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Jing TX, Jiang SD, Tang XP, Guo PY, Wang L, Wang JJ, Wei DD. Overexpression of an Integument Esterase Gene LbEST-inte4 Infers the Malathion Detoxification in Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:11221-11229. [PMID: 38703356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c02436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Liposcelis bostrychophila, commonly known as booklouse, is an important stored-product pest worldwide. Studies have demonstrated that booklices have developed resistance to several insecticides. In this study, an integument esterase gene, LbEST-inte4, with upregulated expression, was characterized in L. bostrychophila. Knockdown of LbEST-inte4 resulted in a substantial increase in the booklice susceptibility to malathion. Overexpression of LbEST-inte4 in Drosophila melanogaster significantly enhanced its malathion tolerance. Molecular modeling and docking analysis suggested potential interactions between LbEST-inte4 and malathion. When overexpressed LbEST-inte4 in Sf9 cells, a notable elevation in esterase activity and malathion tolerance was observed. HPLC analysis indicated that the LbEST-inte4 enzyme could effectively degrade malathion. Taken together, the upregulated LbEST-inte4 appears to contribute to malathion tolerance in L. bostrychophila by facilitating the depletion of malathion. This study elucidates the molecular mechanism underlying malathion detoxification and provides the foundations for the development of effective prevention and control measures against psocids.
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- Tian-Xing Jing
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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Kunz Cechinel A, Soares CE, Pfleger SG, De Oliveira LLGA, Américo de Andrade E, Damo Bertoli C, De Rolt CR, De Pieri ER, Plentz PDM, Röning J. Mobile Robot + IoT: Project of Sustainable Technology for Sanitizing Broiler Poultry Litter. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:3049. [PMID: 38793903 PMCID: PMC11125414 DOI: 10.3390/s24103049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The traditional aviary decontamination process involves farmers applying pesticides to the aviary's ground. These agricultural defenses are easily dispersed in the air, making the farmers susceptible to chronic diseases related to recurrent exposure. Industry 5.0 raises new pillars of research and innovation in transitioning to more sustainable, human-centric, and resilient companies. Based on these concepts, this paper presents a new aviary decontamination process that uses IoT and a robotic platform coupled with ozonizer (O3) and ultraviolet light (UVL). These clean technologies can successfully decontaminate poultry farms against pathogenic microorganisms, insects, and mites. Also, they can degrade toxic compounds used to control living organisms. This new decontamination process uses physicochemical information from the poultry litter through sensors installed in the environment, which allows accurate and safe disinfection. Different experimental tests were conducted to construct the system. First, tests related to measuring soil moisture, temperature, and pH were carried out, establishing the range of use and the confidence interval of the measurements. The robot's navigation uses a back-and-forth motion that parallels the aviary's longest side because it reduces the number of turns, reducing energy consumption. This task becomes more accessible because of the aviaries' standardized geometry. Furthermore, the prototype was tested in a real aviary to confirm the innovation, safety, and effectiveness of the proposal. Tests have shown that the UV + ozone combination is sufficient to disinfect this environment.
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- Alan Kunz Cechinel
- Graduate Program in Automation and System Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Food Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88034-001, SC, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Computer Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Plant and Animal Science, Catarinense Federal Institute, Camboriú 88340-055, SC, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Business Management and Socioeconomic Science—ESAG, State University of Santa Catarina—UDESC, Florianópolis 88035-001, SC, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Automation and System Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Computer Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
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- Biomimetics and Intelligent Systems Group, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, 90014 Oulu, Finland;
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Tanaka K, Ozawa R, Takabayashi J, Ochiai M, Hayakawa Y. Booklice Liposcelis bostrychophila are efficiently attracted by the combination of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine and ultraviolet light. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:426-432. [PMID: 37714819 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7773] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Booklice Liposcelis bostrychophila are frequently found almost everywhere, including private houses and cleanrooms of factories and institutes. They often cause serious hygienic as well as agricultural problems, but a useful trap has not been developed so far. Therefore, an effective way to monitor and capture booklice is required. RESULTS We here identified a new attractant, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), which efficiently captured booklice in combination with UV light. When booklice placed at both right and left edges of an assay tray were exposed to light stimulus from the center, test insects gathered at the center. The attraction was stronger with shorter wavelengths than longer ones: 365-nm ultraviolet (UV) light showed the strongest attraction of four tested light wavelengths. We found that cocoa powder attracted booklice weakly but significantly under total darkness. Furthermore, the cocoa smell was confirmed to enhance the attraction to light at all tested wavelengths irrespective of the difference between two brands of cocoa powders. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry indicated that both cocoa products contain TMP as a major odor compound. Exposure of booklice to TMP significantly enhanced the attraction to UV light: the combined use with TMP almost doubled the attraction compared to the light only. By contrast, TMP homologs, pyrazine and dimethylpyrazines, showed strong repellent activities under UV light exposure. CONCLUSION TMP enhanced the UV light attraction for booklice while pyrazine and dimethylpyrazines diminished it. Use of these attractant and repellent pyrazine derivatives together with UV light would enable us to develop a practical new way to monitor and capture booklice. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Fuji Environmental Services, Inc., Shizuoka, Japan
- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Wang Y, Bian XK, Zhang L, Chen WY, Lyu QJ, Du SS. The essential oil of Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. as a potential repellent against stored-product insects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:124416-124424. [PMID: 37996575 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Chemical composition of the essential oil from Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. (syn. Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott) was analyzed in quality and quantity by GC-MS and GC-FID. Repellent activities of the essential oil from K. scoparia (KSEO) were evaluated against two common species of stored-product insects Tribolium castaneum Herbst and Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel. Results indicated that KSEO mainly consisted of eugenol, β-caryophyllene, and α-humulene, accounting for 75.6%, 8.2%, and 1.4% of the total oil, respectively. KSEO and the three major components were repellent to T. castaneum and L. bostrychophila adults. Notably, KSEO exerted significant effects, comparable to the positive control DEET at 2 and 4 h post-exposure. Eugenol at 63.17-2.53 nL/cm2 exhibited high percentage repellency ranging from 96 to 70% against L. bostrychophila during 4-h exposure. To gain further insights into the repellent activity, molecular docking simulation was performed with eugenol as the ligand and an odorant binding protein TcOBPC12 (gene: TcOBP10B) from the model insect T. castaneum as the receptor. Docking calculation results revealed that TcOBPC12 had binding affinity to eugenol (△G = - 4.52 kcal/mol) along with a hydrogen bond of 0.18 nm (1.8 Å) long forming between them, which could be an important target protein associated with identifying volatile repellent molecules. This work highlights the promising potential of KSEO as a botanical repellent for controlling stored-product insects.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yancheng No.1 People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Lu T, Lu Y, Wang L, Liu Z, Miao S, Tai Y, Yang B. The serine/threonine kinase Akt gene affects fecundity by reducing Juvenile hormone synthesis in Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 196:105583. [PMID: 37945269 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105583] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The serine/threonine kinase Akt is an important component of the insulin signalling pathway (ISP) in regulating insect metabolism, growth, and reproduction. The psocid Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein) is a distasteful stored products pest for its fecundity. However, the molecular mechanism of Akt that controls vitellogenesis and oviposition in L. entomophila remains obscure. In this study, the function of the Akt gene in the female reproduction of L. entomophila (designated as LeAkt) was characterized and investigated. LeAkt contains a 1587 bp open reading frame encoding a 529 amino acid protein that possesses a conserved Pleckstrin Homology domain (PH) and a Ser/Thr-type protein kinase (S_TKc) domain. The mRNA expression of LeAkt was the highest in female adult stages and peaked for 7-day female adults. In female adult tissues, LeAkt was highly expressed in the head and the ovary, indicating that LeAkt was closely correlated with female ovarian development. LeAkt transcription level was significantly suppressed by oral feeding on artificial diets mixed with dsRNA-LeAkt. RNAi-mediated silencing of LeAkt led to a severe inhibition of vitellogenein (Vg) expression and ovarian development, together with lower fecundity and hatchability compared to that of the normal feeding group, suggesting a critical role for LeAkt in L. entomophila reproduction. Further studies revealed that LeAkt silencing significantly decreased the mRNA levels of several signalling and biosynthetic genes in the juvenile hormone (JH) signalling pathway, such as methoprene-tolerant (LeMet), krüppel homolog 1 (LeKr-h1) and JH methyltransferase (LeJHAMT), leading to a severe inhibition of JH biosynthesis in L. entomophila female adults. These results suggested that LeAkt was affecting JH synthesis, thereby influencing Vg synthesis and ultimately L. entomophila reproduction.
