Using MaxEnt to Predict the Potential Distribution of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) in China

Mao, Mengfei; Chen, Siqi; Ke, Zengyuan; Qian, Zengqiang; Xu, Yijuan

doi:10.3390/insects13111008

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“…majale , the most important were Bio17 and Bio2. The response curve between bioclimatic variables and the probability of a species’ presence reflects the relationship [ 48 ]. As shown in Figure S2 , with the temperature and precipitation change, the probability of the occurrence of a species was constantly changing, and the relatively suitable environmental conditions also corresponded to the potential distribution in China.…”

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Using MaxEnt Model to Predict the Potential Distribution of Three Potentially Invasive Scarab Beetles in China

Wang

Lü

Han

et al. 2023

Insects

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A hot topic in recent years is the prediction of the potential distribution of possible invasive insects. China is facing a great challenge due to invasive insects. Scarab beetles are a highly diverse group, and many of them are well-known invasive insects. Here, in order to prevent the invasion of scarab beetles in China, we screened the invasive insects globally and obtained a preliminary database of quarantine or invasive scarab beetles. From the obtained database, we selected the top five species (Popillia japonica, Heteronychus arator, Oryctes monoceros, Oryctes boas and Amphimallon majale) to discuss and analyzed the potential distribution of three species that have not invaded China by using the MaxEnt model. The prediction results show that every continent has potential distribution areas for these species. Specifically within China, Popillia japonica and Amphimallon majale were mainly concentrated in east central regions and Heteronychus arator and Oryctes boas were mainly distributed in the southwest areas, while Oryctes monoceros has no suitable area. Notably, Yunnan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang province had a high risk of invasion. In general, local agriculture, forestry and customs departments in China should pay more attention to monitoring for the prevention of infestation by invasive insects.

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Using MaxEnt Model to Predict the Potential Distribution of Three Potentially Invasive Scarab Beetles in China

Wang

Lü

Han

et al. 2023

Insects

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“…If the correlation was | r | ≥ 0.8 between two environmental variables (Fig. S2), the environmental variable with the lowest contribution rate was removed 25,26,37 . Ultimately, eight qualified environmental variables were selected for modeling (Table S2).…”

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“…19,21,22 To reduce overfitting caused by species distribution clustering, the buffer analysis tool in ArcGIS 10.8.1 was used to select species distribution points. Since the spatial resolution of the environmental variables used in the study was 2.5 arc-min (5 km), [23][24][25] the linear unit in the buffer was set to 2.5 km. Spatial refinement of the species distribution points was achieved by randomly retaining one distribution point within the overlapping buffer zone.…”

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Climate change may drive the distribution of tribe Zyginelline pests in China and the Indo‐China Peninsula to shift towards higher latitude river‐mountain systems

Ran,

Luo,

Zhao

et al. 2023

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUNDTribe Zyginelline leafhoppers can transmit plant viruses and are important pests that affect agriculture, forestry, and animal husbandry, causing serious economic losses. The potential distribution patterns of Zyginellini will change under climate change. Therefore, the best‐performing random forest and maximum entropy models among 12 commonly used ecological niche models, alongside an ensemble model, were selected to predict the changes in habitat suitability distribution of Zyginellini under current and future climate scenarios [represented by two Shared Socio‐economic Pathways (SSPs), namely SSP126 and SSP585, for three periods (2050s, 2070s, and 2090s)] in China and the Indo‐China Peninsula for the first time.RESULTSThe results revealed that the distribution of Zyginellini was mainly dominated by min temperature of coldest month. Under current and future climate scenarios, Zyginellini was mostly distributed southeast of the 400 mm equivalent precipitation line in China, and Vietnam. Under the future SSP126 scenario, the alert areas will mainly be concentrated in Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Hebei in China, alongside Myanmar and Thailand in the Indo‐China Peninsula. Meanwhile, in the SSP585 scenario, the alert areas in China will increase, whereas there will be little change in the Indo‐China Peninsula. Interestingly, from the current to the future, the cores of Zyginelline distribution occurred around rivers and mountains, and shifted from Guizhou along the Yuanjiang River system to higher latitudes in Hunan.CONCLUSIONZyginellini prefers higher latitude river‐mountain systems under climate change. Our results will contribute to effective pest control strategies and biogeographical research for Zyginellini alongside other Cicadellidae insects.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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“…In January 2022, W. auropunctata was first discovered to have invaded Chinese mainland (Chen et al, 2022). Maxent niche modeling showed that most of the area south of the Yangtze River is potentially favorable for W. auropunctata, and temperature is the main factor affecting its distribution (Mao et al, 2022). Therefore, this species has the potential to impact biodiversity, especially that of ant communities, in southern China.…”

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Interspecific competition predicts the potential impact of little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invasion on resident ants in southern China

Nie

Bamisile

et al. 2023

Insect Science

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The little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) is a major invasive species that seriously threatens the biodiversity of invaded areas. W. auropunctata was first reported in Chinese mainland in 2022 and its impact on native species is still unknown. To evaluate the impact of W. auropunctata invasion on the ant communities in southern China, a series of interspecific competition experiments were conducted in this study. The individual aggression index and group aggression experiments showed the advantage of W. auropunctata in competition with 5 resident ants under equal worker numbers. When encountering Anoplolepis gracilipes, Camponotus nicobarensis, Tetramorium bicarinatum, Polyrhachis dives, and Solenopsis invicta, W. auropunctata gradually gained a competitive advantage with an increase in its number of workers. In the group aggression experiments with equal worker numbers, there was a negative correlation between the body length and mortality rate of resident ants. The results of the foraging behavior experiments showed that W. auropunctata was able to dominate food resources under competition with Carebara diversa, which also displayed weak competition in the group aggression bioassay. In addition, the abilities to recruit workers and retrieve food were inhibited under competition with S. invicta and T. bicarinatum. The results of the nesting behavior experiments showed that in the 24‐h bout of space resource competition, W. auropunctata was dominant over C. diversa, S. invicta, and T. bicarinatum. The results of this study show that W. auropunctata has certain advantages in competition for food and space resources over resident ants in southern China, and some resident ant species may be replaced in the future.

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Using MaxEnt to Predict the Potential Distribution of the Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) in China

Cited by 26 publications

References 41 publications

Using MaxEnt Model to Predict the Potential Distribution of Three Potentially Invasive Scarab Beetles in China

Using MaxEnt Model to Predict the Potential Distribution of Three Potentially Invasive Scarab Beetles in China

Climate change may drive the distribution of tribe Zyginelline pests in China and the Indo‐China Peninsula to shift towards higher latitude river‐mountain systems

Interspecific competition predicts the potential impact of little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invasion on resident ants in southern China

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