Assessing potential biological control of the invasive plant, tree-of-heaven,<i>Ailanthus</i><i>altissima</i>

Ding, Jianqing; Wu, Yingjie; Zheng, Hao; Fu, Weidong; Reardon, Richard C.; Liu, Min

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“…After A. altissima was first introduced into North America in the 1700s, it spread rapidly, outcompeting native vegetation [18]. Accordingly, E. chinensis and E. brandti are currently considered as potential biological control agents to limit the spread of A. altissima [19].…”

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The complete mitochondrial genomes of two weevils, Eucryptorrhynchus chinensis and E. brandti: conserved genome arrangement in Curculionidae and deficiency of tRNA-Ile gene

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The weevils Eucryptorrhynchus chinensis and Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), are two of the most important pests of the tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima, which is found throughout China. In this study, the complete mitogenomes of the two weevils have been sequenced using Illumina HiSeqTM 2000. The mitogenomes of E. chinensis and E. brandti are 15,628bp and 15,597bp long with A+T contents of 77.7% and 76.6%, respectively. Both species have typical circular mitochondrial genomes that encode 36 genes. Except the deficiency of tRNA-Ile, the gene composition and order of E. chinensis and E. brandti are identical to the inferred ancestral gene arrangement of insects. In both mitochondrial genomes, the start codons for COI and ND1 are AAT and TTG, respectively. A5bp motif (TACTA) is detected in intergenic region between the tRNA-Ser (UCN) and ND1 genes. The ATP8/ATP6 and ND4L/ND4 gene pairs appear to overlap four or seven nucleotides (ATAA/ATGATAA) in different reading frames. The complete sequences of AT-rich region have two regions including tandem repeats. The study identifies useful genetic markers for studying the population genetics, molecular identification and phylogeographics of Eucryptorrhynchus weevils. The features of the mitochondrial genomes are expected to be valuable in

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The complete mitochondrial genomes of two weevils, Eucryptorrhynchus chinensis and E. brandti: conserved genome arrangement in Curculionidae and deficiency of tRNA-Ile gene

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“…Heppner and Duckworth 1983;Ding et al 2006; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_webworm). Th e colloquial name refers to its association with the tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima, Simaroubaceae), an ornamental introduced to Europe and North America from Asia.…”

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Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology

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Citation: Wilson JJ et al. (2010) Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology. ZooKeys 46: 41-60. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.46.406 AbstractDuring extensive ongoing campaigns to inventory moths of North America and Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), northwestern Costa Rica, we discovered that morphologically similar yponomeutid moths were assigned two diff erent names, Atteva ergatica Walsingham in Costa Rica and A. punctella (Stoll) in North America, but had identical DNA barcodes. Combining DNA barcoding, morphology and food plant records also revealed a complex of two sympatric species that are diagnosable by their DNA barcodes and their facies in Costa Rica. However, neither of the names could be correctly applied to either species, as A. ergatica is a junior synonym and A. punctella a junior homonym. By linking our specimens to type material through morphology and DNA barcoding, we determined that the ACG dry forest species, distributed from Costa Rica to southern Quebec and Ontario, should be called A. aurea, whereas the similar and marginally sympatric ACG rain forest species found in Central America should be called A. pustulella. Neotypes are designated for Phalaena Tinea punctella Stoll, 1781 and Deiopeia aurea Fitch, 1857. Atteva fl oridana has identical barcodes to A. aurea and provisionally maintained as a synonym.

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“…As an invasive species, A. altissima occur in different habitats in the Mediterranean coniferous and broadleaved associations (Kowarik, 1983) and is a typical early-successional species in forest ecosystems (Robinson and Handel, 1993). Producing allopathic materials, A. altissima can suppress the growth of other angiosperms in their vicinity (Ding et al, 2006;Heisey, 1990). Although the fossil members of the Ailanthus genera are known from the Tertiary sediments of Hungary e.g.…”

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“…Occupying large areas on diverse dolomite rock grasslands, P. nigra plantations resulted in the local extinction of the original flora and fauna (Cseresznyés et al, 2006;Udvardy, 1998a) and is also known as a transformer species (Winkler and Tóth, 2012;Bódis, 1993). Ailanthus altissima, which is also a worldwide established transformer plant species (Udvardy, 1998b) is native to China, Taiwan and Northern Vietnam (Kowarik and Samuel, 2007;Ding et al, 2006). Although the members of the family of Simarubaceae are mostly tropical woody plants, A. altissima grows under several climatic conditions from humid or dry temperate to sub-tropical areas (Miller, 1990).…”

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The Comparison of the Potential Effect of Climate Change on the Segment Growth of Fraxinus Ornus, Pinus Nigra and Ailanthus Altissima on Shallow, Calcareous Soils

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Abstract. Growth patterns of different plant species are primarily determined by edaphic factors, climate conditions and their species-specific adaptation properties. Changing sub-regional aridity trends due to the projected climate change like soil erosion and the invasion of alien plant species threaten the ligneous vegetation of karst areas. We aimed to study and model the potential effect of aridity on the growth rate of young individuals of the native Fraxinus ornus and its two important competitors, the exotic Pinus nigra and the aggressive invader Ailanthus altissima in a karstic forest-steppe of the Veszprém plateau, Hungary on different soil depths. Mean soil depth and the Thornthwaite agrometeorological index were used as covariates. Climate data were gained from the E-OBS gridded dataset for the period of 1950 to 2013 and from the MPI Echam5 climate model for the period of 2081 to 2100. We found significant correlation between the soil depth values and the measured heights and the average of monthly Thornthwaite agrometeorological indices. In conclusion, aridity and soil-depth have significant, but different effect on the growth patterns of the studied species. While the annual growth season of Pinus nigra and Fraxinus ornus are determined by the aridity of the months of January to May, and from February to June, respectively, the growth of Ailanthus altissima is mainly determined by the period of March to August. The climate prediction-based growth model predicts the decline of the growth patterns of each species for the 2081-2100 period in Hungary due to climate change.

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Assessing potential biological control of the invasive plant, tree-of-heaven,Ailanthusaltissima

Cited by 83 publications

References 21 publications

The complete mitochondrial genomes of two weevils, Eucryptorrhynchus chinensis and E. brandti: conserved genome arrangement in Curculionidae and deficiency of tRNA-Ile gene

The complete mitochondrial genomes of two weevils, Eucryptorrhynchus chinensis and E. brandti: conserved genome arrangement in Curculionidae and deficiency of tRNA-Ile gene

Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology

The Comparison of the Potential Effect of Climate Change on the Segment Growth of Fraxinus Ornus, Pinus Nigra and Ailanthus Altissima on Shallow, Calcareous Soils

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