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- Ting Lu
- School of Food Science and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China; School of Food Science and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China.
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Food Science and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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Deng W, Feng S, Stejskal V, Opit G, Li Z. An advanced approach for rapid visual identification of Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) based on CRISPR/Cas12a combined with RPA. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:1911-1921. [PMID: 37463293 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) is a booklouse pest that is a threat to commodity storage security worldwide. Accurate and sensitive methods of L. bostrychophila on-site identification are essential prerequisites for its effective management. Evidence suggests that L. bostrychophila contains 3 intraspecific biotypes that are morphologically indistinguishable but can be discriminated at the level of mitochondrial genome organization and sequences. The traditional molecular identification methods, such as DNA barcoding and PCR-RFLP, are instrumentally demanding and time-consuming, limiting the application of the identification in the field. Therefore, this study developed a new CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual nucleic acid system based on the mitochondrial gene coding for NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (nad2), combined with recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) to accurately identify L. bostrychophila from 4 other common stored-product booklice, and also differentiate 3 biotypes of this species at the same time. The entire identification process could be completed at 37 °C within 20 min with high sensitivity. The system could stably detect at least 1 ng/μl of DNA template. The green fluorescence signal produced by the trans-cleaving of the single-stranded DNA reporter could be observed by the naked eye under blue light. Additionally, the suggested system combined with the crude DNA extraction method to extract DNA rapidly, enabled identification of all developmental stages of L. bostrychophila. With crude DNA, this novel diagnostic system successfully identified an unknown booklouse by holding the reaction tubes in the hand, thus can be considered as an accurate, rapid, highly sensitive, and instrument-flexible method for on-site visual identification of L. bostrychophila.
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- Wenxin Deng
- Department of Plant Biosecurity, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, Hainan, 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 100193, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamycka 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Plant Biosecurity, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, Hainan, China
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Zhang L, Zhang Y, He Y, Dai H, Shu Z, Zhang W, Bi J. The component of the Chamaecyparis obtusa essential oil and insecticidal activity against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 195:105546. [PMID: 37666617 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105546] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) is a worldwide grain storage pest controlled by chemical control methods of phosphine fumigation, which results in many hazards, damages human health, makes pests resistant to pesticides, and pollutes the environment. In recent years, the popularity of botanical insecticides has continued to rise, and plant essential oils (EO) are considered potential alternatives for developing insecticides. In the current study, we selected the Chamaecyparis obtusa EO to determine its insecticidal effects and component analysis on T. castaneum. Through gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) technology, cedrol was the most obvious compound in the signal peak of the volatile components detected in the C. obtusa EO. The results of the bioassay showed that the C. obtusa EO had certain contact activity against T. castaneum, and the LD50 was 52.54 μg/adult. At three concentrations (0.41,1.62, 2.83 uL/cm2), the repellent rates of C. obtusa EO against T. castaneum were all above 80% at 15, 30, 60, and 120 min, respectively, indicating that the repellent effect was strong. Meanwhile, the C. obtusa EO exhibited fumigant toxicity against T. castaneum with LC50 values of 7.09 μg/L air. In addition, C. obtusa EO significantly increased the activity of AChE, CarE, POD, CAT, T-SOD, and chitinase in T. castaneum. Finally, the mechanism of C. obtusa EO on T. castaneum adults was explored based on transcriptome sequencing. We found that the DEGs focused on the chitin metabolic process and some aging genes in T. castaneum. Therefore, C. obtusa EO could be used as potential eco-friendly candidates for stored grain pest management.
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- Lirui Zhang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China.
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Morrison WR, Agrafioti P, Domingue MJ, Scheff DS, Lampiri E, Gourgouta M, Baliota GV, Sakka M, Myers SW, Athanassiou CG. Comparison of different traps and attractants in 3 food processing facilities in Greece on the capture of stored product insects. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:1432-1446. [PMID: 37352550 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad107] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Certain lures are marketed toward particular pests or classes of pests, while others might be multi-species lures. Investigative aims for this study included both which trap was most sensitive and whether different combinations of traps and attractants were delivering novel information about the stored product insect community. Comparisons were made for all combinations of 3 commercial traps and 4 different attractants plus an untreated control on the capture of stored-product insects for 2 consecutive years in 3 food processing facilities in Central Greece. The traps used in the experiments were Dome Trap (Trécé Inc., USA), Wall Trap (Trécé) and Box Trap (Insects Limited, Ltd., USA). The attractants that were evaluated were 0.13 g of (i) PantryPatrol gel (Insects Limited), (ii) Storgard kairomone food attractant oil (Trécé), (iii) wheat germ (Honeyville, USA), and (iv) Dermestid tablet attractant (Insects Limited). The traps were inspected approximately every 15 days and rotated. A total of 34,000+ individuals were captured belonging to 26 families and at least 48 species. The results indicated that Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), and cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) were the most abundant. Although there were noticeable differences among the different traps and attractants for specific species, all combinations provided similar information on population dynamics. Generally, Dome traps baited with either the oil or the gel, were found to be the most sensitive. The results of the present study demonstrate the importance of long-term trapping protocols, as a keystone in IPM-based control strategies in food processing facilities.
