vision of larval fish, and thereby reduces visually guided behaviors required for survival.
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- Gavin K Dehnert
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Müller T, Gesing MA, Segeler M, Müller C. Sublethal insecticide exposure of an herbivore alters the response of its predator. Environ Pollut 2019; 247:39-45. [PMID: 30654252 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sublethal insecticide exposure poses risks for many non-target organisms and is a challenge for successful implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Next to detrimental effects of short-term insecticide exposure on fitness-related traits of organisms, also properties such as chemical signaling traits can be altered, which mediate intra- and interspecific communication. We investigated the effects of different durations of larval sublethal exposure to the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin on performance traits of larvae and adults of the herbivorous mustard leaf beetle, Phaedon cochleariae. Moreover, by applying a direct contact and olfactometer bioassays, we determined the reaction of a generalist predator, the ant Myrmica rubra, towards insecticide-exposed and unexposed herbivore larvae and their secretions. Already short-term sublethal insecticide exposure of a few days caused a prolonged larval development and a reduced adult body mass of males. These effects may result from an insecticide-induced reduction in energy reserves. Furthermore, ants responded more frequently to insecticide-exposed than to unexposed larvae of P. cochleariae and their secretions. This increased responsiveness of ants towards insecticide-exposed larvae may be due to an insecticide-induced change in synthesis of chrysomelidial and epichrysomelidial, the dominant compounds of the larval secretion, which act defensive against various generalist predators. In conclusion, the results highlight that short-term insecticide exposure can impair the fitness of an herbivorous species due to both direct toxic effects and an increased responsiveness of predators. Consequently, exposure of single non-target species can have consequences for ecological communities in both natural habitats and IPM programs.
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- Thorben Müller
- Department of Chemical Ecology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Ecology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Ecology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Ecology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Kungu M, Deletre E, Subramanian S, Fiaboe KK, Gitonga L, Lagat ZO, Martin T. A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide-treated nets. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:979-985. [PMID: 30203617 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5203] [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: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae spider mites are known major pests of Solanaceae. Smallholders in Africa rely heavily on pesticide treatments. However, farmers claim that pesticides are generally ineffective despite high-frequency sprays. New management solutions are thus urgently needed. This study assessed the efficacy of using acaricide-treated nets combined with predatory mite release for controlling spider mites. RESULTS The results showed the acaricide-treated net alone was more effective at reducing numbers of T. urticae than T. evansi. We observed the opposite for release of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes. This difference could be explained by the specific dispersion strategies of the two spider mite pests; T. evansi is gregarious, whereas T. urticae dispersed rapidly. Joint application of both techniques resulted in a synergetic effect that reduced T. evansi and T. urticae spider mite numbers close to zero. The synergetic effect could be explained by predator avoidance behaviour of the prey spider mites, resulting in higher prey trapping and killing rates on acaricide-treated nets, while P. longipes fed on spider mite eggs. CONCLUSION These techniques are profitable for smallholders as they are not expensive and avoid residues on the crop. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Miriam Kungu
- Plant Health Department, Icipe-International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Plant Health Department, Icipe-International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- CIRAD, UPR Hortsys, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Plant Health Department, Icipe-International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Plant Health Department, Icipe-International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- IITA-Cameroon, BP. 2008 (Messa); Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Plant Health Department, Icipe-International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- CIRAD, UPR Hortsys, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Jacob H, Gilson A, Lanctôt C, Besson M, Metian M, Lecchini D. No Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Foraging Activity and Survival in a Post-larvae Coral-Reef Fish, Acanthurus triostegus. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2019; 102:457-461. [PMID: 30863970 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02587-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Microplastics (MP) are ubiquitous in the marine environment and have been shown to alter the behaviour of some species due to potential neurotoxic effect. However, very little is known on the effect of this stressor on behavioural responses of early and more vulnerable life stages. This study explores the effects of polystyrene MP (90 µm diameter) on the foraging activity of newly settled surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus and on their survival facing predators. Exposure to a high concentration of 5 MP particles per mL (5 MP mL-1) for 3, 5 and 8 days did not alter their foraging activity nor their susceptibility to predation. This suggests that short-term exposures to reportedly high MP concentrations have negligible effects on the behaviour of newly settled A. triostegus. Nevertheless, responses to MP can be highly variable, and further research is needed to determine potential ecological effects of MP on reef fish populations during early-life stages.
