Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies
<i>Serangium japonicum</i> Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a predominant predator with a preference for <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). To date, the orientational behavior of <i>S. japonicum</i> toward <i>B. tabaci</i>...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-07-01
|
| Series: | Insects |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/7/434 |
| _version_ | 1797562715173027840 |
|---|---|
| author | Mi Tian Lili Xu Jun Jiang Shize Zhang Tongxian Liu Yongyu Xu |
| author_facet | Mi Tian Lili Xu Jun Jiang Shize Zhang Tongxian Liu Yongyu Xu |
| author_sort | Mi Tian |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <i>Serangium japonicum</i> Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a predominant predator with a preference for <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). To date, the orientational behavior of <i>S. japonicum</i> toward <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested plants has seldom been reported. In this study, greenhouse cage experiments and bioassays with wind tunnels, a Y-tube olfactometer and <i>B. tabaci</i>-induced plant volatiles were executed to clarify this behavior. In greenhouse cage experiments, <i>B. tabaci</i> adults significantly preferred eggplant, cucumber and tobacco to cotton and tomato, whereas <i>S. japonicum</i> adults preferred <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested eggplant, cucumber and cotton to tobacco and tomato. In wind tunnel bioassays, <i>B. tabaci</i> showed a clear preference for eggplant, cucumber and tobacco. Compared with <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested eggplant, cucumber or cotton, <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested tobacco was rarely visited by <i>S. japonicum</i>. In Y-tube bioassays, <i>S. japonicum</i> did not distinguish between <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested and uninfested eggplant. Nine common plant volatiles were detected in different plant species, suggesting that these volatiles may play an important role in the process by which <i>S. japonicum</i> looks for prey. In light of the current results, we discuss the implications of our findings and put forward to a new strategy—i.e., an eggplant + <i>B. tabaci</i> + <i>S. japonicum</i> system—to control <i>B. tabaci</i> damage in the integrated management of whitefly. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T18:32:52Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b6400bc3af624ab58577d9253f9a7c05 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-4450 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T18:32:52Z |
| publishDate | 2020-07-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Insects |
| spelling | doaj.art-b6400bc3af624ab58577d9253f9a7c052023-11-20T06:31:25ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502020-07-0111743410.3390/insects11070434Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of WhitefliesMi Tian0Lili Xu1Jun Jiang2Shize Zhang3Tongxian Liu4Yongyu Xu5State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China<i>Serangium japonicum</i> Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a predominant predator with a preference for <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). To date, the orientational behavior of <i>S. japonicum</i> toward <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested plants has seldom been reported. In this study, greenhouse cage experiments and bioassays with wind tunnels, a Y-tube olfactometer and <i>B. tabaci</i>-induced plant volatiles were executed to clarify this behavior. In greenhouse cage experiments, <i>B. tabaci</i> adults significantly preferred eggplant, cucumber and tobacco to cotton and tomato, whereas <i>S. japonicum</i> adults preferred <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested eggplant, cucumber and cotton to tobacco and tomato. In wind tunnel bioassays, <i>B. tabaci</i> showed a clear preference for eggplant, cucumber and tobacco. Compared with <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested eggplant, cucumber or cotton, <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested tobacco was rarely visited by <i>S. japonicum</i>. In Y-tube bioassays, <i>S. japonicum</i> did not distinguish between <i>B. tabaci</i>-infested and uninfested eggplant. Nine common plant volatiles were detected in different plant species, suggesting that these volatiles may play an important role in the process by which <i>S. japonicum</i> looks for prey. In light of the current results, we discuss the implications of our findings and put forward to a new strategy—i.e., an eggplant + <i>B. tabaci</i> + <i>S. japonicum</i> system—to control <i>B. tabaci</i> damage in the integrated management of whitefly.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/7/434<i>Serangium japonicum</i><i>Bemisia tabaci</i>orientational behaviorhost plant speciesplant volatilesbiological control |
| spellingShingle | Mi Tian Lili Xu Jun Jiang Shize Zhang Tongxian Liu Yongyu Xu Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies Insects <i>Serangium japonicum</i> <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> orientational behavior host plant species plant volatiles biological control |
| title | Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies |
| title_full | Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies |
| title_fullStr | Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies |
| title_short | Host Plant Species of <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Affect Orientational Behavior of the Ladybeetle <i>Serangium japonicum</i> and Their Implication for the Biological Control Strategy of Whiteflies |
| title_sort | host plant species of i bemisia tabaci i affect orientational behavior of the ladybeetle i serangium japonicum i and their implication for the biological control strategy of whiteflies |
| topic | <i>Serangium japonicum</i> <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> orientational behavior host plant species plant volatiles biological control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/7/434 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mitian hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies AT lilixu hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies AT junjiang hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies AT shizezhang hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies AT tongxianliu hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies AT yongyuxu hostplantspeciesofibemisiatabaciiaffectorientationalbehavioroftheladybeetleiserangiumjaponicumiandtheirimplicationforthebiologicalcontrolstrategyofwhiteflies |