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Tan KH, Nishida R. A review on natural phenylbutanoid attractants: Occurrence, distribution, and role in nature, especially in relation to Dacini fruit fly behavior and pollination. J Chem Ecol 2024:10.1007/s10886-024-01499-6. [PMID: 38644437 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-024-01499-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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The natural occurrence, distribution (within a plant) and roles of four phenylbutanoid compounds (anisyl acetone, cue-lure, raspberry ketone and zingerone) are elucidated for the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions. These phenylbutanoids may act individually or in combination to attract true fruit fly males belonging to a tribe Dacini of subfamily Dacinae (Diptera: Tepritidae). Of special interest are the mutualistic interactions between the Dacini fruit fly males and the tropical daciniphilous (attracting exclusively Dacini fruit flies) orchids - leading to cross pollination for the orchids and enchanced mating success for the flies. When offered to male flies, anisyl acetone and cue-lure are generally converted to raspberry ketone. Upon consumption, raspberry ketone and zingerone are individually sequestered in the male rectal (pheromonal) gland unchanged. Attracted male flies readily imbibe the phenylbutanoid(s) in the floral synomone to compliment the endogenously synthesized male sex pheromonal components - to enhance attraction of conspecific females during courtship as well as attract conspecific males to form 'leks'. The phenylbutanoid(s) may also act as an allomone to deter vertebrate predators, especially geckos, besides possessing antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Cue-lure, raspberry ketone and zingerone are important attractants/lures used in pest surveillance and mass trapping under the integrated pest management (IPM) program against quarantine Dacini fruit fly pest species, particularly Bactrocera tryoni and Zeugodacus cucurbitae.
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- Keng Hong Tan
- Mobula Research Sdn. Bhd., 20, Jalan Tan Jit Seng, 11200 Tanjong Bungah, Penang, Malaysia.
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- Laboratory of Chemical Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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Artificial diet alters activity and rest patterns in the olive fruit fly. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0274586. [PMID: 36802394 PMCID: PMC9943008 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Olive fruit flies, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared in the laboratory on an artificial diet are essential for the genetic control techniques against this pest. However, the colony's laboratory adaptation can affect the quality of the reared flies. We used the Locomotor Activity Monitor to track the activity and rest patterns of adult olive fruit flies reared as immatures in olives (F2-F3 generation) and in artificial diet (>300 generations). Counts of beam breaks caused by the adult fly activity were used as an estimation of its locomotor activity levels during the light and dark period. Bouts of inactivity with duration longer than five minutes were considered a rest episode. Locomotor activity and rest parameters were found to be dependent on sex, mating status and rearing history. In virgin flies reared on olives, males were more active than females and increased their locomotor activity towards the end of the light period. Mating decreased the locomotor activity levels of males, but not of female olive-reared flies. Laboratory flies reared on artificial diet had lower locomotor activity levels during the light period and more rest episodes of shorter duration during the dark period compared to flies reared on olives. We describe the diurnal locomotor activity patterns of B. oleae adults reared on olive fruit and on artificial diet. We discuss how locomotor activity and rest pattern differences may affect the laboratory flies' ability to compete with wild males in the field.
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Gui S, Yuval B, Engl T, Lu Y, Cheng D. Protein feeding mediates sex pheromone biosynthesis in an insect. eLife 2023; 12:83469. [PMID: 36656757 PMCID: PMC9908074 DOI: 10.7554/elife.83469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Protein feeding is critical for male reproductive success in many insect species. However, how protein affects the reproduction remains largely unknown. Using Bactrocera dorsalis as the study model, we investigated how protein feeding regulated sex pheromone synthesis. We show that protein ingestion is essential for sex pheromone synthesis in male. While protein feeding or deprivation did not affect Bacillus abundance, transcriptome analysis revealed that sarcosine dehydrogenase (Sardh) in protein-fed males regulates the biosynthesis of sex pheromones by increasing glycine and threonine (sex pheromone precursors) contents. RNAi-mediated loss-of-function of Sardh decreases glycine, threonine, and sex pheromone contents and results in decreased mating ability in males. The study links male feeding behavior with discrete patterns of gene expression that plays role in sex pheromone synthesis, which in turn translates to successful copulatory behavior of the males.
