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Svobodová Z, Zemek R, Skoková Habuštová O. Different maize varieties have greater impact on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) than GE maize expressing Cry3Bb1 insecticidal protein. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 146:104502. [PMID: 36933763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Genetically engineered (GE) maize expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein was developed to control Diabrotica spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). However, Cry proteins have been reported to have effects on non-target arthropods. We therefore investigated whether the non-target pest Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) was negatively affected by GE maize expressing the insecticidal Cry3Bb1 protein. Five treatments were used in the laboratory tests to determine the life history parameters of T. urticae on leaves of field-grown maize varieties: (1) GE maize MON 88017, (2) isogenic maize, (3) isogenic maize protected with the soil applied insecticide chlorpyrifos (Dursban 10G), and two unrelated varieties (4) Kipous and (5) PR38N86. Newly emerged T. urticae larvae were individually released on the upper surface of leaf discs placed on water saturated cotton wool. Immatures and adults survival, duration of developmental stages and female fecundity were recorded daily until T. urticae died. Age-stage, two-sex life table method and test for trends, revealed no significant differences in 13 of 18 studied parameters. The unrelated varieties Kipous and PR38N86 on one side and maize with the same genetic background, namely GE maize and isogenic maize with or without insecticide protection, on the other side, showed significant variations in male longevity, larval survival rate, preoviposition period, and fecundity. In addition to the differences between varieties, GE maize and insecticide-protected isogenic maize showed a substantial difference in age-specific fecundity, but not in the mean number of eggs laid by females. The obtained results do not indicate that consumption of Cry3Bb1 has negative effect on T. urticae and suggest that GE maize does not pose a risk with respect to the non-target mite pest T. urticae. The results may have implications for the approval and renewal of import and cultivation for GE crop in the European Union.
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- Zdeňka Svobodová
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Wang ZX, Li YH, He KL, Bai SX, Zhang TT, Cai WZ, Wang ZY. Does Bt maize expressing Cry1Ac protein have adverse effects on the parasitoid Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)? INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:599-612. [PMID: 27126195 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The potential effects of insect-resistant, genetically engineered (GE) crops on non-target organisms, especially on predators and parasitoids, must be evaluated before their commercial cultivation. The effects of GE maize that produces Cry1Ac toxin on the parasitoid Macrocentrus cingulum were assessed by direct bioassay and indirect bioassay. In the indirect bioassay, parasitism rate, cocoon weight and the number of M. cingulum progeny produced per host were significantly reduced when M. cingulum-parasitized Cry1Ac-susceptible Ostrinia furnacalis were fed a diet containing purified Cry1Ac; however, life-table parameters of M. cingulum were not adversely affected when the same assay was performed with Cry1Ac-resistant O. furnacalis. These results indicated that the detrimental effects detected with a Cry1Ac-susceptible host were mediated by poor host quality. In a direct bioassay, no difference in life-table parameters were detected when M. cingulum adults were directly fed a 20% honey solution with or without Cry1Ac; however, survival and longevity were significantly reduced when M. cingulum adults were fed a honey solution containing potassium arsenate, which was used as a positive control. The stability and bioactivity of Cry1Ac toxin in the food sources and Cry1Ac toxin uptake by the host insect and parasitoid were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and sensitive-insect bioassays. Our results demonstrate that M. cingulum is not sensitive to Cry1Ac toxin at concentrations exceeding those encountered in Bacillus thuringiensis maize fields. This study also demonstrates the power of using resistant hosts when assessing the risk of genetically modified plants on non-target organisms and will be useful for assessing other non-target impacts.
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- Zeng-Xia Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
- Department of Entomology, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, MOA - CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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Svobodová Z, Burkness EC, Skoková Habuštová O, Hutchison WD. Predator Preference for Bt-Fed Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Prey: Implications for Insect Resistance Management in Bt Maize Seed Blends. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 110:1317-1325. [PMID: 28369505 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding indirect, trophic-level effects of genetically engineered plants, expressing insecticidal proteins derived from the bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is essential to the ecological risk assessment process. In this study, we examine potential indirect, trophic-level effects of Bt-sensitive prey using the predator, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), feeding upon Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae, which had delayed development (lower body mass) following ingestion of Cry1Ab maize leaves. We found no adverse effects on development and survival when H. axyridis larvae were fed S. frugiperda larvae that had fed on Cry1Ab maize tissue. Presence of Cry1Ab in H. axyridis decreased considerably after switching to another diet within 48 h. In a no-choice assay, H. axyridis larvae consumed more Bt-fed S. frugiperda than non-Bt-fed larvae. Preference for S. frugiperda feeding on Bt maize was confirmed in subsequent choice assays with H. axyridis predation on Bt-fed, 1-5-d-old S. frugiperda larvae. We suggest that H. axyridis preferred prey, not based on whether it had fed on Bt or non-Bt maize, but rather on larval mass, and they compensated for the nutritional deficiency of lighter larvae through increased consumption. Pest larvae with variable levels of resistance developing on Bt diet are often stunted versus sensitive larvae developing on non-Bt diet. It is possible that such larvae may be preferentially removed from local field populations. These results may have implications for insect resistance management and may be played out under field conditions where seed blends of Bt and non-Bt hybrids are planted.