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- William R Morrison
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, Science and Technology, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Buzzards Bay, MA, USA
- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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- Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, Science and Technology, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Buzzards Bay, MA, USA
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece
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Sun W, Xia L, Wu Y. Life Histories and Functional Responses of Two Predatory Mites Feeding on the Stored-Grain Pest Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). INSECTS 2023; 14:insects14050478. [PMID: 37233106 DOI: 10.3390/insects14050478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans and Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) are predators of stored-grain pests in China. The psocid Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel is prone to outbreaks in depots. To assess the potential of large-scale breeding with Acarus siro Linnaeus and the biological control potential of C. malaccensis and C. eruditus against L. bostrychophila, we determined the development times of different stages at 16, 20, 24, and 28 °C and 75% relative humidity (RH) while feeding on A. siro, as well as the functional responses of both species' protonymphs and females to L. bostrychophila eggs at 28 °C and 75% RH. Cheyletus malaccensis had a shorter development time and longer adult survival time than C. eruditus at 28 °C and 75% RH and could establish populations faster than C. eruditus while preying on A. siro. The protonymphs of both species showed a type II functional response, while the females showed a type III functional response. Cheyletus malaccensis showed a higher predation ability than C. eruditus, and the females of both species had a higher predation ability than the protonymphs. Based on the observed development times, adult survival times, and predation efficiency, Cheyletus malaccensis has much greater biocontrol potential than C. eruditus.
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- Weiwei Sun
- Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, National Engineering Research Center for Grain Storage and Transportation, No. 11 Baiwanzhuang Street, Beijing 100037, China
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- Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, National Engineering Research Center for Grain Storage and Transportation, No. 11 Baiwanzhuang Street, Beijing 100037, China
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- Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, National Engineering Research Center for Grain Storage and Transportation, No. 11 Baiwanzhuang Street, Beijing 100037, China
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Yang B, Miao S, Lu Y, Wang S, Wang Z, Zhao Y. Involvement of Methoprene-tolerant and Krüppel homolog 1 in juvenile hormone-mediated vitellogenesis of female Liposcelis entomophila (End.) (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 112:e21973. [PMID: 36193599 PMCID: PMC10078567 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Methoprene-tolerant (Met) as an intracellular receptor of juvenile hormone (JH) and the Krüppel-homolog 1 (Kr-h1) as a JH-inducible transcription factor had been proved to contribute to insect reproduction. Their functions vary in different insect orders, however, they are not clear in Psocoptera. In this study, LeMet and LeKr-h1 were identified and their roles in vitellogenesis and ovarian development were investigated in Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein). Treatment with exogenous JH III significantly induced the expression of LeKr-h1, LeVg, and LeVgR. Furthermore, silencing LeMet and LeKr-h1 remarkably reduced the transcription of LeVg and LeVgR, disrupted the production of Vg in fat body and the uptake of Vg by oocytes, and ultimately led to a decline in fecundity. The results indicated that the JH signaling pathway was essential to the reproductive process of this species. Interestingly, knockdown of LeMet or LeKr-h1 also resulted in fluctuations in the expression of FoxO, indicating the complex regulatory interactions between different hormone factors. Besides, knockdown of both LeMet and LeKr-h1 significantly increased L. entomophila mortality. Our study provides initial insight into the roles of JH signaling in the female reproduction of psocids and provided evidence that RNAi-mediated knockdown of Met or Kr-h1 is a potential pest control strategy.
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- Bin‐Bin Yang
- School of Grain Science and TechnologyJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiangChina
- School of Food Science and TechnologyHenan University of TechnologyZhengzhouChina
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- School of Grain Science and TechnologyJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiangChina
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and EducationMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Grain Science and TechnologyJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiangChina
- School of Food Science and TechnologyHenan University of TechnologyZhengzhouChina
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and EducationMurdoch UniversityMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Food Science and TechnologyHenan University of TechnologyZhengzhouChina
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- School of Food Science and TechnologyHenan University of TechnologyZhengzhouChina
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- School of Grain Science and TechnologyJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiangChina
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Zhu L, Ma Q, Chen J, Zhao G. Current progress on innovative pest detection techniques for stored cereal grains and thereof powders. Food Chem 2022; 396:133706. [PMID: 35868281 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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For stored grains and their powders, pest infestation has always been a knotty problem and thus comprises a serious threat to global food security. Obviously, timely, rapid and accurate pest detection methods are of extreme importance to protect grains from pest mouth. In facing the defects of traditional methods, such as visual inspection, grain flotation and pest trap, diverse innovative approaches progressed fast alternatively, either targeting pest itself or diagnosing pest-induced changes. The former includes machine vision, metabolite analysis, pest-specific protein techniques, molecular techniques, bioacoustics analysis, conductive roller mill, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging, while the latter consists of thermal imaging, near-infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging, impact acoustics analysis, soft X-ray imaging and tomography. The principle, operation procedure, pros and cons and application scenarios were discussed for each method. The results herein hope to promote the technical revolution of pest inspection in stored cereal grains and their powders.
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- Lijun Zhu
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang JW, Feng YX, Du YS, Lu XX, Zheng Y, Wang D, Du SS. Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Elsholtzia kachinensis Prain, a Traditional Vegetable and Herbal Medicine. J Oleo Sci 2022; 71:1075-1084. [PMID: 35691834 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess21245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, secondary metabolites of plants have attracted researchers' interest as a substitute for synthetic insecticides with many advantages. Elsholtzia kachinensis is an annual herb with medicinal and edible value. In this study, the essential oil (EO) of the aerial part of E. kachinensis was extracted by hydrodistillation, and GC-MS analysed essential oil components. The results show that carvone and dehydroelsholtzia ketone are the main components of the essential oil, accounting for 32.298% and 31.540%, respectively. EO, carvone and dehydroelsholtzia ketone are used to determine the effects against stored-product insects Lasioderma serricorne, Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus oryzae and Liposcelis bostrychophila. The essential oil showed the most vital contact and fumigation toxicity to L. serricorne, of which LD50 and LC50 values were 3.85 μg/adult and 7.74 mg/L air, respectively. S. oryzae did not show repellent activity, but the repellent rate of the other three species reached 90% under EO treatment at a concentration of 78.63 nL/cm2. Therefore, the essential oil of E. kachinensis has an insecticidal effect and has the potential to be developed as a new eco-friendly insecticide.
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- Jia-Wei Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Beijing City University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
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Baliota GV, Lampiri E, Batzogianni EN, Athanassiou CG. Insecticidal Effect of Four Insecticides for the Control of Different Populations of Three Stored-Product Beetle Species. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13040325. [PMID: 35447767 PMCID: PMC9025209 DOI: 10.3390/insects13040325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Simple Summary Insecticides are currently the most effective method to control stored product insect pests worldwide. However, insecticide resistance poses a continuous threat to the viability of these management tools and thus, on food availability. Since there is very limited information available on the existence of resistant/tolerant insect populations in Greece, the objective of our study was to investigate the tolerance status of insect populations sampled from Greek warehouses and silos to a wide range of insecticides. According to our data, all field-collected insect populations indicated different patterns of tolerance, suggesting the occurrence of possible resistance to widely used insecticides. Our findings can be used for the reduction of the cases of control failures by revising the current pest management practices followed by Greek farmers and operators in stored product protection. Abstract The protection of stored products from insect pests is mainly based on suppressive methods by using contact and gaseous insecticides, globally. Following their continuous and improper use, insecticide resistance has been observed in several major insect species and pose a continuous threat to the sustainability of a wide range of active ingredients that are currently in use in stored product protection. In the present work, on-site samplings of insect populations were carried out in local warehouses containing different types of cereals. The collected insects, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae), were reared under laboratory conditions to determine tolerance/resistance to widely used insecticides, using different diagnostic protocols. Laboratory populations of the same species were also examined for comparative purposes. Adult knock down and mortality of all populations indicated different patterns of tolerance to phosphine, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, and pirimiphos-methyl. In many cases, the recommended label doses were not able to completely control some of these populations, regardless of their origin, i.e., field-collected or laboratory. The results of the present work underline the importance of population on the efficacy of insecticides that are currently in use in stored product protection.