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- Shiyu Gui
- Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Entomology, Hebrew University of JerusalemRehovotIsrael
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- Department of Insect Symbiosis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJenaGermany
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- Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Belliard SA, Bachmann GE, Fernández PC, Hurtado J, Vera MT, Segura DF. Identification of host plant volatile stimulants of Anastrepha fraterculus male courtship behavior. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.943260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In some tephritid fruit flies, exposure to volatile compounds from host plants increases male sexual success. This phenomenon has been used to boost sterile males’ sexual competitiveness in the framework of the sterile insect technique (SIT). Previous studies revealed that males of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) exposed to volatiles from guava (Psidium guajava) fruit (GF) and guava essential oil (GEO) exhibit intensified courtship behavior and have greater copulatory success relative to unexposed males. Similar results were achieved in these flies through exposure to moradillo (Schinus polygama) essential oil or lemon (Citrus limon) essential oil. To identify the responsible compounds involved in these effects, we compared the volatile chemical profiles of GF, GEO, moradillo essential oil, and lemon essential oil. We selected five candidate compounds: (E)-β-ocimene, (Z)-β-ocimene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, and α-humulene. Using the electroantennographic detection (EAD) technique, we verified that males are able to detect all the candidate compounds and built dose-response curves between 0.01 and 100 μg/μl for each compound. We confirmed a stimulating effect on the courtship behavior of males for (E/Z)-β-ocimene and (R)-limonene, whereas β-caryophyllene and α-Humulene did not affect male courtship behavior. For those compounds that sexually stimulated males, we found a dose-dependent effect. Males’ behavioral response to the semiochemicals was maximum when (R)-limonene was combined with (E/Z)-β-ocimene, but the response was reduced when β-caryophyllene and α-humulene were included, which suggests some sort of negative interaction between them. Our results may contribute to the ongoing development of the SIT in this species.
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Developing Lines of Queensland Fruit Flies with Different Levels of Response to a Kairomone Lure. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13080666. [PMID: 35893021 PMCID: PMC9332244 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Simple Summary Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly) is widely recognized as one of the world’s worst economic pests of fruit. In this project, a series of artificial selection experiments were conducted to develop lines of Q-fly with different levels of response to the male-specific lure Cue-lure® (CL) and to assess the heritability of this particular trait. Although lines of high and low responsive males to Cl were successfully developed through five cycles of artificial selection, the response to CL did not completely disappear. I have demonstrated that relaxing artificial selection results in the loss of 35–46% of the selection response after a further two generations. Abstract The Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly), Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) is a serious horticultural pest in Australia because it is highly invasive and destructive. Among all pest management practices, sterile insect techniques (SIT) and male annihilation techniques (MAT) are important control options for many tephritid fruit fly pests, including Q-fly. However, simultaneous applications of MAT and SIT require the wild males to be responsive to a lure while the released sterile males remain largely unresponsive. In this study, a series of artificial selection experiments was conducted to develop lines of Q-fly with different levels of response to the male-specific lure Cue-lure® (CL). After only five cycles of artificial selections, lines of high responsiveness (HR) and low responsiveness (LR) males diverging significantly in their response to the lure were developed. In the field cage experiment, the number of trapped males in fruit fly traps was significantly lower in the LR line than both the HR line and the control which supports the laboratory results. However, when artificial selection was stopped at F5 and retested after two generations, the number of unresponsive males dropped drastically compared to the rate of response of wild flies. Because the selection can be conducted only on males, it would be difficult to eliminate the dominant responsive alleles in the system without continuous selection.
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Zeni V, Benelli G, Campolo O, Giunti G, Palmeri V, Maggi F, Rizzo R, Lo Verde G, Lucchi A, Canale A. Toxics or Lures? Biological and Behavioral Effects of Plant Essential Oils on Tephritidae Fruit Flies. Molecules 2021; 26:5898. [PMID: 34641444 PMCID: PMC8511996 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The family Tephritidae (Diptera) includes species that are highly invasive and harmful to crops. Due to globalization, international trade, and human displacement, their spread is continuously increasing. Unfortunately, the control of tephritid flies is still closely linked to the use of synthetic insecticides, which are responsible for detrimental effects on the environment and human health. Recently, research is looking for alternative and more eco-friendly tools to be adopted in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. In this regard, essential oils (EOs) and their main compounds represent a promising alternative to chemical insecticides. EOs are made up of phytoconstituents formed from the secondary metabolism of many plants and can act as attractants or toxics, depending on the dose. Because of this unique characteristic, EOs and their main constituents are promising tools that can be used both in Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs and in the "lure and kill" technique, exploiting the attractiveness of the product in the former case and its toxicity in the latter. In this article, current knowledge on the biological and behavioral effects of EOs and their main constituents on tephritid fruit flies is reviewed, mainly focusing on species belonging to the Anastrepha, Bactrocera, Ceratitis, and Zeugodacus genera. The mechanisms of action of EOs, their real-world applications, and challenges related to their use in IPM are critically discussed.
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- Valeria Zeni
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (V.Z.); (A.L.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (V.Z.); (A.L.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Agriculture, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo Di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (O.C.); (G.G.); (V.P.)
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- Department of Agriculture, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo Di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (O.C.); (G.G.); (V.P.)
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- Department of Agriculture, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo Di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (O.C.); (G.G.); (V.P.)
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Sant’Agostino, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, S.S. 113-km 245.500, 90011 Bagheria, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (V.Z.); (A.L.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (V.Z.); (A.L.); (A.C.)
