Investigating the Parasitoid Community Associated with the Invasive Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis in Southern China.
Investigating the Parasitoid Community Associated with the Invasive Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis in Southern China.
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调查华南地区与入侵性粉蚧粉虱相关的寄生蜂群落
DOI:
10.3390/insects12040290
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发表时间:
2021-03-26
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影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Zhang YZ
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作者:
Chen HY;Li HL;Pang H;Zhu CD;Zhang YZ
Simple Summary The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an emerging invasive insect pest in China. Hymenopteran parasitoids have great potential to be used as biological agents to suppress the populations of P. solenopsis in the field. We used an integrated approach of species delimitation, combining morphology with molecular data, to investigate the parasitoid community associated with P. solenopsis from south China. On the basis of both morphological and molecular evidence, we identified 18 hymenopteran parasitoid species belonging to 11 genera of four families. Among these species, eight species are primary parasitoids with Aenasius arizonensis (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) being the dominant taxon, while the other 10 species are probably hyperparasitoids. These findings can assist in the utility of these parasitoids in the biological control of P. solenopsis. Abstract The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is an emerging invasive insect pest in China. Hymenopteran parasitoids are the key organisms for suppressing populations of P. solenopsis in the field, and therefore could be used as biological agents. Accurate identification of the associated parasitoids is the critical step to assess their potential role in biological control. In this study, we facilitated the identification of the parasitoid composition of P. solenopsis using an integrated approach of species delimitation, combining morphology with molecular data. Eighteen Hymenoptera parasitoid species belonging to 11 genera of four families are recognized based on morphological examination and molecular species delimitation of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) gene and the 28S rDNA using the automatic barcode gap discovery (ABGD) and the Bayesian Poisson tree processes model (bPTP). Among these species, eight species are primary parasitoids with Aenasius arizonensis (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) being the dominant taxon, while the other 10 species are probably hyperparasitoids, with a prevalence of Cheiloneurus nankingensis Li & Xu (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). These results indicate that parasitoid wasps associated with P. solenopsis from China are diverse and the integrated taxonomic approach applied in this study could enhance the accurate identification of these parasitoids that should be assessed in future biological control programs.
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影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Chesters D;Wang Y;Yu F;Bai M;Zhang TX;Hu HY;Zhu CD;Li CD;Zhang YZ
通讯作者:
Zhang YZ
影响因子:
0.5
作者:
Chen, H. Y.;Liu, J. X.;Xu, Z. F.
通讯作者:
Xu, Z. F.
影响因子:
10.7
作者:
Katoh K;Standley DM
通讯作者:
Standley DM
影响因子:
10.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
Tamura, Koichiro
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
Afzal, Muhammad B. S.;Shad, Sarfraz A.;Serrao, Jose E.
通讯作者:
Serrao, Jose E.