Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids

Functional response describes the number of hosts attacked by a parasitoid in relation to host densities and plays an important role by connecting behavioral-level processes with community-level processes. Most functional response studies were carried out using simple experimental designs where the...

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Autores principales: Aguirre, María Belén, Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro, Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Diaz Soltero, Hilda, Hight, Stephen D., Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
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author Aguirre, María Belén
Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
Diaz Soltero, Hilda
Hight, Stephen D.
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
author_browse Aguirre, María Belén
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
Diaz Soltero, Hilda
Hight, Stephen D.
Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
author_facet Aguirre, María Belén
Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
Diaz Soltero, Hilda
Hight, Stephen D.
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
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description Functional response describes the number of hosts attacked by a parasitoid in relation to host densities and plays an important role by connecting behavioral-level processes with community-level processes. Most functional response studies were carried out using simple experimental designs where the insects were confined to a plain and small arena with different host densities during a fixed period of time. With these designs, other factors that might affect the functional response of parasitoids were not analyzed, such as fecundity, age, and experience. We proposed a series of latent-variables Markovian models that comprised an integrated approach of functional response and egg production models to estimate the realized lifetime reproductive success of parasitoids. As a case study, we used the parasitoids Anagyrus cachamai and A. lapachosus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two candidate agents for neoclassical biocontrol of the Puerto Rican cactus pest mealybug, Hypogeococcus sp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). The tested species were assessed according to their physiology and prior experience. We estimated the number of mature eggs after emergence, egg production on the first day, egg production rate, the proportion of eggs resorbed, egg resorption threshold, and egg storage capacity. Anagyrus cachamai and A. lapachosus both presented a type III functional response. However, the two parasitoids behaved differently; for A. cachamai, the number of parasitized hosts decreased with female age and depended on the number of mature eggs that were available for oviposition, whereas A. lapachosus host parasitism increased with female age and was modulated by its daily egg load and previous experience. The methodology presented may have large applicability in pest control, invasive species management, and conservation biology, as it has the potential to increase our understanding of the reproductive biology of a wide variety of species, ultimately leading to improved management strategies.
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spelling INTA174212024-04-16T12:46:50Z Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids Aguirre, María Belén Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro Triapitsyn, Serguei V. Diaz Soltero, Hilda Hight, Stephen D. Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto Parasitoides Control de Plagas Control Biológico Parasitoids Pest Control Biological Control Anagyrus Anagyrus cachamai Anagyrus lapachosus Hypogeococcus Functional response describes the number of hosts attacked by a parasitoid in relation to host densities and plays an important role by connecting behavioral-level processes with community-level processes. Most functional response studies were carried out using simple experimental designs where the insects were confined to a plain and small arena with different host densities during a fixed period of time. With these designs, other factors that might affect the functional response of parasitoids were not analyzed, such as fecundity, age, and experience. We proposed a series of latent-variables Markovian models that comprised an integrated approach of functional response and egg production models to estimate the realized lifetime reproductive success of parasitoids. As a case study, we used the parasitoids Anagyrus cachamai and A. lapachosus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two candidate agents for neoclassical biocontrol of the Puerto Rican cactus pest mealybug, Hypogeococcus sp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). The tested species were assessed according to their physiology and prior experience. We estimated the number of mature eggs after emergence, egg production on the first day, egg production rate, the proportion of eggs resorbed, egg resorption threshold, and egg storage capacity. Anagyrus cachamai and A. lapachosus both presented a type III functional response. However, the two parasitoids behaved differently; for A. cachamai, the number of parasitized hosts decreased with female age and depended on the number of mature eggs that were available for oviposition, whereas A. lapachosus host parasitism increased with female age and was modulated by its daily egg load and previous experience. The methodology presented may have large applicability in pest control, invasive species management, and conservation biology, as it has the potential to increase our understanding of the reproductive biology of a wide variety of species, ultimately leading to improved management strategies. EEA Bariloche Fil: Aguirre, María Beatriz. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina Fil: Logarzo, Guillermo A. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina Fil: Triapitsyn, Serguei V. University of California. Department of Entomology; Estados Unidos Fil: Diaz Soltero, Hilda. USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Puerto Rico Fil: Hight, Stephen D. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Center for Biological Control; Estados Unidos Fil: Hight, Stephen D. Florida A&M University; Estados Unidos Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2024-04-16T12:44:32Z 2024-04-16T12:44:32Z 2024-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17421 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283916 1932-6203 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283916 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Plos ONE PLoS ONE 19 (3) : e0283916. (March 2024)
spellingShingle Parasitoides
Control de Plagas
Control Biológico
Parasitoids
Pest Control
Biological Control
Anagyrus
Anagyrus cachamai
Anagyrus lapachosus
Hypogeococcus
Aguirre, María Belén
Logarzo, Guillermo Alejandro
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
Diaz Soltero, Hilda
Hight, Stephen D.
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title_full Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title_fullStr Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title_full_unstemmed Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title_short Effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
title_sort effect of egg production dynamics on the functional response of two parasitoids
topic Parasitoides
Control de Plagas
Control Biológico
Parasitoids
Pest Control
Biological Control
Anagyrus
Anagyrus cachamai
Anagyrus lapachosus
Hypogeococcus
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17421
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