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Khan MAM, Deshpande NP, Shuttleworth LA, Osborne T, Collins D, Wilkins MR, Gurr GM, Reynolds OL. Raspberry ketone diet supplement reduces attraction of sterile male Queensland fruit fly to cuelure by altering expression of chemoreceptor genes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17632. [PMID: 34480052 PMCID: PMC8417256 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96778-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Sterile male Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), fed as immature adults on the plant compound raspberry ketone (RK), show a reduced attraction to cuelure, a synthetic analogue of RK used as an attractant in Male Annihilation Technique. We hypothesized the reduced attraction of RK-fed adult males to cuelure may be a consequence of altered expression of chemoreception genes. A Y-tube olfactometer assay with RK-fed and RK-unfed sterile B. tryoni males tested the subsequent behavioural response to cuelure. Behavioral assays confirmed a significant decrease in attraction of RK-fed sterile males to cuelure. RK-fed, non-responders (to cue-lure) and RK-unfed, responders (to cue-lure) males were sampled and gene expression compared by de novo RNA-seq analysis. A total of 269 genes in fly heads were differentially expressed between replicated groups of RK-fed, cuelure non-responders and RK-unfed, cuelure responders. Among them, 218 genes including 4 chemoreceptor genes were up regulated and 51 genes were down regulated in RK-fed, cuelure non-responders. De novo assembly generated many genes with unknown functions and no significant BLAST hits to homologues in other species. The enriched and suppressed genes reported here, shed light on the transcriptional changes that affect the dynamics of insect responses to chemical stimuli.
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- Mohammed Abul Monjur Khan
- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW, 2567, Australia.
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
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- Systems Biology Initiative, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW, 2567, Australia
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW, 2567, Australia
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW, 2567, Australia
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- Systems Biology Initiative, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW, 2567, Australia.
- Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia.
- Susentom, Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne, VIC, 3081, Australia.
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Hu L, Chen B, Liu K, Yu G, Chen Y, Dai J, Zhao X, Zhong G, Zhang Y, Shen J. OBP2 in the Midlegs of the Male Bactrocera dorsalis Is Involved in the Perception of the Female-Biased Sex Pheromone 4-Allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:126-134. [PMID: 33393782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Short-range semiochemicals convey individual-specific information, which is important for final successful courtship and copulation. In this study, an electroantennography (EAG) instrument was used to determine the legs of male Bactrocera dorsalis that might participate in the perception of 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol (4-DMP), a female-biased cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) component. By performing comparative RNA-seq analysis, nine differentially expressed OBPs between 4-DMP-stimulated (M4-DMP) and unstimulated (M) male flies were screened out. Among the four downregulated OBPs, BdorOBP2 exhibited the strongest binding to 4-DMP than BdorOBP4, BdorOBP19a, and BdorOBP56h. Functional analyses confirmed that the reduction in transcript abundance of BdorOBP2 led to a significant decrease in behavioral responses of male flies to 4-DMP. In silico simulation revealed dramatic changes in the key residues and conformation between the two complexes, implying that BdorOBP2 might activate different receptors after binding to 4-DMP or methyl eugenol (ME). The results of this study suggest that BdorOBP2 mediates behavioral responses to 4-DMP and could be a promising molecular target for strategies of pest control.
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- Liming Hu
- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- College of Light industry and Food Science, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Health, ZhongKai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Male-lure type, lure dosage, and fly age at feeding all influence male mating success in Jarvis' fruit fly. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15004. [PMID: 32929156 PMCID: PMC7490381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72209-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Males of certain Dacini fruit flies are strongly attracted to, and feed upon, plant secondary compounds such as methyl eugenol, raspberry ketone and zingerone. The consumed lure is generally found to induce physiological and behavioural changes that enhance the mating performance of lure-fed males. Male Bactrocera jarvisi respond strongly to zingerone from a young age, but only weakly respond to raspberry ketone. We hypothesized that this selective lure-response would be reflected in the physiological importance of the lure to the fly. We found that zingerone feeding by young males resulted in significantly greater mating success in competitive mating trials with lure-deprived flies, but the mating advantage was lost in older males. Lure dosage had a significant effect on the duration of the mating advantage, for example when fed 20 µg of zingerone, the advantage lasted only 1 day post-feeding, but when fed of 50 µg zingerone the advantage lasted 7 days. Raspberry ketone feeding did not confer any mating advantage to males except at one dosage (50 µg) for 1 day after feeding. When given a choice, B. jarvisi females preferred to mate with zingerone-fed versus to raspberry ketone-fed males. This study revealed lure, dosage and age of fly at time of lure administration are all important factors for maximising lure-enhanced fruit fly mating performance. These findings contribute to a better theoretical understanding of the evolution of fruit fly-lure interactions and may help improve fruit fly pest management via the Sterile Insect Technique through semiochemical-mediated enhancement of sterile male mating performance.
