Using the literature to evaluate parasitoid host ranges: a case study of Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) introduced into North America to control Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Nardo, E. A. B. de; Hopper, Keith R.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.07.003

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“…1996; Coombs 2004; Fuester et al. 2004; De Nardo & Hopper 2004). Our laboratory studies show that B. communis belongs to this latter group, and also that the phylogeny of host plants supporting the aphid hosts does not significantly affect parasitism.…”

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Host phylogeny and specialisation in parasitoids

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The host range of insect parasitoids and herbivores is influenced by both preference-related traits which mediate host choice behaviour, and performance-related traits which mediate the physiological suitability of the consumer-resource interaction. In a previous study, we characterised the influence of preference- and performance-related traits on the host range of the aphid parasitoid Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and herein we build upon those data sets by mapping a series of these traits onto the phylogeny of the (aphid) host species. We found a strong effect of host phylogeny on overall parasitoid reproduction on the 20 host species tested, but no effect of the phylogeny of host plants of the aphids. We found an effect of aphid phylogeny on host acceptance and sting rates (related to preference) from behavioural observations and for pupal survivorship (related to performance), showing that both classes of traits show phylogenetic conservatism with respect to host species.

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“…1996; Coombs 2004; Fuester et al. 2004; De Nardo & Hopper 2004). Broadly then, our study supports the use of the centrifugal phylogenetic testing for risk assessment associated with host range in parasitoids, a conclusion that is in congruence with the comments of other authors (Messing 2001; Kuhlmann et al.…”

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Host phylogeny and specialisation in parasitoids

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“…The evaluation of the realised and potential host ranges of parasitoids was carried out following the recommendations of Strand andObrycki (1996), De Nardo andHopper (2004), and Sands and van Driesche (2004):…”

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“…A complete evaluation of host range should include reviews of scientific literature (De Nardo and Hopper 2004;Sands and van Driesche 2004), laboratory host range tests (Van Lenteren et al 2003;Van Driesche and Murray 2004), and field surveys in the agent's native area (Fuester et al 2001;Haye, Goulet, Mason, and Kuhlmann 2005).…”

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A critical evaluation of host ranges of parasitoids of the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Luperini) using field and laboratory host records

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Walsh²,

Eben

et al. 2008

Biocontrol Science and Technology

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The subtribe Diabroticina is a large group of New World Chrysomelidae that includes corn rootworms, cucumber beetles and other pests. Recent introductions of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte into Europe, and the development of resistances to current management practices of rootworms in the USA have increased interest in new sustainable options for managing those pests. The only parasitoids that have been shown to consistently target and develop inside the beetle adults are Centistes gasseni Shaw, Centistes diabroticae Gahan (both Hym.: Braconidae), and Celatoria diabroticae Shimer, Celatoria compressa (Wulp), Celatoria bosqi Blanchard, and Celatoria setosa Coquillett (all Diptera: Tachinidae). This review improves our understanding of the realised and potential host range of these known parasitoids by rectifying erroneous references in light of new host records and from laboratory host range tests. Based on this critical review, all tachinid and braconid species studied are considered to be specific at least to the level of subtribe, i.e. Diabroticina. Celatoria setosa, Celatoria diabroticae and C. bosqi, have a narrow realised and potential host range; the former is restricted to the genus Acalymma and the last two to the fucata and virgifera groups of the genus Diabrotica. The braconids Centistes gasseni and C. diabroticae are also specific. The realised host range of C. gasseni includes species in the Diabrotica fucata and virgifera groups; while its potential host range also includes Acalymma species. The realised and potential host range of Centistes diabroticae includes Acalymma species as well as species in the fucata and virgifera groups of Diabrotica. Celatoria compressa has the broadest realised range compared to the other species studied, since it was obtained from species in several genera of Diabroticina; and its potential host range may also include Old World Aulacophora species.

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“…Some records also mention lepidopteran hosts other than Ostrinia spp. (Shenefelt, ; He et al., ), but a large‐scale literature survey found no record of these host species or genera ever being infested by M. cingulum in field studies conducted over more than 30 years in Europe and North America, and, to a lesser extent, in Asia (De Nardo & Hopper, ). This survey included 25 Crambidae, 17 Pyralidae, 7 Lymantriidae, 43 Noctuidae, and 17 Nymphalidae species (De Nardo & Hopper, ).…”

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Phylogenetics and population genetics of the Eurasian parasitoid Macrocentrus cingulum based on mitochondrial and nuclear loci

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Ponsard

Bourguet

et al. 2012

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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Specifying species boundaries is often tricky, because advanced biomolecular analyses can reveal that morphologically similar individuals in fact belong to distinct species. This is frequently the case when populations previously considered as a single polyphagous taxon prove to consist of several genetically distinct taxa using different resources, e.g., among insect parasitoids. Macrocentrus cingulum Brischke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of the genus Ostrinia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) feeding on various host plants across the world, is one of them. In Western Europe, M. cingulum has never been found in Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) populations feeding on maize, although it heavily parasitizes sympatric Ostrinia scapulalis Walker populations feeding on mugwort. In contrast, it contributes to pest control of Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée feeding on maize in Asia and O. nubilalis feeding on maize in America, suggesting that European and Asian M. cingulum populations might form two distinct taxa. We tested this hypothesis by conducting phylogenetic and population genetic analyses based on two mitochondrial and two nuclear genes, on 97 M. cingulum individuals sampled in Asia, USA, and Europe. Our analyses not only suggest that all sampled M. cingulum probably belong to the same species, but also show a significant genetic differentiation between individuals originating from Europe on the one hand and Asia/USA on the other, which correlates with infestation patterns. Moreover, they show that American specimens are closely related to Asian ones, consistent with historical records about M. cingulum introductions into the USA in the 1920s and 1930s to control expanding O. nubilalis populations. Combining these results with what is known about the evolutionary history within the genus Ostrinia, we offer a candidate evolutionary scenario that is amenable to future empirical testing.

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Using the literature to evaluate parasitoid host ranges: a case study of Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) introduced into North America to control Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Cited by 20 publications

References 93 publications

Host phylogeny and specialisation in parasitoids

Host phylogeny and specialisation in parasitoids

A critical evaluation of host ranges of parasitoids of the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Luperini) using field and laboratory host records

Phylogenetics and population genetics of the Eurasian parasitoid Macrocentrus cingulum based on mitochondrial and nuclear loci

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