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- Georgia V. Baliota
- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, 38446 Magnesia, Greece; (E.L.); (C.G.A.)
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, 38446 Magnesia, Greece; (E.L.); (C.G.A.)
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, 38446 Magnesia, Greece; (E.L.); (C.G.A.)
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Qi X, Feng Y, Pang X, Zeng D, Du S. Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils of different plants of Ligusticum genus against three stored insects. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2021.1942042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Xiaojie Qi
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection and Utilization, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Ocran AF, Opit GP, Noden BH, Arthur FH, Kard BM. Effects of Dehumidification on the Survivorship of Four Psocid Species. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:1380-1388. [PMID: 33855353 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab066] [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: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Psocids are damaging stored-product pests. In this study, eggs and early-instar nymphs, adults, and all life stages of Liposcelis entomophila, L. decolor, L. bostrychophila, and L. paeta were subjected to 43, 50, or 75% (Control) relative humidity (RH) for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 d at 30.0°C. All adults of these species died within 8 d at both 43 and 50% RH, except for L. bostrychophila, which required 12 d at 50% RH for 100% mortality to occur. For all life stages and eggs and early-instar nymphs, maximum survival times (times to 100% mortality) at 43 or 50% RH for L. entomophila, L. decolor, L. bostrychophila, and L. paeta, were 8 and 10 d, 8 and 12 d, 12 and 14 d, and 12 and 16 d, respectively. During this study, numbers of nymphs and adults of all species 14 d after the RH treatments increased within the 75% RH Control arenas. Different species and life stages responded differently to 43 and 50% RH, as time to kill all stages of the four psocid species was 8-12 and 10-16 d, respectively. Results indicate that using a specific RH environment may be effective in psocid management.
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- Abena F Ocran
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Retired USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, USA
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Wakil W, Schmitt T, Kavallieratos NG. Persistence and efficacy of enhanced diatomaceous earth, imidacloprid, and Beauveria bassiana against three coleopteran and one psocid stored-grain insects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:23459-23472. [PMID: 33449320 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12304-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The residual efficacy of the enhanced diatomaceous earth (DE) formulation DEBBM alone and in combination with Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) or with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae), and Liposcelis paeta (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) was investigated in the laboratory. The combination treatments were more effective compared to the single treatments against all examined species. The combinations of DEBBM and imidacloprid and imidacloprid with the highest dose rate of B. bassiana provided the highest mortality values against all tested species for 90 days of storage period. The combination of DEBBM plus B. bassiana resulted to the highest mortalities and to the lowest offspring production of all combinations tested after 180 days of storage. Mortality of adults for each test insect species was decreased over the storage period of 6 months, and the progeny production was increased with the extended storage period. Among the tested insect species, L. paeta was the most susceptible to all three grain protectants followed by C. ferrugineus, R. domina, and T. castaneum. The findings of the current study suggest that the use of DEBBM, imidacloprid, and B. bassiana as grain protectants may provide elevated control of major stored-grain insect species during a prolonged period of storage.
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- Waqas Wakil
- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Department of Biogeography, Faculty of Regional and Environmental Sciences, Trier University, Trier, Germany.
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- Department of Biogeography, Faculty of Regional and Environmental Sciences, Trier University, Trier, Germany
- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, D-15374, Müncheberg, Germany
- Department of Zoology, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences I, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55, Athens, Attica, Greece.
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Young RG, Milián‐García Y, Yu J, Bullas‐Appleton E, Hanner RH. Biosurveillance for invasive insect pest species using an environmental DNA metabarcoding approach and a high salt trap collection fluid. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:1558-1569. [PMID: 33613989 PMCID: PMC7882945 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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With the increase in global trade and warming patterns, the movement, introduction, and establishment of non-native insect species has increased. A rapid and effective early detection biosurveillance program to identify species of concern is needed to reduce future impacts and costs associated with introduced non-native species. One of the challenges facing insect surveillance trapping methods is the sheer volume of individual specimens in the collections. Although molecular identification methods are improving, they currently have limitations (e.g., destructive processing of specimens) and a protocol addressing these limitations can support regulatory applications that need morphological evidence to corroborate molecular data.The novel protocol presented here uses a metabarcoding approach to amplify environmental DNA from a saturated salt solution trap fluid, which retains trap specimens for downstream morphological identifications. The use of a saturated salt solution to preserve specimens in traps addresses issues with the high evaporation rate of ethanol in traps, and public safety concerns with other fluid preservation options with unattended traps in public settings.Using a metabarcoding approach, a 407-nucleotide segment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) animal barcode region was successfully amplified from Lindgren funnel trap collection fluids. These traps were placed in forested areas to survey for wood-boring beetles of regulatory concern. Our results displayed successful amplification of target taxa, including the molecular identification of the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica, a species regulated in Canada. A second species, Anisandrus maiche, recently introduced to North America, was identified in every trap. The genus Lymantria, which contains numerous species of concern to North American woodlands, was also detected. Also, there were six other species identified of interest due to their potential impacts on native and crop flora and fauna.Our results show how this protocol can be used as an efficient method for the surveillance of insects using a trap with a saturated salt solution and eDNA metabarcoding to detect species of regulatory concern.
