Contrasting patterns of phylogeographic structuring in two key beetle pests of stored grain in India and Australia

McCulloch, Graham A.; Mohankumar, S.; Subramanian, S.; Rajan, T. Sonai; Rahul, C.N.; Surendran, R.; Gaurav, Ramashish; Chandrasekaran, Sriram; Daglish, Gregory J.; Walter, Gimme H.

doi:10.1007/s10340-019-01121-9

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“…Many studies have shown that low genetic structure is a common occurrence in pests of stored grain [ 12 , 13 ], including in maize weevil [ 9 , 11 ]. However, few of these studies have used markers with the power to identify recent and ongoing local adaptation [ 20 , 35 ].…”

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Population genetic structure of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, in southern Mexico

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The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is a ubiquitous pest of maize and other cereal crops worldwide and remains a threat to food security in subsistence communities. Few population genetic studies have been conducted on the maize weevil, but those that exist have shown that there is very little genetic differentiation between geographically dispersed populations and that it is likely the species has experienced a recent range expansion within the last few hundred years. While the previous studies found little genetic structure, they relied primarily on mitochondrial and nuclear microsatellite markers for their analyses. It is possible that more fine-scaled population genetic structure exists due to local adaptation, the biological limits of natural species dispersal, and the isolated nature of subsistence farming communities. In contrast to previous studies, here, we utilized genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism data to evaluate the genetic population structure of the maize weevil from the southern and coastal Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. We employed strict SNP filtering to manage large next generation sequencing lane effects and this study is the first to find fine-scale genetic population structure in the maize weevil. Here, we show that although there continues to be gene flow between populations of maize weevil, that fine-scale genetic structure exists. It is possible that this structure is shaped by local adaptation of the insects, the movement and trade of maize by humans in the region, geographic barriers to gene flow, or a combination of these factors.

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“…Together, these results suggest the recent worldwide expansion of the maize weevil. Similarly, studies in the rice weevil and other pest of stored grain have also shown evidence for low levels of population structure [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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Population genetic structure of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, in southern Mexico

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“…The different level of resistance ratios among different populations of the same species, as observed in this study, might be due to their genetic diversity [ 72 , 73 ] and distinct geographical areas [ 35 ]. The elevated frequency of phosphine applications in a given area is associated with low genetic diversities of stored-product coleopterans, compared with areas with less frequent applications of phosphine, due to the suppression of low frequency haplotypes [ 74 , 75 ].…”

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Detection of Phosphine Resistance in Field Populations of Four Key Stored-Grain Insect Pests in Pakistan

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In Pakistan, the control of stored-product insect pests mainly relies on the use of phosphine gas along with other control tactics. The aim of this study was to determine the level of phosphine resistance among ten differently located populations of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and the khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Laboratory-susceptible populations of all insect species were also considered in the experiments. Concentration–response bioassays were conducted for each species. All of the tested populations (10 out of 10) of each species were found to be resistant to phosphine, but varied in their level of resistance. Probit analysis estimated LC50 at 2.85, 1.90, 2.54 and 2.01 ppm for laboratory-susceptible populations of R. dominica, S. granarius, T. castaneum and T. granarium, respectively. Against R. dominica, the highest and lowest resistance levels were observed in the Rahim Yar Khan (LC50 at 360.90 ppm) and Rawalpindi (LC50 at 210.98 ppm) populations, respectively. These resistant populations were 126.67- and 74.02-fold more resistant than the laboratory population. The Multan and Lahore populations of S. granarius exhibited the maximum (LC50 at 122.81 ppm) and minimum (LC50 at 45.96 ppm) resistance levels, respectively, i.e., they were 64.63- and 24.18-fold more resistant than the laboratory population. The Layyah population of T. castaneum showed the maximum resistance level (LC50 at 305.89 ppm) while the lowest was observed in the Lahore population (LC50 at 186.52 ppm), corresponding to 120.42- and 73.43-fold more resistant than the laboratory population, respectively. Regarding T. granarium, the Layyah population showed the maximum resistance level (LC50 at 169.99 ppm) while the Lahore population showed the minimum resistance (LC50 at 74.50 ppm), i.e., they were 84.57- and 37.06-fold more resistant than the laboratory population, respectively. Overall, R. dominica presented the highest resistance level, followed by T. castaneum, T. granarium and S. granarius. The current study suggests that the application of phosphine may not be an adequate control strategy for the management of the above tested insect pests in Pakistan.

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“…Genetic differentiation has been quantified empirically between wild Tribolium populations (Drury et al 2009 ; McCulloch et al 2019 ) and between lab populations of varying geographic origin (Yamauchi et al 2018 ). While results conflict between studies, it is clear that at least some genetic structure exists within Tribolium species.…”

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Tribolium beetles as a model system in evolution and ecology

2021

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Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium have been utilised as informative study systems for over a century and contributed to major advances across many fields. This review serves to highlight the significant historical contribution that Tribolium study systems have made to the fields of ecology and evolution, and to promote their use as contemporary research models. We review the broad range of studies employing Tribolium to make significant advances in ecology and evolution. We show that research using Tribolium beetles has contributed a substantial amount to evolutionary and ecological understanding, especially in the fields of population dynamics, reproduction and sexual selection, population and quantitative genetics, and behaviour, physiology and life history. We propose a number of future research opportunities using Tribolium, with particular focus on how their amenability to forward and reverse genetic manipulation may provide a valuable complement to other insect models.

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Contrasting patterns of phylogeographic structuring in two key beetle pests of stored grain in India and Australia

Cited by 14 publications

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Population genetic structure of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, in southern Mexico

Population genetic structure of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, in southern Mexico

Detection of Phosphine Resistance in Field Populations of Four Key Stored-Grain Insect Pests in Pakistan

Tribolium beetles as a model system in evolution and ecology

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