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First record of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) and a tritrophic relation with parasitoids in a citrus orchard in Pará state, Brazil [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2021
Citriculture is a growing industry in Pará state, Brazil, but information regarding fruit flies and their associated parasitoids in this region is lacking.
Marlon Gonçalves RODRIGUES, Maria Gisely CAMARGOS, Clarice Diniz ALVARENGA, Rosana Cardoso Rodrigues da SILVA, Álvaro Remígio AYRES   +4 more
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Geographic Variation in Resistance of the Invasive <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> to Parasitism by the Biological Control Agent, <i>Ganaspis brasiliensis</i>. [PDF]

Evol Appl
ABSTRACT Host–parasitoid interactions are tied in coevolutionary arms races where parasitoids continuously have to evolve increased virulence as hosts evolve increased resistance. Over time, geographic structure in virulence and resistance can arise because of spatial and temporal differences in parasitoid communities, in the strength of reciprocal ...
Istas O, Szűcs M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Species Diversity in the Parasitoid Genus Asobara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Native Area of the Fruit Fly Pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), commonly known as Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), is a worldwide serious economic threat to the production of berries and stone fruits.
Emilio Guerrieri, Massimo Giorgini, Pasquale Cascone, Simona Carpenito, Cees van Achterberg   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Absence of complementary sex determination in the parasitoid wasp genus Asobara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
An attractive way to improve our understanding of sex determination evolution is to study the underlying mechanisms in closely related species and in a phylogenetic perspective.
Wen-Juan Ma, Bram Kuijper, Jetske G de Boer, Louis van de Zande, Leo W Beukeboom, Bregje Wertheim, Bart A Pannebakker   +6 more
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Rapid establishment of a regular distribution of adult tropical Drosophila parasitoids in a multi-patch environment by patch defence behaviour. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Females of the larval parasitoid of Drosophila, Asobara citri, from sub-Saharan Africa, defend patches with hosts by fighting and chasing conspecific females upon encounter.
Peter W de Jong, Lia Hemerik, Gerrit Gort, Jacques J M van Alphen   +3 more
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A case of polyploid utility in biocontrol: reproductively-impaired triploid Nasonia vitripennis have high host-killing ability. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Parasitization ability on blowfly pupae of polyploid (triploid) females of the model parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis was compared against diploid controls. Despite highly impaired reproduction, the infertile polyploids had parasitization ability equal to control diploids, demonstrating high utility of polyploid parasitoids for biocontrol, with less ...
Li X, Leung K.
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Substantial fitness costs in terms of parasitization rates, offspring production and sex ratio of Wolbachia infection in Nasonia vitripennis without modified host preference

Ecological Entomology, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 765-774, December 2023., 2023
We tested whether host preference and parasitization rate of wild‐type Nasonia vitripennis females are manipulated by Wolbachia endosymbionts. We found fitness costs on the parasitoid wasps due to Wolbachia infection, where divergent host genotypes are impaired in disparate fitness correlates. Contrary to expectations based on other systems, the wasps'
Dhevi Kalyanaraman, Katharina Meyer Zu Riemsloh, Liv Kristin Kürschner, Jürgen Gadau, Mark Lammers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome composition is shaped by geography and population structure in the parasitic wasp Asobara japonica, but not in the presence of the endosymbiont Wolbachia

Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 23, Page 6644-6658, December 2023., 2023
Abstract The microbial community composition is crucial for diverse life‐history traits in many organisms. However, we still lack a sufficient understanding of how the host microbiome is acquired and maintained, a pressing issue in times of global environmental change. Here we investigated to what extent host genotype, environmental conditions, and the
Pina Brinker, Fangying Chen, Yacine Ben Chehida, Leo W. Beukeboom, Michael C. Fontaine, Joana Falcao Salles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental heatwaves facilitate invasion and alter species interactions and composition in a tropical host‐parasitoid community

Global Change Biology, Volume 29, Issue 22, Page 6261-6275, November 2023., 2023
Climate change not only directly affects organisms' performance but also exposes organisms to new biological interactions. Our work highlights the role of heatwaves in facilitating invasion. We also show indirect interactions mediated by parasitoid wasps in our relatively simple bi‐trophic community contribute to complications and surprise in the ...
Jinlin Chen, Owen T. Lewis
wiley   +1 more source

The microbiota of Idaea inquinata developing on dry herbs

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 171, Issue 10, Page 796-805, October 2023., 2023
The role of diet in influencing the Idaea inquinata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)‐associated bacterial community and the impact on its development were investigated by rearing this species on three diets: Matricaria chamomilla flowers, Angelica archangelica roots, and artificial diet.
Giulia Magoga, Chiara Piombo, Daria Patrizia Locatelli, Lidia Limonta, Matteo Montagna   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source