Wolbachia pipientis Associated With Tephritid Fruit Fly Pests: From Basic Research to Applications

Mateos, Mariana; Martínez-Montoya, Humberto; Lanzavecchia, Silvia Beatriz; Conte, Claudia Alejandra; Guillén-Navarro, Karina; Morán-Aceves, Brenda M.; Toledo, Jorge; Liedo, Pablo; Asimakis, Elias; Doudoumis, Vangelis; Kyritsis, Georgios A.; Papadopoulos, Nikos T.; Augustinos, Antonios A.; Segura, Diego Fernando; Tsiamis, George

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01080

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“…Early studies in the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) were carried out to evaluate resistance or sensitivity to a variety of antibiotics in bacteria isolated from this same species ( Kuzina et al, 2001 ) and to test the attractive effect of metabolites produced by bacteria on A. ludens ( Martínez et al, 1994 ). In addition, studies have determined the presence of Wolbachia in Anastrepha species ( Mateos et al, 2020 ), including guava fruit fly, A. striata ( Martínez et al, 2012 ), West Indian fruit fly, A. obliqua ( Mascarenhas et al, 2016 ), South American fruit fly, A. fraterculus ( Conte et al, 2019 ) and sapote fruit fruit fly, A. serpentina ( Coscrato et al, 2009 ). On the other hand, studies have revealed that the gut bacterial community in flies consists mainly of species of the Enterobacteriaceae family ( Noman et al, 2020 ), and that these microorganisms may be involved in nitrogen fixation, nutrition and insect fitness, including mating behavior and sexual competitiveness, reproductive success, longevity, improve the males fitnnes ( Gavriel et al, 2011 ; Hamden et al, 2013 ; Andongma et al, 2015 ; Khaeso et al, 2017 ; Yuval, 2017 ; Juárez et al, 2019 ), protection against pathogens and detoxification ( Ben-Yosef et al, 2015 ; Guo et al, 2017 ).…”

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Attractiveness and Sexual Competitiveness of Anastrepha obliqua Males (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fed on a Diet Enriched With Providencia rettgeri

Roque-Romero

Hernández²,

Aceituno‐Medina³

et al. 2020

Front. Microbiol.

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The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), is the second most important tephritid fruit fly in Mexico, infesting mango, hog plum and guava fruits. To control this pest, the Mexican government has implemented the use of the sterile insect technique (SIT), which involves the mass production, sterilization and release of flies. However, the A. obliqua laboratory males used in SIT are selected to a lesser extent by the wild females during competitiveness tests. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of males fed on fruit fly food enriched with Providencia rettgeri to those in males fed on food alone, assessing male mating competitiveness, capture of females using traps baited with males fed with the enriched diet and sex pheromone components. The results indicated that males fed with the diet enriched with P. rettgeri had increased mating competitiveness and captured more females in the field cage tests. However, no difference was observed in the proportion of volatile sex pheromone components identified during the calling of A. obliqua males. The results suggest the value of incorporating bacteria into the mass rearing technique of A. obliqua adults in order to improve the sexual competitiveness of males from the laboratory compared to wild males.

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Attractiveness and Sexual Competitiveness of Anastrepha obliqua Males (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fed on a Diet Enriched With Providencia rettgeri

Roque-Romero

Hernández²,

Aceituno‐Medina³

et al. 2020

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“…Source reduction, surveillance and community awareness programs will continue to be effective ways to reduce mosquito-borne disease (Fonseca et al, 2013, Healy et al, 2014, Forsyth et al, 2020 and public awareness programs for Wolbachia releases should continue to emphasize the importance of these measures. Wolbachia releases currently focus on a handful of mosquito species but there is great potential for Wolbachia to control other vectors, pests and diseases (Gong et al, 2020, Mateos et al, 2020, Kamtchum-Tatuene et al, 2016. Expansions of Wolbachia releases around the world will likely have great benefits, but releases must be supported by ongoing research, monitoring and community engagement.…”

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Designing Effective <em>Wolbachia</em> Release Programs for Mosquito and Arbovirus Control

Ross¹

2021

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Mosquitoes carrying endosymbiotic bacteria called Wolbachia are being released in mosquito and arbovirus control programs around the world. Open field releases of Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes have achieved over 95% population suppression, while the replacement of populations with Wolbachia-infected females is self-sustaining and can greatly reduce local dengue transmission. Despite many successful interventions, significant questions and challenges lie ahead. Wolbachia, viruses and their mosquito hosts can evolve, leading to uncertainty around the long-term effectiveness of a given Wolbachia strain, while few ecological impacts of Wolbachia releases have been explored. Wolbachia strains are diverse and the choice of strain to release should be made carefully, taking environmental conditions and the release objective into account. Mosquito quality control, thoughtful community awareness programs and long-term monitoring of populations are essential for all types of Wolbachia intervention. Releases of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes show great promise, but existing control measures remain an important way to reduce the burden of mosquito-borne disease.

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“…To our knowledge, among the members of gall midges family, Wolbachia was reported only in two species, Asian rice gall midge ( Orseolia oryzae ) [ 63 ] and pine needle gall midge ( Thecodiplosis japonensis ) [ 64 ]. However, wide range of agricultural pests known to harbor one or multiple strains of Wolbachia including Aphids [ 20 , 46 , 65 , 66 ], fruit flies members of Tephritidae family [ 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 ] as well as members of Drosophilidae family [ 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 ]. Currently, there are 16 identified major supergroups of Wolbachia strains named from A to Q with exception of supergroup G which has been considered as combination of A and B supergroups [ 46 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 ].…”

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Detection of Wolbachia Infections in Natural and Laboratory Populations of the Moroccan Hessian Fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say)

Mokhtar

Maurady

Britel

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Mayetiola destructor (Hessian fly) is a destructive pest of wheat in several parts of the world. Here, we investigated the presence of reproductive symbionts and the effect of the geographical location on the bacterial community associated to adult Hessian flies derived from four major wheat producing areas in Morocco. Using specific 16S rDNA PCR assay, Wolbachia infection was observed in 3% of the natural populations and 10% of the laboratory population. High throughput sequencing of V3-V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene revealed that the microbiota of adult Hessian flies was significantly influenced by their native regions. A total of 6 phyla, 10 classes and 79 genera were obtained from all the samples. Confirming the screening results, Wolbachia was identified as well in the natural Hessian flies. Phylogenetic analysis using the sequences obtained in this study indicated that there is one Wolbachia strain belonging to supergroup A. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Wolbachia in Hessian fly populations. The observed low abundance of Wolbachia most likely does not indicate induction of reproductive incompatibility. Yet, this infection may give a new insight into the use of Wolbachia for the fight against Hessian fly populations.

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Wolbachia pipientis Associated With Tephritid Fruit Fly Pests: From Basic Research to Applications

Cited by 32 publications

References 304 publications

Attractiveness and Sexual Competitiveness of Anastrepha obliqua Males (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fed on a Diet Enriched With Providencia rettgeri

Attractiveness and Sexual Competitiveness of Anastrepha obliqua Males (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fed on a Diet Enriched With Providencia rettgeri

Designing Effective <em>Wolbachia</em> Release Programs for Mosquito and Arbovirus Control

Detection of Wolbachia Infections in Natural and Laboratory Populations of the Moroccan Hessian Fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say)

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