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- Robert G. Young
- Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of GuelphGuelphONCanada
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- Animal BiosciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphONCanada
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- Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of GuelphGuelphONCanada
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Antioxidant Enzymes and Heat Shock Protein Genes from Liposcelis bostrychophila Are Involved in Stress Defense upon Heat Shock. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11120839. [PMID: 33261171 PMCID: PMC7759835 DOI: 10.3390/insects11120839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Simple Summary Liposcelis bostrychophila is one of the most serious pests of stored commodities among the psocids. Controlling psocids mainly relies on chemical insecticides and heat stress. In fact, L. bostrychophila has developed high levels of resistance or tolerance to heat treatment in grain storage systems. In this study, we evaluated the changes in malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration after different high temperatures. The result showed that MDA is increased slightly overall, but a drastic increase is detected at 42.5 °C for exposure of different times. To further explore the principles of L. bostrychophila in response to heat stress, we tested the changes of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidases (POD) and glutathione-S-transferases (GST) activities under different heat treatments and identified four inducible LbHsp70 genes and one LbHsp110 gene. Enzyme activities and transcript levels changed drastically after different heat treatments. These findings contribute to our understanding of the mechanism of L. bostrychophila responding to heat stress and provide baseline information for further understanding the excellent targets of L. bostrychophila. Abstract Psocids are a new risk for global food security and safety because they are significant worldwide pests of stored products. Among these psocids, Liposcelis bostrychophila has developed high levels of resistance or tolerance to heat treatment in grain storage systems, and thus has led to investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying heat tolerance in this pest. In this study, the time-related effects of thermal stress treatments at relatively high temperatures on the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidases (POD), glutathione-S-transferases (GST) and malondialdehyde (MDA), of L. bostrychophila were determined. Thermal stress resulted that L. bostrychophila had a significantly higher MDA concentration at 42.5 °C, which indicated that the heat stress increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) contents and oxidative stress in this psocid pest. Heat stress also resulted in significant elevation of SOD, CAT and GST activities but decreased POD activity. Our data indicates that different antioxidant enzymes contribute to defense mechanisms, counteracting oxidative damage in varying levels. POD play minor roles in scavenging deleterious LPO, while enhanced SOD, CAT and GST activities in response to thermal stress likely play a more important role against oxidative damage. Here, we firstly identified five LbHsps (four LbHsp70s and one LbHsp110) from psocids, and most of these LbHsps (except LbHsp70-1) are highly expressed at fourth instar nymph and adults, and LbHsp70-1 likely presents as a cognate form of HSP due to its non-significant changes of expression. Most LbHsp70s (except LbHsp70-4) are significantly induced at moderate high temperatures (<40 °C) and decreased at extreme high temperatures (40–45 °C), but LbHsp110-1 can be significantly induced at all high temperatures. Results of this study suggest that the LbHsp70s and LbHsp110 genes are involved in tolerance to thermal stress in L. bostrychophila, and antioxidant enzymes and heat shock proteins may be coordinately involved in the tolerance to thermal stress in psocids.
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Rajkumar V, Gunasekaran C, Paul CA, Dharmaraj J. Development of encapsulated peppermint essential oil in chitosan nanoparticles: characterization and biological efficacy against stored-grain pest control. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 170:104679. [PMID: 32980061 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Peppermint oil (PO) has widely been reported for their nutritional and biomedical properties. Essential oil (EO) has several properties, usage restricted due to environmental condition, polymer based nanoencapsulation of EOs is developed as one of the promising technique to address this limitation. In this current study emphasizes on developing Peppermint oil (PO) encapsulated chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) by ionic gelation method in order to improving its insecticidal potential effective management of two stored grain pest. The nano-encapsulated PO (CS/PO NPs) was confirmed by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The physicochemical characterization of CS/PO NPs revealed <563.3 nm size, Zeta potential of -12.12 mV, encapsulation efficiency >64% and loading capacity >12.31% respectively. Developed CS/PO NPs demonstrated the toxicity studies have significantly efficacy against both stored product pest compared to control. In-vivo percent inhibition of AChE activity ranged between S. oryzae (52.43% and 37.71% and and T. castaneum (37.80% and 31.29). Overall, these results highlighted that polymer chitosan nanoparticle encapsulated with essential oil is a promising novel design that could be promoted in stored food pest management schedule for T. castaneum and S. oryzae.
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- Vallavan Rajkumar
- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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Wei DD, He W, Miao ZQ, Tu YQ, Wang L, Dou W, Wang JJ. Characterization of Esterase Genes Involving Malathion Detoxification and Establishment of an RNA Interference Method in Liposcelis bostrychophila. Front Physiol 2020; 11:274. [PMID: 32292357 PMCID: PMC7118802 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Esterases (ESTs) play important roles in metabolizing various physiologically endogenous and exogenous compounds, and various environmental xenobiotics in insects. The psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophila is a major pest of stored products worldwide and rapidly develops resistance to commonly insecticides. However, the involvement of ESTs in insecticide metabolization and the application of RNAi approach in psocids have not been well elucidated. In this study, we characterized four LbEST genes and investigated the transcriptional levels of these genes at different developmental stages and under different insecticides exposures to assess their potential roles in response to insecticides. The four LbESTs contain a catalytic triad (Ser-His-Glu) linked to an oxyanion hole and acyl pocket involved in substrate stabilization during its hydrolysis. Synergism observed with the esterase-inhibitor DEF suggests the involvement of esterases in malathion detoxification. LbESTs were expressed during the whole of developmental stages, but predominant abundance in the first nymphal instar and adult stage. The mRNA level of three LbEST genes (except for LbEST4) was induced (1.29- to 5.60 fold) in response to malathion or deltamethrin exposures, indicating that these esterases are involved in the detoxification process. Silencing of LbEST1, LbEST2 or LbEST3 through dsRNA feeding led to a higher mortality of psocids upon the malathion treatment compared to controls (1.83 to 2.69-fold), demonstrating that these esterase genes play roles in malathion detoxification in L. bostrychophila. Our study provides new evidence for understanding of the function and regulation mechanism of esterases in L. bostrychophila in insecticide detoxification. The current study also suggests that the present RNAi method could be applied for gene functional studies in psocids.
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- Dan-Dan Wei
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Nayak MK, Daglish GJ, Phillips TW, Ebert PR. Resistance to the Fumigant Phosphine and Its Management in Insect Pests of Stored Products: A Global Perspective. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 65:333-350. [PMID: 31610132 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-011019-025047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Development of resistance in major grain insect pest species to the key fumigant phosphine (hydrogen phosphide) across the globe has put the viability and sustainability of phosphine in jeopardy. The resistance problem has been aggravated over the past two decades, due mostly to the lack of suitable alternatives matching the major attributes of phosphine, including its low price, ease of application, proven effectiveness against a broad pest spectrum, compatibility with most storage conditions, and international acceptance as a residue-free treatment. In this review, we critically analyze the published literature in the area of phosphine resistance with special emphasis on the methods available for detection of resistance, the genetic basis of resistance development, key management strategies, and research gaps that need to be addressed.
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- Manoj K Nayak
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia; ,
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia; ,
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA;
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia;
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Scaccini D, Duso C, Pozzebon A. Lethal Effects of High Temperatures on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Adults before and after Overwintering. INSECTS 2019; 10:insects10100355. [PMID: 31635352 PMCID: PMC6835233 DOI: 10.3390/insects10100355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is causing economic and ecological damage in invaded areas. Its overwintering behavior warrants mitigation practices in warehouses and shipping operations. The aim of this study was to characterize the mortality response curves of H. halys adults to short high-temperature exposure. Here we compared field-collected individuals entering (ENA) and exiting diapause (EXA). EXA adults displayed increased susceptibility to high temperatures compared to ENA individuals. Complete mortality of all tested individuals was obtained after 10 min exposure at 50.0 °C, and after 15 (EXA) or 20 min (ENA) at 47.5 °C. The nutritional status of these insects had no effect on high-temperature tolerance. The mortality curves obtained here may be used for the definition of cost-effective heat treatments aimed at the H. halys control.
