Indigenous Aphid Predators Show High Levels of Preadaptation to a Novel Prey,Melanaphis sacchari(Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 108 (6) ◽  
pp. 2546-2555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Colares ◽  
J. P. Michaud ◽  
Clint L. Bain ◽  
Jorge B. Torres
Keyword(s):  
Melanaphis Sacchari ◽  
Aphid Predators

scholarly journals Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Genetic Mechanisms of Sugarcane Aphid Resistance in Grain Sorghum

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 7129
Author(s):  
Desalegn D. Serba ◽  
Xiaoxi Meng ◽  
James Schnable ◽  
Elfadil Bashir ◽  
J. P. Michaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Expression ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Grain Sorghum ◽  
Lipid Binding ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Melanaphis Sacchari ◽  
Resistant Genotype ◽  
Sugarcane Aphid ◽  
Genetic Mechanisms ◽  
Moderately Resistant

The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (SCA), has become a major pest of grain sorghum since its appearance in the USA. Several grain sorghum parental lines are moderately resistant to the SCA. However, the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying this resistance are poorly understood, which has constrained breeding for improved resistance. RNA-Seq was used to conduct transcriptomics analysis on a moderately resistant genotype (TAM428) and a susceptible genotype (Tx2737) to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance. Differential expression analysis revealed differences in transcriptomic profile between the two genotypes at multiple time points after infestation by SCA. Six gene clusters had differential expression during SCA infestation. Gene ontology enrichment and cluster analysis of genes differentially expressed after SCA infestation revealed consistent upregulation of genes controlling protein and lipid binding, cellular catabolic processes, transcription initiation, and autophagy in the resistant genotype. Genes regulating responses to external stimuli and stress, cell communication, and transferase activities, were all upregulated in later stages of infestation. On the other hand, expression of genes controlling cell cycle and nuclear division were reduced after SCA infestation in the resistant genotype. These results indicate that different classes of genes, including stress response genes and transcription factors, are responsible for countering the physiological effects of SCA infestation in resistant sorghum plants.

In vitro insecticidal effect of commercial fatty acids, ß-sitosterol and rutin against the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Aguilar Marcelino ◽  
Jesús Antonio Pineda Alegría ◽  
David Osvaldo Salinas-Sánchez ◽  
Víctor Manuel Hernández Velázquez ◽  
Gonzalo Iván Silva Aguayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Tween 20 ◽  
Agricultural Pests ◽  
Melanaphis Sacchari ◽  
Insecticidal Effect ◽  
Sugarcane Aphid ◽  
Alternative Means

The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is the main pest of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench (Poaceae), in Mexico. To control this insect, farmers currently use synthetic chemical insecticides, which are toxic to humans and biodiversity. However, natural products are a promising potential source of safer alternative means to control different agricultural pests. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal effect of contact by fumigation of pure molecules of four commercial fatty acids (palmitic, stearic, pentadecanoic and linoleic acids), the phytosterol ß -sitosterol, and the flavonoid rutin. The results showed that fatty acids were the most effective against M. sacchari ; the highest mortality rate (85%) was produced by linoleic acid and the LC 50 was 1,181 ppm, followed by stearic and palmitic acids with mortality percentages of 74 and 63%, respectively, at a concentration of 2,500 ppm at 72 h. The positive control, imidacloprid, had 100% mortality in 24 h and the tween 20 negative control exhibited 4% mortality in 72 h. Our results show that commercial fatty acids are effective against adults of M. sacchari , and can be considered an environmentally friendly alternative to the frequent use of synthetic chemical insecticides.

scholarly journals Life table parameters of the aphid predators Coccinella septempunctata, Ceratomegilla undecimnotata and Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios C. KONTODIMAS ◽  
Panagiotis G. MILONAS ◽  
George J. STATHAS ◽  
Nickolaos E. PAPANIKOLAOU ◽  
Anna SKOURTI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Table ◽  
Coccinella Septempunctata ◽  
Life Table Parameters ◽  
Propylea Quatuordecimpunctata ◽  
Aphid Predators

Fluctuación Poblacional de Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner)1 e Identificación de Sus Depredadores en Sorgo con Manejo Tradicional en Puebla, México

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Jazmin V. Fortoul-Diaz ◽  
Arturo Huerta-de la Peña ◽  
José R. Lomeli-Flores ◽  
José H. Hernández-Salgado ◽  
Andrés Pérez-Magaña
Keyword(s):  
Melanaphis Sacchari

Evaluación de la Antibiosis, Antixenosis, y Tolerancia de Melanaphis sacchari/sorghi1 en Híbridos de Sorgo2

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 763
Author(s):  
Daniel Perales-Rosas ◽  
Ricardo Hernández-Pérez ◽  
Víctor López-Martínez ◽  
María Andrade-Rodríguez ◽  
Irán Alia-Tejacal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Melanaphis Sacchari

scholarly journals Differences in Microbiota Between Two Multilocus Lineages of the Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) in the Continental United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn R Holt ◽  
Alex Styer ◽  
Jennifer A White ◽  
J Scott Armstrong ◽  
Samuel Nibouche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Microbial Community Composition ◽  
Pcr Primers ◽  
Grain Sorghum ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Melanaphis Sacchari ◽  
Sugarcane Aphid ◽  
Bacterial Microbiota ◽  
Host Associated Differentiation

Abstract The sugarcane aphid (SCA), Melanaphis Sacchari (Zehntner) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), has been considered an invasive pest of sugarcane in the continental United States since 1977. Then, in 2013, SCA abruptly became a serious pest of U.S. sorghum and is now a sorghum pest in 22 states across the continental United States. Changes in insect-associated microbial community composition are known to influence host-plant range in aphids. In this study, we assessed whether changes in microbiota composition may explain the SCA outbreak in U.S. sorghum. We characterized the SCA bacterial microbiota on sugarcane and grain sorghum in four U.S. states, using a metabarcoding approach. In addition, we used taxon-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers to screen for bacteria commonly reported in aphid species. As anticipated, all SCA harbored the primary aphid endosymbiont Buchnera aphidicola, an obligate mutualistic bacterial symbiont. Interestingly, none of the secondary symbionts, facultative bacteria typically associated with aphids (e.g., Arsenophonus, Hamiltonella, Regiella) were present in either the metabarcoding data or PCR screens (with the exception of Rickettsiella and Serratia, which were detected by metabarcoding at low abundances <1%). However, our metabarcoding detected bacteria not previously identified in aphids (Arcobacter, Bifidobacterium, Citrobacter). Lastly, we found microbial host-associated differentiation in aphids that seems to correspond to genetically distinct aphid lineages that prefer to feed on grain sorghum (MLL-F) versus sugarcane (MLL-D).

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