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Caffeine as a promotor of sexual development in sterile Queensland fruit fly males. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14743. [PMID: 32901078 PMCID: PMC7479100 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environmentally benign pest management technique that involves releasing millions of sterile insects to suppress reproduction of pest populations. Many fruit flies, including Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, ‘Q-fly’), have long adult maturation periods such that pre-maturation mortality can greatly reduce abundance of sexually active sterile males and impede SIT efficacy. Q-fly is the most difficult and costly challenge to market access for Australia’s horticulture industries, and has been targeted for intensive use of SIT program. We here demonstrate potential of pre-release caffeine supplements as a novel means to accelerate sexual maturation in male Q-fly. In mating trials, analytical caffeine was very effective at accelerating sexual maturation, while no positive effects of caffeine-containing instant coffee or guarana supplements were detected. In parallel, development of testes and ejaculatory apodemes was accelerated in males provided analytical caffeine but not instant coffee or guarana. High doses of guarana and instant coffee reduced longevity while even the highest doses of analytical caffeine did not affect longevity. Pre-release caffeine supplements promote sexual maturation in Q-flies, and similar benefits are expected in other fruit flies having long adult maturation periods.
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Royer JE, Tan KH, Mayer DG. Comparative Trap Catches of Male Bactrocera, Dacus, and Zeugodacus Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) With Four Floral Phenylbutanoid Lures (Anisyl Acetone, Cue-Lure, Raspberry Ketone, and Zingerone) in Queensland, Australia. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 49:815-822. [PMID: 32514581 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaa056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The male fruit fly attractants, cue-lure (CL) and raspberry ketone (RK), are important in pest management. These volatile phenylbutanoids occur in daciniphilous Bulbophyllum Thouar (Orchidaceae: Asparagales) orchids, along with zingerone (ZN) and anisyl acetone (AA). While these four compounds attract a similar range of species, their relative attractiveness to multiple species is unknown. We field tested these compounds in two fruit fly speciose locations in north Queensland, Australia (Lockhart and Cairns) for 8 wk. Of 16 species trapped in significant numbers, 14 were trapped with CL and RK, all in significantly greater numbers with CL traps than RK traps (at least in higher population locations). This included the pest species Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) (CL catches ca. 5× > RK), Bactrocera neohumeralis (Hardy) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Bactrocera bryoniae (Tryon) (Diptera: Tephritidae) (CL catches ca. 3× > RK), and Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Schiner) (Diptera: Tephritidae) (in Cairns-CL catches ca. 1.6× > RK). Seven species were trapped with AA, and all were also caught in CL and RK traps in significantly greater numbers, with the exception of B. frauenfeldi. For this species, catches were not statistically different with CL, RK, and AA in Lockhart, and RK and AA in Cairns. Seven species were trapped with ZN, two at this lure only, and the remainder also with CL or RK but in significantly greater numbers. This is the first quantitative comparison of the relative attractiveness of CL, RK, AA, and ZN against multiple species, and supports the long-held but untested assumption that CL is broadly more attractive lure than RK.
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- Jane E Royer
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Mobula Research Sdn. Jalan Tan Jit Seng, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Relative response of male Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to phenylbutanoid phytochemicals: implications for fruit fly control and plant–insect interactions. CHEMOECOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00049-020-00320-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hanssen BL, Park SJ, Royer JE, Jamie JF, Taylor PW, Jamie IM. Systematic Modification of Zingerone Reveals Structural Requirements for Attraction of Jarvis's Fruit Fly. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19332. [PMID: 31852933 PMCID: PMC6920482 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55778-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Tephritid fruit flies are amongst the most significant horticultural pests globally and male chemical lures are important for monitoring and control. Zingerone has emerged as a unique male fruit fly lure that can attract dacine fruit flies that are weakly or non-responsive to methyl eugenol and cuelure. However, the key features of zingerone that mediate this attraction are unknown. As Jarvis's fruit fly, Bactrocera jarvisi (Tryon), is strongly attracted to zingerone, we evaluated the response of B. jarvisi to 37 zingerone analogues in a series of field trials to elucidate the functional groups involved in attraction. The most attractive analogues were alkoxy derivatives, with isopropoxy being the most attractive, followed by ethoxy and trifluoromethoxy analogues. All of the phenolic esters tested were also attractive with the response typically decreasing with increasing size of the ester. Results indicate that the carbonyl group, methoxy group, and phenol of zingerone are key sites for the attraction of B. jarvisi and identify some constraints on the range of structural modifications that can be made to zingerone without compromising attraction. These findings are important for future work in developing and optimising novel male chemical lures for fruit flies.
