Attraction of Adult Apple Maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Microbial Isolates

Maccollom, G. B.; Lauzon, Carol R.; Weires, R. W.; Rutkowski, Anthony A.

doi:10.1093/jee/85.1.83

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“…This is not the first study to report insect feeding behaviour that enhances uptake of internal bacteria. A similar capacity to select sites with bacteria was described before in the fruit flies, which have other Enterobacteriaceae gut bacteria (MacCollem et al, 1992;Martinez et al, 1994). Several other mechanisms to enhance uptake of gut bacteria have been described.…”

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Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria

Vries¹,

Vos²,

Jacobs³

et al. 2006

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract.To understand the evolution of insect gut symbionts it is important to determine how they are passed on to the next generation. We studied this process in Erwinia species bacteria that inhabit the gut of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). This is a polyphagous herbivore and a world-wide pest in agricultural crops. With bacteria in the gut, the thrips larval development time can be shorter and its oviposition rate higher compared to bacteria-free thrips. Bacteria are not directly transmitted from mother to offspring, but larvae acquire bacteria from the leaves right after they hatch. These gut bacteria are present on the leaves on feeding sites used by other thrips before the larvae arrive, probably because these other thrips have deposited bacteria via faeces or regurgitation. In this study we addressed the question whether the transmission route of symbiotic bacteria influences the thrips feeding behaviour, and determined the feeding and oviposition preference of thrips, by giving them a choice between leaves with and leaves without prior grazing by other western flower thrips. This was studied for thrips with and thrips without gut bacteria. Young larvae prefer to feed on leaves that where grazed before by other thrips and females prefer to oviposit on these grazed leaves. These results are in contradiction to earlier studies that have found that thrips larvae fitness is lower on thrips damaged plants than on clean plants. This behaviour does however promote the establishment of gut bacteria in the thrips. The factors determining the preference for thrips-damaged leaves may be the physical leaf damage or odours that are produced by the plant, the bacteria or both.

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“…For symbiotic bacteria, uptake and transmission of bacteria are linked because both use the food source as a medium. After a visit of the insects, the plant leaf surface has bacterial species that are identical to the insect gut bacteria (Hunt & Charnley, 1981;MacCollem et al, 1992;Thibout et al, 1995).…”

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Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria

Vries¹,

Vos²,

Jacobs³

et al. 2006

Eur. J. Entomol.

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“…This mixed pattern of sym- for completion of sexual maturation and egg production. Adults not only enhance symbiont horizontal transmission efÞciency by attraction to, and feeding on, these bacteria in nature (MacCollom et al 1992(MacCollom et al , 1994Prokopy et al 1993) but also ingest the carrier substrates with a high nitrogen content. That is, the ßies are simultaneously ingesting high levels of nitrogenous compounds and the symbionts that facilitate nitrogen catabolism.…”

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“…Since that time, the main focus of work into the nature of tephritidÐ bacteria interactions has been the attraction of certain pest Tephritidae to bacteria (MacCollom et al 1992(MacCollom et al , 1994Lauzon et al 1998Lauzon et al , 2000 or to odors produced by bacteria in culture (Bateman and Morton 1981, Drew and Faye 1988, Martinez et al 1994, Robacker and Flath 1995, Robacker and Bartelt 1997, Robacker et al 1998, Epsky et al 1998, Robacker and Lauzon 2002. This work sought to establish lures for detection of these important agricultural pests rather than to determine the intimacy and meaning of any symbiotic relationship that exists in nature.…”

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Establishment and Vertical Passage of Enterobacter (Pantoea) Agglomerans and Klebsiella pneumoniae through All Life Stages of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Lauzon

McCombs

Potter

et al. 2009

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

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We investigated the fate of ingested Enterobacter (Pantoea) agglomerans and Klebsiella pneumoniae within adult Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in a mass rearing facility. This examination revealed the establishment of both bacterial strains as biofilms within the adult intestines, on the apical end of developing and developed eggs, and throughout all subsequent life stages. The bacteria were detected in adults through two generations. Irradiation treatment for the sterile insect technique did not disrupt the vertical transmission of E. (P.) agglomerans or K. pneumoniae. This is the first demonstration of maternal spread of Enterobacter/ Pantoea spp. and Klebsiella spp. through populations of C. capitata. A mixed pattern of vertical and horizontal transmission of symbionts associated with tephritids may be one explanation for the difficulty in defining the symbiotic associations of tephritids.

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“…These bacteria were identified to belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae (Enterobacter cloacae, Interactions between bacteria and insects Table 2 Semiochemically mediated interactions between bacteria and Diptera (Tephritidae) (part 2) P. D. Leroy et al E. agglomerans, Klebsiella oxytoca and Citrobacter freundii). Lauzon et al (1998) and MacCollum et al (1992) isolated bacteria from leaves and fruits and tested these microorganisms as attractants to apple maggot flies, Rhagoletis pomonella, showing a distinct preference for odours emitted by certain members of the Enterobacteriaceae.…”

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The semiochemically mediated interactions between bacteria and insects

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In natural environment, semiochemicals are involved in many interactions between the different trophic levels involving insects, plants and hosts for parasitoids or prey for predators. These volatile compounds act as messengers within or between insect species, inducing particular behaviours, such as the localisation of a source of food, the orientation to an adequate oviposition site, the selection of a suitable breeding site and the localisation of hosts or prey. In this sense, bacteria have been shown to play an important role in the production of volatile compounds which ones act as semiochemicals. This review, focusing on the semiochemically mediated interactions between bacteria and insects, highlights that bacterial semiochemicals act as important messengers for insects. Indeed, in most of the studies reported here, insects respond to specific volatiles emitted by specific bacteria hosted by the insect itself (gut, mouthparts, etc.) or present in the natural environment where the insect evolves. Particularly, bacteria from the families Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonaceae and Bacillaceae are involved in many interactions with insects. Because semiochemicals naturally produced by bacteria could be a very interesting option for pest management, advances in this field are discussed in the context of biological control against insect pests.

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Attraction of Adult Apple Maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Microbial Isolates

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Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria

Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria

Establishment and Vertical Passage of Enterobacter (Pantoea) Agglomerans and Klebsiella pneumoniae through All Life Stages of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The semiochemically mediated interactions between bacteria and insects

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