<i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region
The reproduction of aphids depends to a great extent on their host plants, an integration that impacts on the successful expansion of overwintering populations. Therefore, a survey was conducted to evaluate the globally distributed <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> as an overwintering host...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-08-01
|
| Series: | Insects |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/744 |
| _version_ | 1797523456905969664 |
|---|---|
| author | Serdar Satar Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Mustafa Tüfekli Gül Satar Christos G. Athanassiou Nikos E. Papanikolaou Mehmet Karacaoğlu Işıl Özdemir Petr Starý |
| author_facet | Serdar Satar Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Mustafa Tüfekli Gül Satar Christos G. Athanassiou Nikos E. Papanikolaou Mehmet Karacaoğlu Işıl Özdemir Petr Starý |
| author_sort | Serdar Satar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The reproduction of aphids depends to a great extent on their host plants, an integration that impacts on the successful expansion of overwintering populations. Therefore, a survey was conducted to evaluate the globally distributed <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> as an overwintering host of economically important aphid species, their parasitoids and hyperparasitoids in the southern and western regions of Turkey from November to March in 2006 to 2013. During this survey, 395 samples of <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i> were collected with 25 aphid species recorded. Among aphids that feed on this host, <i>Myzus persicae</i>, <i>Aphis gossypii</i>, <i>Rhopalosiphum padi</i>, <i>Aphis fabae</i>, <i>Aphis craccivora</i>, <i>Lipaphis erysimi</i>, and <i>Brevicoryne brassicae</i> were the most frequently recorded. In total, 10,761 individual parasitoids were identified. <i>Binodoxys angelicae</i>, <i>Aphidius colemani</i>, <i>Aphidius matricariae</i>, <i>Diaeretiella rapae</i>, <i>Ephedrus persicae</i>, and <i>Lysiphlebus confusus</i> were the most abundant aphidiines that emerged from the aphids collected from <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i>. <i>Alloxysta</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea), Chalcidoidea (unidentified at genus level), and <i>Dendrocerus</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea) were identified as hyperparasitoids on the parasitoids. These findings indicate that <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i> is a key non-agricultural plant that significantly contributes to the overwintering of numerous aphids and their parasitoids, which should be given serious consideration when biological control strategies are designed. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T08:43:13Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b3ce97dcae264edc98e13fb8d13822b8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-4450 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T08:43:13Z |
| publishDate | 2021-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Insects |
| spelling | doaj.art-b3ce97dcae264edc98e13fb8d13822b82023-11-22T08:07:54ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-08-0112874410.3390/insects12080744<i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean RegionSerdar Satar0Nickolas G. Kavallieratos1Mustafa Tüfekli2Gül Satar3Christos G. Athanassiou4Nikos E. Papanikolaou5Mehmet Karacaoğlu6Işıl Özdemir7Petr Starý8Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, TurkeyLaboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 Athens, GreeceBiological Control Research Institute, Kışla str., Adana 01321, TurkeyBiotechnology Research and Application Center, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, TurkeyLaboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou str., 38446 Nea Ionia, GreeceLaboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Turgut Özal University, Malatya 44000, TurkeyDirectorate of Plant Protection Central Research Institute, Gayret Mahallesi, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bulvarı, No 66, Yenimahalle, Ankara 06172, TurkeyInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Laboratory of Aphidology, AVCR, Branišovska 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicThe reproduction of aphids depends to a great extent on their host plants, an integration that impacts on the successful expansion of overwintering populations. Therefore, a survey was conducted to evaluate the globally distributed <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> as an overwintering host of economically important aphid species, their parasitoids and hyperparasitoids in the southern and western regions of Turkey from November to March in 2006 to 2013. During this survey, 395 samples of <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i> were collected with 25 aphid species recorded. Among aphids that feed on this host, <i>Myzus persicae</i>, <i>Aphis gossypii</i>, <i>Rhopalosiphum padi</i>, <i>Aphis fabae</i>, <i>Aphis craccivora</i>, <i>Lipaphis erysimi</i>, and <i>Brevicoryne brassicae</i> were the most frequently recorded. In total, 10,761 individual parasitoids were identified. <i>Binodoxys angelicae</i>, <i>Aphidius colemani</i>, <i>Aphidius matricariae</i>, <i>Diaeretiella rapae</i>, <i>Ephedrus persicae</i>, and <i>Lysiphlebus confusus</i> were the most abundant aphidiines that emerged from the aphids collected from <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i>. <i>Alloxysta</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea), Chalcidoidea (unidentified at genus level), and <i>Dendrocerus</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea) were identified as hyperparasitoids on the parasitoids. These findings indicate that <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i> is a key non-agricultural plant that significantly contributes to the overwintering of numerous aphids and their parasitoids, which should be given serious consideration when biological control strategies are designed.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/744AphididaeAphidiinaehyperparasitoidsshepherd’s pursetrophic relationships |
| spellingShingle | Serdar Satar Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Mustafa Tüfekli Gül Satar Christos G. Athanassiou Nikos E. Papanikolaou Mehmet Karacaoğlu Işıl Özdemir Petr Starý <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region Insects Aphididae Aphidiinae hyperparasitoids shepherd’s purse trophic relationships |
| title | <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region |
| title_full | <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region |
| title_fullStr | <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region |
| title_short | <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region |
| title_sort | i capsella bursa pastoris i is a key overwintering plant for aphids in the mediterranean region |
| topic | Aphididae Aphidiinae hyperparasitoids shepherd’s purse trophic relationships |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/744 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT serdarsatar icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT nickolasgkavallieratos icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT mustafatufekli icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT gulsatar icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT christosgathanassiou icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT nikosepapanikolaou icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT mehmetkaracaoglu icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT isılozdemir icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion AT petrstary icapsellabursapastorisiisakeyoverwinteringplantforaphidsinthemediterraneanregion |