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- Hugo Jacob
- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR, 3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
- International Atomic Energy Agency - Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine Ier, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR, 3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- International Atomic Energy Agency - Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine Ier, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR, 3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
- International Atomic Energy Agency - Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine Ier, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco
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- International Atomic Energy Agency - Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine Ier, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco.
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR, 3278 CRIOBE, BP 1013, 98729, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
- Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", 98729, Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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Tahir HM, Basheer T, Ali S, Yaqoob R, Naseem S, Khan SY. Effect of Pesticides on Biological Control Potential of Neoscona theisi (Araneae: Araneidae). J Insect Sci 2019; 19:17. [PMID: 30915446 PMCID: PMC6435917 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iez024] [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: 12/08/2018] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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The present study was designed to record the effect of λ-cyhalothrin, Bifenthrin, and Glyphosate on the mortality, avoidance behavior, foraging activity, and activity of Acetylcholine esterase (AChE) and Carboxylesterase (CarE) in Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841). Highest mortality (70%) in N. theisi was recorded against λ-cyhalothrin. However, Glyphosate was found to be least toxic. Spider spent less time on insecticides/herbicide-treated surfaces. Insecticides/herbicide-treated N. theisi consumed less prey than untreated control spiders. Similarly, when N. theisi were offered insecticide/herbicide-treated prey, they consumed significantly less. Increased AChE and CarE activities were recorded in insecticides/herbicide-treated spiders as compared to control group. Total protein contents were less in insecticides/herbicide-treated spiders than control group. The results revealed that λ-cyhalothrin is more harmful to spiders as compared to Bifenthrin and Glyphosate. It is suggested that the effect of all pesticides used in agro-ecosystem on beneficial insects should be evaluated before using them in the fields.
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- Department of Zoology, GC University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, GC University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Education, DG Khan Campus, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Education, Lower Mall Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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Jiang J, Zhang Z, Yu X, Yu C, Liu F, Mu W. Sublethal and transgenerational effects of thiamethoxam on the demographic fitness and predation performance of the seven-spot ladybeetle Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Chemosphere 2019; 216:168-178. [PMID: 30368081 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seven-spot ladybird beetles, Coccinella septempunctata L., are critical aphidophagous predators in the agricultural environment. Thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid insecticide, is commonly used for controlling pests but impairs their natural enemies at the same time. To improve effective IPM (integrated pest management) strategies, we evaluated the sublethal and transgenerational effects of thiamethoxam on C. septempunctata. Our results showed that thiamethoxam at doses of 0.1 × LC10 (0.053 mg L-1) and LC10 (0.53 mg L-1) significantly reduced adult emergence, fecundity and fertility of the parental generation. In unexposed progeny (F1) of thiamethoxam-exposed parents, at the two doses 0.1 × LC10 and LC10, the larval stage was prolonged, and total longevity was decreased by 18.76 and 24.46%, respectively. The higher concentrations (0.1 × LC10 and LC10) also decreased the fecundity by 33.74 and 46.56%, respectively, and the oviposition period by 19.67 and 25.01%, respectively. In addition, demographic parameters including the intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (R0), and mean generation time (T) were significantly reduced when exposed to LC10. Moreover, the predation activity of the F1 generation was reduced by the transgenerational effects of LC10. These results disclose negative influence of thiamethoxam at sublethal concentrations on this ladybird predator and its subsequent generation.
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- Jiangong Jiang
- College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 Shandong, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), 100083, Beijing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China.
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Martínez LC, Plata-Rueda A, Gonçalves WG, Freire AFPA, Zanuncio JC, Bozdoğan H, Serrão JE. Toxicity and cytotoxicity of the insecticide imidacloprid in the midgut of the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 167:69-75. [PMID: 30296698 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The selectivity of insecticides on natural enemies in pest control are an important strategy for Integrated Pest Management. However, insecticides can have side effects on non-target organisms such as natural enemies. This study evaluated the histological and cytological changes mediated by the sublethal concentration of the imidacloprid insecticide on the midgut of non-target predator Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), used in the biological control of pests. Imidacloprid was toxic for P. nigrispinus with LC50 = 3.75 mg L-1 and survival of 51.8%. This sublethal concentration of imidacloprid causes histological alterations in the midgut epithelium and cytotoxic features were irregular border epithelium, cytoplasmic vacuolation, and apocrine secretions in the first 6 h after exposure with the insecticide. Apoptosis in the digestive cells occurs after 12 h of exposure in the midgut. These results suggest that imidacloprid may affect the digestive physiology of P. nigrispinus and compromise the effective predation of this insect a biological control agent. The associated use of this insecticide with the predator in pest control should be carefully evaluated.