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- Benjamin L Hanssen
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, PO Box 267, Brisbane, Qld, 4000, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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Shamshir RA, Wee SL. Zingerone improves mating performance of Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae) through enhancement of male courtship activity and sexual signaling. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 119:103949. [PMID: 31563620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Certain male fruit flies from the genera Bactrocera and Zeugodacus (Diptera: Tephritidae) actively forage for floral semiochemicals produced by some endemic Bulbophyllum orchids found in tropical and subtropical forests. These floral semiochemicals are largely classified as either phenylbutanoids (e.g., raspberry ketone (RK)) or phenylpropanoids (e.g., methyl eugenol (ME)). Zingerone (ZN) is a phenylbutanoid recently found that structurally resembles ME and RK, both of which are phytochemicals commonly used as male attractants in fruit fly control programmes. It was previously shown that feeding on ME and RK increased the mating success of certain tephritid fruit flies, specifically in B. dorsalis and B. tryoni males, respectively, through enhancement of sexual signaling. However, ZN, which acts as a metabolic enhancer to increase male courtship activity in B. tryoni, did not show the same effect. As fruit fly-phytochemical lure interactions are unique and species-specific phenomena, this study seeks to elucidate the ecological significance of ZN feeding to Zeugodacus tau in terms of sexual signaling. We demonstrate here that ZN feeding by Z. tau males enhanced female attraction and subsequent mating success by increasing male courtship, and the attractiveness of the sexual signals in both wind tunnel and semi-field cage bioassays. In addition, we also demonstrated temporal effects on male behaviour in relation to the amount of lure intake. However, feeding on ZN did not appear to affect the total time spent in copula for Z. tau. This is the first report showing an important role of ZN in increasing courtship activity as well as enhancement of sexual signaling in Z. tau males.
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- Rabiatul Addawiyah Shamshir
- Centre for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Insect Systematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Kumaran N, van der Burg CA, Qin Y, Cameron SL, Clarke AR, Prentis PJ. Plant-Mediated Female Transcriptomic Changes Post-Mating in a Tephritid Fruit Fly, Bactrocera tryoni. Genome Biol Evol 2018; 10:94-107. [PMID: 29220418 PMCID: PMC5765559 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Female post-mating behaviors are regulated by complex factors involving males, females, and the environment. In insects, plant secondary compounds that males actively forage for, may indirectly modify female behaviors by altering male behavior and physiology. In the tephritid fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, females mated with males previously fed on plant-derived phenylpropanoids (=“lures” based on usage in tephritid literature), have longer mating refractoriness, greater fecundity, and reduced longevity than females mated with non-lure fed males. This system thus provides a model for studying transcriptional changes associated with those post-mating behaviors, as the genes regulating the phenotypic changes are likely to be expressed at a greater magnitude than in control females. We performed comparative transcriptome analyses using virgin B. tryoni females, females mated with control males (control-mated), and females mated with lure-fed males (lure-mated). We found 331 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in control-mated females and 80 additional DEGs in lure-mated females. Although DEGs in control-mated females are mostly immune response genes and chorion proteins, as reported in Drosophila species, DEGs in lure-mated females are titin-like muscle proteins, histones, sperm, and testis expressed proteins which have not been previously reported. While transcripts regulating mating (e.g., lingerer) did not show differential expression in either of the mated female classes, the odorant binding protein Obp56a was down-regulated. The exclusively enriched or suppressed genes in lure-mated females, novel transcripts such as titin and histones, and several taxa-specific transcripts reported here can shed more light on post-mating transcriptional changes, and this can help understand factors possibly regulating female post-mating behaviors.
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- Nagalingam Kumaran
- School of Earth, Environmental, and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental, and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN47907, USA
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- School of Earth, Environmental, and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental, and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Institute of Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Wee SL, Peek T, Clarke AR. The responsiveness of Bactrocera jarvisi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to two naturally occurring phenylbutaonids, zingerone and raspberry ketone. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 109:41-46. [PMID: 29890169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The males of different species of Bactrocera and Zeugodacus fruit flies are commonly attracted to plant-derived phenylpropanoids (e.g. methyl eugenol (ME)) or phenylbutanoids (e.g. raspberry ketone (RK)) but almost never to both. However, one particular plant-derived phenylbutanoid, zingerone (ZN), which possesses an intermediate chemical structure between ME and RK, weakly attracts both ME- and RK-responding fruit fly species. Bactrocera jarvisi, an Australian fruit fly species, is weakly attracted to cue lure (an analogue of RK) but strongly attracted to ZN. Here, we investigated the minimum olfactory threshold and optimum sensitivity of B. jarvisi males to ZN and RK as a function of dose, time and sexual maturation. Our results show that B. jarvisi males had a marked preferential response to ZN, with a much lower olfactory threshold and faster response time to ZN than RK. Probit analysis demonstrated that ZN was at least >1600× more potent than RK as a male attractant to B. jarvisi. Although fruit fly male attraction to the phytochemicals is generally associated with sexual maturity, in B. jarvisi immature males were also attracted to ZN. Our results suggest that B. jarvisi males have a fine-tuned olfactory response to ZN, which appears to play a central role in the chemical ecology of this species.
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- Suk-Ling Wee
- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia.
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.