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- Davide Scaccini
- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
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Feng S, Li H, Song F, Wang Y, Stejskal V, Cai W, Li Z. A novel mitochondrial genome fragmentation pattern in Liposcelis brunnea, the type species of the genus Liposcelis (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 132:1296-1303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rajkumar V, Gunasekaran C, Christy IK, Dharmaraj J, Chinnaraj P, Paul CA. Toxicity, antifeedant and biochemical efficacy of Mentha piperita L. essential oil and their major constituents against stored grain pest. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 156:138-144. [PMID: 31027573 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The efficiency of chemically characterized Mentha piperita L. essential oil (EO), a plant based insecticide was tested for acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) and antioxidant enzyme system (SOD, CAT, GSH and GSSH) in Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.). GC-MS results evidenced for menthone and menthol as the major compounds of EO. As a fumigant, EO and its major component showed 100% mortality at 75.0 μL/L air and 100.0 μL/L air against S. oryzae and T. castaneum at 24 h of exposure. Antifeedant activity exhibited 100% lethal activity against pests in comparison to sub lethal doses. In vivo percent inhibition of AChE activity ranged between S. oryzae (29.68%, 18.81% and 14.34%) and T. castaneum (20.67%, 13.73% and 9.19%). Significant changes in antioxidant defense system studied for SOD, CAT, GSH and GSSH were noticed. Results revealed the toxicity of EO associations with the inhibition of AChE activity accompanied by oxidative imbalance. Therefore, M. piperita EO has a noteworthy role in insecticidal properties and could be recommended as an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic insecticides.
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- Vallavan Rajkumar
- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, Jiangsu, China
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Conservation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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Jian F. Influences of Stored Product Insect Movements on Integrated Pest Management Decisions. INSECTS 2019; 10:E100. [PMID: 30959947 PMCID: PMC6523121 DOI: 10.3390/insects10040100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Insect movement inside and outside grain bulks and processed products influences pest management decisions. Movement allows insects to find essential food resources, shelters (refuges), warmer and/or humid locations, mating and egg-laying sites, even when they are rare in fields, buildings, mills, warehouses, and inside grain masses. This review discussed the advantages and disadvantages of stored product insect movements, and the influence of insect mobility on some integrated pest management practices. Insect movement (1) results in clumped insect spatial distributions and thus makes large sample sizes necessary for monitoring; (2) makes trapping more efficient, but is influenced by many factors; (3) allows control methods to be effective, but requires pest management programs to be area-wide; (4) makes eradication of quarantine pests difficult and commodities are quickly re-infested; and (5) results in a diverse genetic pool and speeds the development of resistance to pesticides. Any element of an IPM approach should use the knowledge of insect movement. Reasons for the difficult interpretation of cryptic movement behaviours of insects were provided and future research areas were suggested.
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- Fuji Jian
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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Essential Oils from Clausena Species in China: Santalene Sesquiterpenes Resource and Toxicity against Liposcelis bostrychophila. J CHEM-NY 2018. [DOI: 10.1155/2018/7813675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To develop natural product resources from the Clausena genus (Rutaceae), the essential oils (EOs) from four Clausena plants (Clausena excavata, C. lansium, C. emarginata, and C. dunniana) were analyzed by GC-MS. Their lethal (contact toxicity) and sublethal effects (repellency) against Liposcelis bostrychophila (LB) adults were also evaluated. Santalene sesquiterpene was the precursor substance of santalol, a valuable perfumery. It was found that plenty of α-santalol (31.7%) and α-santalane (19.5%) contained in C. lansium from Guangxi Province and α-santalene (1.5%) existed in C. emarginata. Contact toxicity of the four EOs was observed, especially C. dunniana (LD50 = 37.26 µg/cm2). Santalol (LD50 = 30.26 µg/cm2) and estragole (LD50 = 30.22 µg/cm2) were the two most toxic compounds. In repellency assays, C. excavate, C. lansium, and C. emarginata exhibited repellent effect at the dose of 63.17 nL/cm2 2 h after exposure (percentage repellencies were 100%, 98%, and 96%, respectively). Four Clausena EOs and santalol had an excellent potential for application in the management of LB. Clausena plants could be further developed to find more resources of natural products.
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The Highly Divergent Mitochondrial Genomes Indicate That the Booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) Is a Cryptic Species. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:1039-1047. [PMID: 29352078 PMCID: PMC5844292 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila is an important storage pest worldwide. The mitochondrial (mt) genome of an asexual strain (Beibei, China) of the L. bostrychophila comprises two chromosomes; each chromosome contains approximate half of the 37 genes typically found in bilateral animals. The mt genomes of two sexual strains of L. bostrychophila, however, comprise five and seven chromosomes, respectively; each chromosome contains one to six genes. To understand mt genome evolution in L. bostrychophila, and whether L. bostrychophila is a cryptic species, we sequenced the mt genomes of six strains of asexual L. bostrychophila collected from different locations in China, Croatia, and the United States. The mt genomes of all six asexual strains of L. bostrychophila have two chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis of mt genome sequences divided nine strains of L. bostrychophila into four groups. Each group has a distinct mt genome organization and substantial sequence divergence (48.7–87.4%) from other groups. Furthermore, the seven asexual strains of L. bostrychophila, including the published Beibei strain, are more closely related to two other species of booklice, L. paeta and L. sculptilimacula, than to the sexual strains of L. bostrychophila. Our results revealed highly divergent mt genomes in the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, and indicate that L. bostrychophila is a cryptic species.
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Hubert J, Stejskal V, Athanassiou CG, Throne JE. Health Hazards Associated with Arthropod Infestation of Stored Products. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 63:553-573. [PMID: 29324037 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Insects and mites are common inhabitants and accidental invaders of food, including durable commodities, and their presence can have both direct and indirect effects on human health. The most common direct effect is contamination of food with arthropod fragments and related contaminants, which may be allergenic or even carcinogenic. The most important indirect effect is that their presence can change the storage microenvironment, making durable products suitable for the rapid development of fungi and other microorganisms. Some of these fungi can produce toxins (e.g., aflatoxins) that endanger human health. Insects may actively or passively contribute to the spread of microorganisms, increasing product contamination, and they may host bacteria that have developed antibiotic resistance, contributing to their spread in food. Several species also may host, attract, or transmit tapeworms, predators, or parasitoids that may affect health. This review synthesizes research on these topics and suggests directions for future research.