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- Z Svobodová
- Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic ( ; )
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6125 ( ; )
- Corresponding author, e-mail:
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- Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Branišovská 31, Ceské Budejovice 370 05, Czech Republic (; )
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- Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6125 (; )
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Saeed Q, Saeed S, Ahmad F. Switching among natal and auxiliary hosts increases vulnerability of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to insecticides. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:2725-2734. [PMID: 28428863 PMCID: PMC5395457 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The role of insecticidal application and host plant resistance in managing Spodoptera exigua has been well documented, but the effect of different host plants, on which the pest cycles its population in the field, has seldom been investigated. Therefore, we have studied the vulnerability of S. exigua against commonly used insecticides (cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, lufenuron, and emamectin benzoate) with different mode of actions when it switches its generations from natal to auxiliary hosts and vice versa. Different field populations being established on different host plants including castor, cauliflower, cotton, okra, and spinach were collected and reared in the laboratory before insecticidal bioassays. The role of larval diet and host plant switching on their response to tolerate applied insecticides was studied using leaf‐dip bioassay methods. Host switching demonstrated a significant role in altering the vulnerability of S. exigua populations to tested insecticides. Spodoptera exigua sourced from castor, when switched host to okra and spinach, exhibited 50% higher mortality when treated with emamectin benzoate. This trend in mortality was consistent upon complete host switch cycle (natal—auxiliary—natal host). However, the highest increase (92%) in vulnerability was recorded when the larvae were shifted to spinach from cotton. In general, chlorpyrifos and lufenuron had highest efficacies in terms of larval mortality. The findings of present studies provide insights to a better understanding the behavior of polyphagous pests and the role of different host plants in altering the susceptibility of these pests against applied insecticides. Ultimately the results warrant that due consideration should be given to cropping patterns and time of host switching by pest population during planning and executing chemical control.
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- Qamar Saeed
- Department of Entomology Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology BZU Multan Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad Pakistan.,Present address: Faheem Ahmad, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
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Yu H, Romeis J, Li Y, Li X, Wu K. Acquisition of Cry1Ac protein by non-target arthropods in Bt soybean fields. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103973. [PMID: 25110881 PMCID: PMC4128818 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Soybean tissue and arthropods were collected in Bt soybean fields in China at different times during the growing season to investigate the exposure of arthropods to the plant-produced Cry1Ac toxin and the transmission of the toxin within the food web. Samples from 52 arthropod species/taxa belonging to 42 families in 10 orders were analysed for their Cry1Ac content using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Among the 22 species/taxa for which three samples were analysed, toxin concentration was highest in the grasshopper Atractomorpha sinensis and represented about 50% of the concentration in soybean leaves. Other species/taxa did not contain detectable toxin or contained a concentration that was between 1 and 10% of that detected in leaves. These Cry1Ac-positive arthropods included a number of mesophyll-feeding Hemiptera, a cicadellid, a curculionid beetle and, among the predators, a thomisid spider and an unidentified predatory bug belonging to the Anthocoridae. Within an arthropod species/taxon, the Cry1Ac content sometimes varied between life stages (nymphs/larvae vs. adults) and sampling dates (before, during, and after flowering). Our study is the first to provide information on Cry1Ac-expression levels in soybean plants and Cry1Ac concentrations in non-target arthropods in Chinese soybean fields. The data will be useful for assessing the risk of non-target arthropod exposure to Cry1Ac in soybean.
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- Huilin Yu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute for Sustainability Sciences ISS, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Axelsson EP, Hjältén J, LeRoy CJ, Whitham TG, Julkunen-Tiitto R, Wennström A. Leaf litter from insect-resistant transgenic trees causes changes in aquatic insect community composition. J Appl Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02046.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Yu HL, Li YH, Wu KM. Risk assessment and ecological effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis crops on non-target organisms. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 53:520-38. [PMID: 21564541 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01047.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The application of recombinant DNA technology has resulted in many insect-resistant varieties by genetic engineering (GE). Crops expressing Cry toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been planted worldwide, and are an effective tool for pest control. However, one ecological concern regarding the potential effects of insect-resistant GE plants on non-target organisms (NTOs) has been continually debated. In the present study, we briefly summarize the data regarding the development and commercial use of transgenic Bt varieties, elaborate on the procedure and methods for assessing the non-target effects of insect-resistant GE plants, and synthetically analyze the related research results, mostly those published between 2005 and 2010. A mass of laboratory and field studies have shown that the currently available Bt crops have no direct detrimental effects on NTOs due to their narrow spectrum of activity, and Bt crops are increasing the abundance of some beneficial insects and improving the natural control of specific pests. The use of Bt crops, such as Bt maize and Bt cotton, results in significant reductions of insecticide application and clear benefits on the environment and farmer health. Consequently, Bt crops can be a useful component of integrated pest management systems to protect the crop from targeted pests.
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- Hui-Lin Yu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Applications (EFSA‐GMO‐RX‐MON810) for renewal of authorisation for the continued marketing of (1) existing food and food ingredients produced from genetically modified insect resistant maize MON810; (2) feed consisting of and/or containing maize MON810, including the use of seed for cultivation; and of (3) food and feed additives, and feed materials produced from maize MON810, all under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Monsanto. EFSA J 2009. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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