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- Luis Carlos Martínez
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 38810-000 Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Kakoki S, Kamimuro T, Ikenoue Y, Inokuchi M, Tsuda K, Sakamaki Y. The response of three species of phytoseiid mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to synthetic pyrethroid pesticides in the laboratory and the field. Exp Appl Acarol 2019; 77:27-41. [PMID: 30569393 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-018-0334-z] [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: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida, is a major pest in tea fields [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] in Japan. However, recently, there have been some instances where acaricides are no longer applied as a result of the low occurrence of T. kanzawai in tea fields in Japan. In the period of 2015-2017, surveys of predatory mites in the study tea field detected Amblyseius eharai Amitai and Swirski, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, Euseius sojaensis (Ehara), Amblyseius obtuserellus Wainstein and Begljarov, and Typhlodromus vulgaris Ehara in tea fields, but not Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha), indicating that a major change in the composition of the phytoseiid mite population had occurred. In laboratory studies, we confirmed the ability to avoid synthetic pyrethroid insecticides of the major beneficial mites in tea fields, A. eharai and P. persimilis, but not of E. sojaensis, a predatory mite whose population declined heavily after pesticide application. Attempts are made in this study to associate the decrease in T. kanzawai frequency in Japan with changes in pesticide used, method of spraying, and composition of the phytoseiid mite population. By continuing the method of pesticide spraying ('partial surface'), which leaves refugia in the leaf layer with sub-lethal dosages of pesticide, phytoseiid mites are aided to evade pesticides, resulting in maintenance of the composition of the phytoseiid mite populations in terms of diversity and abundance. Maintaining the diversity and abundance of Phytoseiidae may have contributed to the stabilization of the T. kanzawai population at low densities in Japanese tea fields.
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- Satoshi Kakoki
- Tea Division, Kagoshima Prefectural Institute for Agricultural Development, 3964, Nagasato, Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, 897-0303, Japan.
- Entomological Laboratory, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
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- Kagoshima Prefectural Institute for Agricultural Development, Osumi Branch, 4938, Hosoyamada, Kushira-cho, Kanoya, 893-1601, Japan
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- Agricultural Promotion and Advisory Division, Kagoshima Prefectural Osumi Regional Promotion Bureau, 2-16-6, Utsuma, Kanoya, 893-0011, Japan
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- Entomological Laboratory, The Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Entomological Laboratory, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Entomological Laboratory, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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Yang J, Tan Y. Effects of pesticide dose on Holling II predator-prey model with feedback control. J Biol Dyn 2018; 12:527-550. [PMID: 29862900 DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2018.1479457] [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: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We establish a Holling II predator-prey system with pesticide dose response non-linear pulses and then study the global dynamics of the model. First, we construct the Poincaré map in the phase set and discuss its main properties. Second, threshold conditions for the existence and stability of boundary periodic solution and order-[Formula: see text] periodic solutions have been provided. The results show that the pesticide dose increases when the period of control increases, while it will decrease as threshold increases. Sensitivity analyses reveal that critical condition for the stability of boundary periodic solution is very sensitive to control parameters and pesticide doses. The bifurcation analysis reveals that the proposed model exists complex dynamics. Compared to the model with fixed moments, it demonstrates that the density of pest population not only can be controlled below the threshold but also can avoid some negative effects due to pesticide application, confirming the importance of biological control.