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Nagalingam K, Lorenc MT, Manoli S, Cameron SL, Clarke AR, Dudley KJ. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) method for non-model fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and evidence of histone modifications. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194420. [PMID: 29543899 PMCID: PMC5854383 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Interactions between DNA and proteins located in the cell nucleus play an important role in controlling physiological processes by specifying, augmenting and regulating context-specific transcription events. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a widely used methodology to study DNA-protein interactions and has been successfully used in various cell types for over three decades. More recently, by combining ChIP with genomic screening technologies and Next Generation Sequencing (e.g. ChIP-seq), it has become possible to profile DNA-protein interactions (including covalent histone modifications) across entire genomes. However, the applicability of ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq has rarely been extended to non-model species because of a number of technical challenges. Here we report a method that can be used to identify genome wide covalent histone modifications in a group of non-model fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae). The method was developed by testing and refining protocols that have been used in model organisms, including Drosophila melanogaster. We demonstrate that this method is suitable for a group of economically important pest fruit fly species, viz., Bactrocera dorsalis, Ceratitis capitata, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera tryoni. We also report an example ChIP-seq dataset for B. tryoni, providing evidence for histone modifications in the genome of a tephritid fruit fly for the first time. Since tephritids are major agricultural pests globally, this methodology will be a valuable resource to study taxa-specific evolutionary questions and to assist with pest management. It also provides a basis for researchers working with other non-model species to undertake genome wide DNA-protein interaction studies.
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- Kumaran Nagalingam
- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Bertolini E, Kistenpfennig C, Menegazzi P, Keller A, Koukidou M, Helfrich-Förster C. The characterization of the circadian clock in the olive fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) reveals a Drosophila-like organization. Sci Rep 2018; 8:816. [PMID: 29339768 PMCID: PMC5770390 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19255-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the single most important pest for the majority of olive plantations. Oxitec's self-limiting olive fly technology (OX3097D-Bol) offers an alternative management approach to this insect pest. Because of previously reported asynchrony in the mating time of wild and laboratory strains, we have characterized the olive fly circadian clock applying molecular, evolutionary, anatomical and behavioural approaches. Here we demonstrate that the olive fly clock relies on a Drosophila melanogaster-like organization and that OX3097D-Bol carries a functional clock similar to wild-type strains, confirming its suitability for operational use.
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- Enrico Bertolini
- Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor Boveri Institute, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor Boveri Institute, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Computation and Theoretical Biology and Department of Bioinformatics, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor Boveri Institute, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
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Ekanayake EWMTD, Clarke AR, Schutze MK. Effect of Body Size, Age, and Premating Experience on Male Mating Success in Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 110:2278-2281. [PMID: 29048584 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Variation in male body size, age, and prior sexual experience may all influence male mating success in tephritid fruit flies. Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) is an Australian pest tephritid for which the sterile insect technique (SIT) is being actively pursued, and for which information on what makes males more competitive is urgently needed. Pair-wise competitive mating trials were run using laboratory-reared flies in walk-in field cages, evaluating young, large, and virgin B. tryoni males against old, small, and nonvirgin males, respectively. Analysis of male sexual competitiveness indices revealed that young and large males obtained significantly more copulations compared to old and small males; there was no significant difference between virgin and nonvirgin males in obtaining mates. While SIT programs will always release young males, the results do show that rearing programs which focus on producing larger males, rather than greater numbers of smaller males, will produce more sexually competitive males. After release, virgin SIT males will not be at a competitive disadvantage with sexually experienced males based on prior mating experience.
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- E W M T D Ekanayake
- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Bruce, ACT, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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Akter H, Adnan S, Morelli R, Rempoulakis P, Taylor PW. Suppression of cuelure attraction in male Queensland fruit flies provided raspberry ketone supplements as immature adults. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184086. [PMID: 28859132 PMCID: PMC5578501 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tephritid fruit flies are amongst the most damaging insect pests of horticulture globally. Some of the key fruit fly species are managed using the sterile insect technique (SIT), whereby millions of sterile males are released to suppress reproduction of pest populations. Male annihilation technique (MAT), whereby sex specific lures are used to attract and kill males, is often used to reduce wild male numbers before SIT programs commence, providing released sterile males an increased numerical advantage. Overall program efficacy might be improved if MAT could be deployed simultaneously with SIT, continuously depleting fertile males from pest populations and replacing them with sterile males. However, such 'male replacement' requires a means of suppressing attraction of released sterile males to lures used in MAT. Previous studies have found that exposure of some fruit flies to lure compounds as mature adults can suppress subsequent response to those lures, raising the possibility of pre-release treatments. However, this approach requires holding flies until after maturation for treatment and then release. The present study takes a novel approach of exposing immature adult male Queensland fruit flies (Bactrocera tryoni, or 'Qfly') to raspberry ketone (RK) mixed in food, forcing these flies to ingest RK at ages far younger than they would naturally. After feeding on RK-supplemented food for two days after emergence, male Qflies exhibited a reduction in attraction to cuelure traps that lasted more than 20 days. This approach to RK exposure is compatible with current practises, in which Qflies are released as immature adults, and also yields advantages of accelerated reproductive development and increased mating propensity at young ages.