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- Jan Hubert
- Crop Research Institute, 161 06 Prague 6, Czechia; ,
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Volos 384 46, Magnesia, Greece;
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- San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Parlier, California 93648-9757, USA;
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Identification and expression profiles of fifteen delta-class glutathione S-transferase genes from a stored-product pest, Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein) (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 206:35-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Li T, Liu Y, Wei DD, Shang F, Smagghe G, Dou W, Wang JJ, Smagghe G. CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION PROFILES OF FIVE POSSIBLE CYTOCHROME P450 GENES FROM Liposcelis entomophila (ENDERLEIN) (PSOCOPTERA: LIPOSCELIDIDAE). ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 92:259-273. [PMID: 27087161 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, the cDNAs of five cytochromes P450 genes (named CYP345P1, CYP358B1, CYP4FD2, CYP4CD2, and CYP6JN1) contained open reading frames from 1,500 to 1,554 nucleotides that encoded 499 to 517 amino acids were cloned from the psocid Liposcelis entomophila. They are characterized by predicted molecular weights from 57.67 to 59.64 kDa and theoretical isoelectric points of 5.57-9.07. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed these five genes were expressed at all tested developmental stages and higher expressions were observed in adults. CYP358B1 was expressed at higher levels in egg and adult compared to the larval stages. mRNA abundances of five genes were detected in both sexes and were relatively more abundant in adult females than in adult males. Synergism bioassay showed that the synergic ratio was 2.20 and 2.45 when insects were treated with the mixture of deltamethrin or malathion with the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO). Because PBO induces cytochrome P450s in some insects, this suggested to us that cytochromes P450 might participate in detoxification of these insecticides. The transcripts of the five cytochromes P450 genes in adult psocids could be induced to the highest level at 12 h after the exposure to malathion. After exposure to deltamethrin, CYP358B1 reached maximum expression at 24 h. The maximum expression of the other four genes occurred at 36 h. Treatments with the carbamate propoxur did not influence transcription of the cytochromes P450 gene. The induction profiles suggested that these five cytochrome P450 genes may be associated with deltamethrin and malathion metabolism in psocids.
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- Ting Li
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Dou W, Wu JJ, Chen SC, Wei DD, Wang JJ. Effects of Ethacrynic Acid Addition to Diet on Fitness and Development in the Psocid Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2016; 45:252-257. [PMID: 26475825 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv157] [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: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Fertility life table provides a comprehensive description of arthropod population dynamics by the estimation of parameters about arthropod population growth potential. It can also clarify the sublethal effects of chemicals on insects. Ethacrynic acid (EA), an inhibitor of glutathione S-transferases, is a diuretic compound that has been confirmed to modulate drug resistance in organisms. In this study, the effects of EA on growth and development of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel were investigated in the laboratory to explore the potential possibilities of EA as an active agent to manage insecticide-resistant psocids. The treatment of psocids was obtained by feeding on the routine diet containing 3% EA for three successive generations, and psocids on routine diet served as control. The results indicated that EA possessed some negative effects on the life-table parameters of the psocid in F1 and F2 generations. The addition of EA to diet stunted psocids growth by lengthening development time and increasing mortality with a greater effect in the F2 generation. In the third generation of psocids on EA diet, it seemed there was a return to normal. Psocid fitness was influenced by addition of EA to standard diet. Using rm values, the fitness for EA diet in F1, F2, and F3 compared with the counterpart of routine diet was calculated as 0.80, 0.74, and 0.87, respectively.
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- Wei Dou
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China (; ; ; ; )
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China (; ; ; ; )
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China (; ; ; ; )
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China (; ; ; ; )
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China (; ; ; ; ),
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Gautam SG, Opit GP, Shakya K. Population Growth and Development of the Psocid Liposcelis fusciceps (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) at Constant Temperatures and Relative Humidities. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2016; 45:237-244. [PMID: 26385931 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We investigated the effects of seven temperatures (22.5, 25.0, 27.5, 30.0, 32.5, 35.0, and 37.5°C) and four relative humidities (43, 55, 63, and 75%) on population growth and development of the psocid Liposcelis fusciceps Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Results demonstrated that L. fusciceps did not survive at 43% RH, at all temperatures tested. At 55% RH, L. fusciceps did not survive at the highest three temperatures and no psocids survived at 37.5°C and 63% RH. The highest population growth was recorded at 30.0°C and 75% RH where populations increased 16-fold from an initial population of five females. L. fusciceps males have two to four nymphal instars, and the percentages of males with two, three, and four instars were 28, 70, and 2%, respectively. Female L. fusciceps have two to five instars, and the percentages of females with two, three, four, and five instars were 2, 33, 63, and 2%, respectively. The total developmental time for males was shorter than females. We developed temperature-dependent development equations for male and female eggs, individual nymphal, combined nymphal, and combined immature stages. Based on 30-d population growth, L. fusciceps can survive and multiply at a relative humidity of 55% at 22.5-30.0°C, but does better at 27.5-32.5°C and a higher relative humidity of 75%. Relative humidities of ≤ 63% and temperatures of ≥ 32.5°C are detrimental to L. fusciceps. These data provide a better understanding of L. fusciceps population dynamics and can be used to develop effective management strategies for this psocid.
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- S G Gautam
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3033 (; ; ) and
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3033 (; ; ) and
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3033 (; ; ) and
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Li HY, Liu XC, Chen XB, Liu QZ, Liu ZL. Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activities of the Essential Oil of Clinopodium chinense (Benth.) Kuntze Aerial Parts against Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel. J Food Prot 2015; 78:1870-4. [PMID: 26408136 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Water-distilled essential oil from Clinopodium chinense (Labiatae) aerial parts at the flowering stage was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Thirty-five compounds, accounting for 99.18% of the total oil, were identified, and the main components of the essential oil of C. chinense were spathulenol (18.54%), piperitone (18.9%), caryophyllene (12.04%), and bornyl acetate (8.14%). Based on bioactivity-directed fractionation, bornyl acetate, caryophyllene, and piperitone were identified from the essential oil. The essential oil possessed fumigant toxicity against booklice (Liposcelis bostrychophila) with a 50% lethal concentration (LC50) value of 423.39 μg/liter, while the isolated constituents, bornyl acetate and piperitone, had LC50 values of 351.69 and 311.12 μg/liter against booklice, respectively. The essential oil also exhibited contact toxicity against L. bostrychophila with an LC50 value of 215.25 μg/cm(2). Bornyl acetate, caryophyllene, and piperitone exhibited acute toxicity against booklice with LC50 values of 321.42, 275.00, and 139.74 μg/cm(2), respectively. The results indicated that the essential oil and its isolated constituents have potential for development into natural insecticides or fumigants for control of insects in stored grains.
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- Heng Yu Li
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- College of Ecology, Lishui University, Zhejiang Province, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Athanassiou CG, Hasan MM, Phillips TW, Aikins MJ, Throne JE. Efficacy of Methyl Bromide for Control of Different Life Stages of Stored-Product Psocids. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 108:1422-1428. [PMID: 26470271 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The psocid species Liposcelis paeta Pearman, Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein), Liposcelis decolor (Pearman), Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae), and Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein (Psocoptera: Trogiidae) were evaluated in laboratory bioassays to determine their susceptibility to six concentrations of methyl bromide (0.027, 0.113, 0.280, 0.393, 0.452, and 0.616 g/m3) after 48 h of exposure at 27.5°C. The life stages that were evaluated were adults (for all species), nymphs (for all species except Lep. reticulatus), and eggs (for L. entomophila, L. decolor, and L. bostrychophila). Adults and nymphs were very susceptible, and complete mortality was recorded at concentrations between 0.027 and 0.280 g/m3. In contrast, eggs were by far more tolerant than adults and nymphs for all species tested. At 0.027 g/m3, mortality did not exceed 53%, while survival was high even at 0.113 g/m3. Complete (100%) egg mortality was recorded at 0.393 g/m3 for L. decolor and at 0.452 g/m3 for L. entomophila and L. bostrychophila; concentrations estimated to give 99% mortality for eggs of these three species were 0.710, 1.044, and 0.891 g/m3, respectively. These results show that stored-product psocids are susceptible to methyl bromide, but concentrations of ≥0.452 g/m3 should be used to control all life stages.
