Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae

Biocontrol agents such as parasitic wasps use long-range volatiles and host-associated cues from lower trophic levels to find their hosts. However, this chemical landscape may be altered by the invasion of exotic insect species. The spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosoph...

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Main Authors: De La Vega, Gerardo, Triñanes, F., Gonzalez, Andres
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10796
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10886-021-01294-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01294-7
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author De La Vega, Gerardo
Triñanes, F.
Gonzalez, Andres
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description Biocontrol agents such as parasitic wasps use long-range volatiles and host-associated cues from lower trophic levels to find their hosts. However, this chemical landscape may be altered by the invasion of exotic insect species. The spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a highly polyphagous fruit pest native to eastern Asia and recently arrived in South America. Our study aimed to characterize the effect of SWD attack on the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of blueberries, a common host fruit, and to correlate these odor changes with the olfactory-mediated behavioral response of resident populations of Trichopria anastrephae parasitoids, here reported for the first time in Uruguay. Using fruit VOC chemical characterization followed by multivariate analyses of the odor blends of blueberries attacked by SWD, we showed that the development of SWD immature stages inside the fruit generates a different odor profile to that from control fruits (physically damaged and free of damage). These differences can be explained by the diversity, frequency, and amounts of fruit VOCs. The behavioral response of T. anastrephae in Y-tube bioassays showed that female wasps were significantly attracted to volatiles from SWD-attacked blueberries when tested against both clean air and undamaged blueberries. Therefore, T. anastrephae females can use chemical cues from SWD-infested fruits, which may lead to a successful location of their insect host. Since resident parasitoids are able to locate this novel potential host, biological control programs using local populations may be plausible as a strategy for control of SWD.
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spelling INTA107962021-11-29T16:44:58Z Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae De La Vega, Gerardo Triñanes, F. Gonzalez, Andres Drosophila Diptera Insecta Control Biológico Parasitoides Biological Control Parasitoids Organic Volatile Compounds Blueberries Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles Arándano Drosophila suzukii Biocontrol agents such as parasitic wasps use long-range volatiles and host-associated cues from lower trophic levels to find their hosts. However, this chemical landscape may be altered by the invasion of exotic insect species. The spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a highly polyphagous fruit pest native to eastern Asia and recently arrived in South America. Our study aimed to characterize the effect of SWD attack on the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of blueberries, a common host fruit, and to correlate these odor changes with the olfactory-mediated behavioral response of resident populations of Trichopria anastrephae parasitoids, here reported for the first time in Uruguay. Using fruit VOC chemical characterization followed by multivariate analyses of the odor blends of blueberries attacked by SWD, we showed that the development of SWD immature stages inside the fruit generates a different odor profile to that from control fruits (physically damaged and free of damage). These differences can be explained by the diversity, frequency, and amounts of fruit VOCs. The behavioral response of T. anastrephae in Y-tube bioassays showed that female wasps were significantly attracted to volatiles from SWD-attacked blueberries when tested against both clean air and undamaged blueberries. Therefore, T. anastrephae females can use chemical cues from SWD-infested fruits, which may lead to a successful location of their insect host. Since resident parasitoids are able to locate this novel potential host, biological control programs using local populations may be plausible as a strategy for control of SWD. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: De La Vega, Gerardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Area Recursos Forestales. Grupo de Ecologia de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: De La Vega, Gerardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: De La Vega, Gerardo. Universidad de La República. Facultad de Química. Laboratorio de Ecología Química; Uruguay Fil: Triñanes, F. Universidad de La República. Facultad de Química. Laboratorio de Ecología Química; Uruguay Fil: Gonzalez, Andres. Universidad de La República. Facultad de Química. Laboratorio de Ecología Química; Uruguay 2021-11-29T16:33:24Z 2021-11-29T16:33:24Z 2021-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10796 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10886-021-01294-7 0098-0331 1573-1561 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01294-7 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Journal of Chemical Ecology (Published: 17 July 2021)
spellingShingle Drosophila
Diptera
Insecta
Control Biológico
Parasitoides
Biological Control
Parasitoids
Organic Volatile Compounds
Blueberries
Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles
Arándano
Drosophila suzukii
De La Vega, Gerardo
Triñanes, F.
Gonzalez, Andres
Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title_full Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title_fullStr Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title_short Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOC’s: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
title_sort effect of drosophila suzukii on blueberry voc s chemical cues for a pupal parasitoid trichopria anastrephae
topic Drosophila
Diptera
Insecta
Control Biológico
Parasitoides
Biological Control
Parasitoids
Organic Volatile Compounds
Blueberries
Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles
Arándano
Drosophila suzukii
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10796
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10886-021-01294-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01294-7
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