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- Humayra Akter
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Akter H, Mendez V, Morelli R, Pérez J, Taylor PW. Raspberry ketone supplement promotes early sexual maturation in male Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:1764-1770. [PMID: 28139095 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Raspberry ketone (RK) is highly attractive to sexually mature, but not immature, males of many Bactrocera species, including Queensland fruit fly ('Qfly', Bactrocera tryoni), and acts as a metabolic enhancer in a wide diversity of animals. We considered the possibility that, as a metabolic enhancer, RK in adult diet might accelerate sexual maturation of male Qflies. RESULTS Recently emerged adult Qfly males (0-24 h old) were exposed to RK-treated food for 48 h and were then provided only sugar and water. Four doses of RK (1.25, 2.5, 3.75 and 5%) along with control (0%) were tested with two types of food: sugar alone and sugar mixed with yeast hydrolysate (3:1). For flies tested when 4-10 days old all RK doses increased mating probability of flies fed sugar mixed with yeast hydrolysate but did not show any effect on mating probability of flies fed only sugar. No effects of RK were found for flies tested when 10-30 days old for either diet group. There was no evidence that RK affected longevity at any of the doses tested. CONCLUSION Feeding of RK together with yeast hydrolysate to immature Qfly increases mating propensity at young ages and accordingly shows significant potential as a pre-release supplement that might increase the proportion of released flies that attain sexual maturation in Sterile Insect Technique programmes. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Humayra Akter
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
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Ekanayake WMTD, Jayasundara MSH, Peek T, Clarke AR, Schutze MK. The mating system of the true fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni and its sister species, Bactrocera neohumeralis. INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:478-490. [PMID: 27006172 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The frugivorous "true" fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly), is presumed to have a nonresourced-based lek mating system. This is largely untested, and contrary data exists to suggest Bactrocera tryoni may have a resource-based mating system focused on fruiting host plants. We tested the mating system of Bactrocera tryoni, and its close sibling Bactrocera neohumeralis, in large field cages using laboratory reared flies. We used observational experiments that allowed us to determine if: (i) mating pairs were aggregated or nonaggregated; (ii) mating system was resource or nonresource based; (iii) flies utilized possible landmarks (tall trees over short) as mate-rendezvous sites; and (iv) males called females from male-dominated leks. We recorded nearly 250 Bactrocera tryoni mating pairs across all experiments, revealing that: (i) mating pairs were aggregated; (ii) mating nearly always occurred in tall trees over short; (iii) mating was nonresource based; and (iv) that males and females arrived at the mate-rendezvous site together with no evidence that males preceded females. Bactrocera neohumeralis copulations were much more infrequent (only 30 mating pairs in total), but for those pairs there was a similar preference for tall trees and no evidence of a resource-based mating system. Some aspects of Bactrocera tryoni mating behavior align with theoretical expectations of a lekking system, but others do not. Until evidence for unequivocal female choice can be provided (as predicted under a true lek), the mating system of Bactrocera tryoni is best described as a nonresource based, aggregation system for which we also have evidence that land-marking may be involved.
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- Wasala M T D Ekanayake
- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Bruce, ACT, Australia
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Ekesi S, De Meyer M, Mohamed SA, Virgilio M, Borgemeister C. Taxonomy, Ecology, and Management of Native and Exotic Fruit Fly Species in Africa. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 61:219-238. [PMID: 26735644 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Horticulture is one of the most important agricultural subsectors in Africa, providing income, creating employment opportunities, and enhancing food and nutritional security. However, tephritid fruit flies are responsible for both direct and indirect losses, with alien invasive species often having the most severe ecological and economic impact. In the past 20 years, systematic analysis of tephritids has provided comparative information on taxonomy, synonymy, and character-state differentiation. New molecular techniques are now available for identifying species, reconstructing phylogenies, and studying population genetic structures. Research on biology, host range and shifts, thermotolerance, and demography has provided useful information for developing predictive and ecological niche models to guide management methods. In recent years, the responses of various species to attractants have been documented. Several suppression methods, including the release of coevolved parasitoid species targeting invasives, have been promoted within the context of integrated pest management, leading to improvement in the quality and quantity of fruits and vegetables produced. However, there is still the need for wide-scale availability of these technologies to smallholder growers across Africa.