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- Jin Yang
- a College of Mathematics and Statistics , Chongqing Jiaotong University , Chongqing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Mathematics and Statistics , Chongqing Jiaotong University , Chongqing , People's Republic of China
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Ghasemzadeh S, Qureshi JA. Demographic analysis of fenpyroximate and thiacloprid exposed predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae). PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206030. [PMID: 30439960 PMCID: PMC6237301 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Knowledge of the impact of pesticides on predators is crucial for developing integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a predatory mite used to control several species of pest including Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) and arthropods. T. urticae is a major pest of multiple greenhouse-grown and field crops including apples in Iran. Lethal and sublethal effects of fenpyroximate and thiacloprid were investigated on A. swirskii, using these chemicals separately at recommended rates or in combination at reduced rates. Recommended tested rates of both pesticides negatively influenced the biological parameters of A. swirskii such as the net reproductive rate (R0) and the intrinsic rate of increase (r). However, the combined treatment of the two pesticides at their reduced rates was less hazardous to A. swirskii. Our findings indicate that the combined use of these chemicals may be compatible with IPM programs utilizing A. swirskii as biological control tool against phytophagous mites and other pests. However, semifield and field studies to investigate the effects of reduced rate treatments of fenpyroximate and thiacloprid alone and in combination on T. urticae and A. swirskii are required for developing IPM programs.
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- Somayyeh Ghasemzadeh
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing, P. R. China
- * E-mail: (SG); (JQ)
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SG); (JQ)
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Cheng S, Lin R, Lin T, You Y, Zeng Z, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Jiang H, Wei H, Fu J, Yu C. Effects of acetamiprid on life cycle development of predatory mite Amblyseius cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) after contact exposure. Chemosphere 2018; 210:889-895. [PMID: 30208548 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Amblyseius cucumeris (Oudemans) is a beneficial non-target arthropod (NTA) and a key predator of pest mites in integrated pest management (IPM) programs across china. The toxic effects of insecticides have been extensively reported on predatory mites, but few studies devoted to the toxicity of compounds to A. cucumeris. In this study, the effects of a single application of acetamiprid against the A. cucumeris were investigated in a 48-h acute and a 30-d chronic test. In both tests the insecticide acetamiprid was applied once. In the acute test, the "open glass plate method" was used, with a 48-h LC50 value of 223.6 (149.8-336.9) mg a. i. L-1 for adult female. The LC50 was 1.49-fold the Maximum field recommended concentration. In the chronic test, exposure concentrations (1.12, 2.24, 4.47, 8.94, and 22.4 mg a. i. L-1) were designed based on a preliminary 48-h LC50 value for adult female. Above treatment levels of 2.24-4.47 mg a. i. L-1 reduce the total development time, survival rates and food consumption of A. cucumeris in different development stages. In addition, at acetamiprid concentrations higher than 2.24 mg a. i. L-1 serious effect on the capacity of oviposition of female adults were observed. However, even the highest treatment level of 22.4 mg a. i. L-1 did not affect egg hatching rates of exposed eggs. Acetamiprid had significant adverse effects on different development life stages of A. cucumeris. The results provide informative data for implementing biological and chemical control strategies in integrated pest management of spider mites.
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- Shenhang Cheng
- College of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China
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- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China.
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Kim SW, Kim D, Chae Y, An YJ. Dietary uptake, biodistribution, and depuration of microplastics in the freshwater diving beetle Cybister japonicus: Effects on predacious behavior. Environ Pollut 2018; 242:839-844. [PMID: 30036837 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) have adverse effects on aquatic organisms in marine environments; however, there is a lack of information on freshwater environments. This study investigated the dietary uptake, and biodistribution and depuration of MPs in the freshwater diving beetle Cybister japonicus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) after consumption of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to MPs. The transfer of MPs in diving beetles after consumption of zebrafish was assessed to determine whether the presence of MPs affected diving beetle behavior and predation. We found that diving beetles that consumed MP-exposed fish had a significantly lower ingestion rate than the control. In addition, the trophic transfer rate of MPs was 13-18%. However, MPs were found only in the crop and proventriculus of the beetles, and all particles were depurated within 48 h, likely via regurgitation. As diving beetle is a top predator in freshwater ecosystems and could facilitate transfer from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems via predation, its behavior towards indigestible MPs in its digestive organs (i.e., filtering and vomiting) could represent a meaningful phenomenon as a potential vector for MP transport. This is the first report of the trophic transfer of MPs from fish to dytiscid species, which helps clarify the effects and mechanisms of MPs in freshwater systems.
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- Shin Woong Kim
- Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
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