Recruitment of Natural Enemies of the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid Vary Spatially and Temporally in Sorghum Fields in the Southern Great Plains of the USA

Elliott, Norman C.; Brewer, Michael J.; Szczepaniec, Adriana; Knutson, Allen; Michaud, J. P.; Jessie, Casi N.; Faris, Ashleigh M.; Elkins, Blake H.; Wang, Hsiao‐Hsuan; Koralewski, Tomasz E.; Grant, William E.

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“…The earliest research of the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service on Neuropterida was about the improvement of the production system of lacewings [ 49 ]. The latest research was about the effects of biorational pesticide on aphids [ 50 ]. The Russian Academy of Sciences ranked second with only a fewer number of publications than China Agricultural University.…”

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Bibliometric Analyses of Web of Science Illuminate Research Advances of Neuropterida

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Neuropterida is a relatively primitive group of Holometabola. There are about 6500 extant species. Many species of this group are natural enemies and can prey on a variety of agricultural pests. In order to understand the leading research institutions, researchers and research contents, and to predict the future research directions of Neuropterida, the Web of Science core database, from January 1995 to September 2021, was searched with the theme of “Neuropterida or Neuroptera or Megaloptera or Raphidioptera or Lacewing”. The results showed that the United States and China published relatively more publications than other countries. In addition, researchers from these two countries had more cooperation with other countries. China Agricultural University ranked the highest in the number of publications and centrality in this field. In addition, it was found that the early research focused on the biological control of Neuropterida by analyzing the keyword burst, whereas the more recent research focused on the phylogeny of Neuropterida. As the first representative chromosome-level genome of Neuropterida has been published, the future research of Neuropterida will focus on the genomic studies and molecular mechanisms of their morphological characters, behavior, historical evolution and so on.

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“…In these instances, interactions between two invasive pests ecologically facilitated aphid fitness and reduced crop health. Currently in the US, the composition of sorghum aphid natural enemies and ability to control aphids has been reported ( Hewlett, Szczepaniec & Eubanks, 2019 ; Maxson et al, 2019 ; Elliott et al, 2021 ; Faris, Brewer & Elliott, 2022 ; Faris, Elliott & Brewer, 2022 ) along with the finding that RIFA did not negatively impact the presence of natural enemies that parasitize sorghum aphids feeding on sorghum ( Wright, 2021 ). However, additional assessments of ant-sorghum aphid dynamics is needed, which could include identifying other ant species that are likely to increase aphid biomass or assessing the impact of ant presence on natural enemies in different ecosystems.…”

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Quantifying the impacts of symbiotic interactions between two invasive species: the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) tending the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi)

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Malacrinò

Medina

2022

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The establishment of new symbiotic interactions between introduced species may facilitate invasion success. For instance, tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva Mayr) is known to be an opportunistic tender of honeydew producing insects and this ants’ symbiotic interactions have exacerbated agricultural damage in some invaded regions of the world. The invasive sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi Theobald) was first reported as a pest in the continental United States–in Texas and Louisiana–as recent as 2013, and tawny crazy ant (TCA) was reported in Texas in the early 2000s. Although these introductions are relatively recent, TCA workers tend sorghum aphids in field and greenhouse settings. This study quantified the tending duration of TCA workers to sorghum aphids and the impact of TCA tending on aphid biomass. For this study aphids were collected from three different host plant species (i.e., sugarcane, Johnson grass, and sorghum) and clone colonies were established. Sorghum is the main economic crop in which these aphids occur, hence we focused our study on the potential impacts of interactions on sorghum. Quantification of invasive ant-aphid interactions, on either stems or leaves of sorghum plants, were conducted in greenhouse conditions. Our results show that although these two invasive insect species do not have a long coevolutionary history, TCA developed a tending interaction with sorghum aphid, and aphids were observed excreting honeydew after being antennated by TCA workers. Interestingly, this relatively recent symbiotic interaction significantly increased overall aphid biomass for aphids that were positioned on stems and collected from Johnson grass. It is recommended to continue monitoring the interaction between TCA and sorghum aphid in field conditions due to its potential to increase aphid populations and sorghum plant damage.

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Simulating migration of wind-borne pests: “Deconstructing” representation of the emigration process

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Koralewski

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Recruitment of Natural Enemies of the Invasive Sugarcane Aphid Vary Spatially and Temporally in Sorghum Fields in the Southern Great Plains of the USA

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Bibliometric Analyses of Web of Science Illuminate Research Advances of Neuropterida

Bibliometric Analyses of Web of Science Illuminate Research Advances of Neuropterida

Quantifying the impacts of symbiotic interactions between two invasive species: the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) tending the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi)

Simulating migration of wind-borne pests: “Deconstructing” representation of the emigration process

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