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- Christos G Athanassiou
- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou str., 38446, N. Ionia Magnesia, Greece. USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan KS 66502-2736, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, 123 W. Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4004, USA. Laboratory of Post-harvest Entomology, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Entomology, 123 W. Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4004, USA
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- Department of Entomology, 123 W. Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4004, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan KS 66502-2736, USA. Current address: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Jan San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier CA 93648, USA
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Diaz-Montano J, Campbell JF, Phillips TW, Throne JE. Evaluation of Potential Attractants for Six Species of Stored-Product Psocids (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae, Trogiidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 108:1398-1407. [PMID: 26470268 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Psocids have emerged as worldwide pests of stored commodities during the past two decades, and are difficult to control with conventional management tactics such as chemical insecticides. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate alternative management strategies, such as the use of attractants for monitoring and controlling psocids, which can be incorporated into integrated pest management programs for psocids. Using a two-choice pitfall test, we studied the response of adults of different ages and sexes of Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein) (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae), Liposcelis paeta Pearman, Liposcelis decolor (Pearman), Liposcelis brunnea Motschulsky, Liposcelis corrodens (Heymons), and Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein (Psocoptera: Trogiidae) to volatiles from different potential attractants including grains, grain-based oils, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, and commercially available kairomone lures. For all species tested, sex and age did not have a major influence on response to the different potential attractants. Brewer's yeast most consistently elicited the strongest response for psocids, but this response frequently was not different from that to wheat germ and wheat germ oil. The percentage response to brewer's yeast varied among the psocid species tested: L. decolor (73-78%), L. entomophila (62-73%), L. brunnea (64-68%), L. paeta (42-57%), Lep. reticulatus (40%), and L. corrodens (15-19%). Two psocids species (L. corrodens and Lep. reticulatus) had low responses to all the potential attractants evaluated compared with the other four species. These results show there is high potential for using these attractants in a psocid-monitoring program.
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- John Diaz-Montano
- Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.
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- Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502
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- Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, 123 West Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
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- Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. Current Address: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, 9611 South Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648
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Green PW. Volatile compounds from Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) and their environment and their effects on settling behaviour. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2014.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen SC, Wei DD, Shao R, Shi JX, Dou W, Wang JJ. Evolution of multipartite mitochondrial genomes in the booklice of the genus Liposcelis (Psocoptera). BMC Genomics 2014; 15:861. [PMID: 25282613 PMCID: PMC4197233 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The genus Liposcelis (Psocoptera: Troctomorpha) has more than 120 species with a worldwide distribution and they pose a risk for global food security. The organization of mitochondrial (mt) genomes varies between the two species of booklice investigated in the genus Liposcelis. Liposcelis decolor has its mt genes on a single chromosome, like most other insects; L. bostrychophila, however, has a multipartite mt genome with genes on two chromosomes. RESULTS To understand how multipartite mt genome organization evolved in the genus Liposcelis, we sequenced the mt genomes of L. entomophila and L. paeta in this study. We found that these two species of booklice also have multipartite mt genomes, like L. bostrychophila, with the mt genes we identified on two chromosomes. Numerous pseudo mt genes and non-coding regions were found in the mt genomes of these two booklice, and account for 30% and 10% respectively of the entire length we sequenced. In L. bostrychophila, the mt genes are distributed approximately equally between the two chromosomes. In L. entomophila and L. paeta, however, one mt chromosome has most of the genes we identified whereas the other chromosome has largely pseudogenes and non-coding regions. L. entomophila and L. paeta differ substantially from each other and from L. bostrychophila in gene content and gene arrangement in their mt chromosomes. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate unusually fast evolution in mt genome organization in the booklice of the genus Liposcelis, and reveal different patterns of mt genome fragmentation among L. bostrychophila, L. entomophila and L. paeta.
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P, R, China.
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Athanassiou CG, Kavallieratos NG, Throne JE, Nakas CT. Competition among species of stored-product psocids (Psocoptera) in stored grain. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102867. [PMID: 25105507 PMCID: PMC4126688 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We evaluated the competition among stored-product psocid species by conducting two series of laboratory experiments. In the first series, three species of Liposcelididae were used: Liposcelis bostrychophila, Liposcelis decolor, and Liposcelis paeta. Five adult females of these species were placed in vials containing wheat, either alone or in all possible combinations of two species. The number of adults in the vials was counted after 35, 70, 105, 140, and 175 days. These tests were performed at 25 and 30°C. At 25°C, there were no differences in numbers of L. bostrychophila when this species was reared either alone or with each of the other two species. At 30°C, L. bostrychophila was the dominant species. The presence of L. bostrychophila had a negative effect on the growth of populations of L. decolor and L. paeta. The presence of L. paeta did not affect growth of populations of L. decolor, although the presence of L. decolor occasionally reduced growth of populations of L. paeta. In the second series of tests, L. bostrychophila adult females were placed in vials of wheat either alone or with adult females of Lepinotus reticulatus, at the ratios of (L. bostrychophila: L. reticulatus) 10∶0, 9∶1, 7∶3, 5∶5, 3∶7, 1∶9, and 0∶10. These tests were carried out only at 30°C, and the observation periods were the same as for the first series of tests. Liposcelis bostrychophila was the dominant species in this case as well, regardless of the ratio of the parental females. At the end of the experimental period, L. reticulatus was present only in vials that contained this species alone. Our results showed that L. bostrychophila outcompetes the other stored-product psocid species tested.
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- Christos G. Athanassiou
- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Development, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia Magnissia, Greece
- USDA-ARS, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
- USDA-ARS, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- USDA-ARS, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- USDA-ARS, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, California, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Biometry, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Development, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia Magnissia, Greece
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Rajashekar Y, Raghavendra A, Bakthavatsalam N. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition by biofumigant (Coumaran) from leaves of Lantana camara in stored grain and household insect pests. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:187019. [PMID: 25025036 PMCID: PMC4082895 DOI: 10.1155/2014/187019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent studies proved that the biofumigants could be an alternative to chemical fumigants against stored grain insect pests. For this reason, it is necessary to understand the mode of action of biofumigants. In the present study the prospectus of utilising Lantana camara as a potent fumigant insecticide is being discussed. Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by Coumaran, an active ingredient extracted from the plant L. camara, was studied. The biofumigant was used as an enzyme inhibitor and acetylthiocholine iodide as a substrate along with Ellman's reagent to carry out the reactions. The in vivo inhibition was observed in both dose dependent and time dependent in case of housefly, and the nervous tissue (ganglion) and the whole insect homogenate of stored grain insect exposed to Coumaran. The possible mode of action of Coumaran as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is discussed.
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- Yallappa Rajashekar
- Animal Bioresources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal, Manipur 795001, India
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- Division of Insect Ecology, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, India
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- Division of Insect Ecology, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, India
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