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- Sunday Ekesi
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya; ,
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- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Unit & Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium;
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya; ,
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- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Unit & Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium;
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya; ,
- Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung), University of Bonn, D-53113 Bonn, Germany;
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Perea-Castellanos C, Pérez-Staples D, Liedo P, Díaz-Fleischer F. Escape of Mexican Fruit Flies from Traps Baited with CeraTrap and Effect of Lure Feeding on Reproduction and Survival. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 108:1720-1727. [PMID: 26470313 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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McPhail type traps are commonly used to catch tephritid pests using liquid baits as attractants. Unfortunately, these traps allow that some flies escape after feeding on the bait. Recently, a long-lasting and nontoxic enzymatic-hydrolyzed protein, known commercially as CeraTrap, has been introduced as a novel liquid bait. Because feeding on hydrolyzed proteins can improve reproduction in many tephritids, questions remain as to whether CeraTrap could provide a nutritious meal to flies that ingest the bait but escape the trap. In this study, we analyzed the efficacy of CeraTrap baited traps in capturing Anastrepha ludens flies of two different physiological states and two different diets. We also explored the effect of feeding on CeraTrap on the mating performance of males, ovarian development and fecundity of females and fly survival. Results demonstrated that CeraTrap attracted more protein-deprived and immature flies of both sexes and 2-30% of flies that entered the trap managed to escape. However, after feeding on the bait for 24 h, males exhibited lower mating success, longer latency to mate and longer copula durations than males fed on either sugar or sugar+ protein. Interestingly, females fed CeraTrap for 24 h developed ovaries as large as those females fed on sugar+ protein, however, they laid no eggs. When feeding continuously on CeraTrap, flies exhibited shorter lifespans and females laid no eggs. These findings indicate that, although some flies can ingest the bait and escape from the trap, their reproductive traits are negatively affected.
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- Cruz Perea-Castellanos
- INBIOTECA, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. De las Culturas Veracruzanas 101, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91090, Mexico
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- INBIOTECA, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. De las Culturas Veracruzanas 101, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91090, Mexico
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km 2.5, Tapachula, Chiapas, 30700 Mexico
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- INBIOTECA, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. De las Culturas Veracruzanas 101, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91090, Mexico.
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Bachmann GE, Segura DF, Devescovi F, Juárez ML, Ruiz MJ, Vera MT, Cladera JL, Teal PEA, Fernández PC. Male Sexual Behavior and Pheromone Emission Is Enhanced by Exposure to Guava Fruit Volatiles in Anastrepha fraterculus. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124250. [PMID: 25923584 PMCID: PMC4414461 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Plant chemicals can affect reproductive strategies of tephritid fruit flies by influencing sex pheromone communication and increasing male mating competitiveness. Objective and Methodology We explored whether exposure of Anastrepha fraterculus males to guava fruit volatiles and to a synthetic blend of volatile compounds released by this fruit affects the sexual performance of wild and laboratory flies. By means of bioassays and pheromone collection we investigated the mechanism underlying this phenomenon. Results Guava volatile exposure enhanced male mating success and positively affected male calling behavior and pheromone release in laboratory and wild males. Changes in male behavior appear to be particularly important during the initial phase of the sexual activity period, when most of the mating pairs are formed. Exposure of laboratory males to a subset of guava fruit volatiles enhanced mating success, showing that the response to the fruit might be mimicked artificially. Conclusions Volatiles of guava seem to influence male mating success through an enhancement of chemical and physical signals related to the communication between sexes. This finding has important implications for the management of this pest species through the Sterile Insect Technique. We discuss the possibility of using artificial blends to improve the sexual competitiveness of sterile males.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guillermo E. Bachmann
- Instituto de Genética “E.A. Favret”, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética “E.A. Favret”, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética “E.A. Favret”, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia (FAZ), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia (FAZ), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética “E.A. Favret”, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), USDA-ARS, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Campana, Argentina
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Raphael KA, Shearman DCA, Gilchrist AS, Sved JA, Morrow JL, Sherwin WB, Riegler M, Frommer M. Australian endemic pest tephritids: genetic, molecular and microbial tools for improved Sterile Insect Technique. BMC Genet 2014; 15 Suppl 2:S9. [PMID: 25470996 PMCID: PMC4255846 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-15-s2-s9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Among Australian endemic tephritid fruit flies, the sibling species Bactrocera tryoni and Bactrocera neohumeralis have been serious horticultural pests since the introduction of horticulture in the nineteenth century. More recently, Bactrocera jarvisi has also been declared a pest in northern Australia. After several decades of genetic research there is now a range of classical and molecular genetic tools that can be used to develop improved Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) strains for control of these pests. Four-way crossing strategies have the potential to overcome the problem of inbreeding in mass-reared strains of B. tryoni. The ability to produce hybrids between B. tryoni and the other two species in the laboratory has proved useful for the development of genetically marked strains. The identification of Y-chromosome markers in B. jarvisi means that male and female embryos can be distinguished in any strain that carries a B. jarvisi Y chromosome. This has enabled the study of homologues of the sex-determination genes during development of B jarvisi and B. tryoni, which is necessary for the generation of genetic-sexing strains. Germ-line transformation has been established and a draft genome sequence for B. tryoni released. Transcriptomes from various species, tissues and developmental stages, to aid in identification of manipulation targets for improving SIT, have been assembled and are in the pipeline. Broad analyses of the microbiome have revealed a metagenome that is highly variable within and across species and defined by the environment. More specific analyses detected Wolbachia at low prevalence in the tropics but absent in temperate regions, suggesting a possible role for this endosymbiont in future control strategies.
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