Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations

In systems with an arthropod host and a parasite, there is no general pattern in the sex bias in the infection. One of the best-studied forest pest systems involves the woodwasp pest Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and its biological control agent, the nematode Deladenus ( = Beddingia) siric...

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Autores principales: Falconaro, Antonella Carla, Fischbein, Deborah, Corley, Juan Carlos
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09583157.2024.2448660
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2024.2448660
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description In systems with an arthropod host and a parasite, there is no general pattern in the sex bias in the infection. One of the best-studied forest pest systems involves the woodwasp pest Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and its biological control agent, the nematode Deladenus ( = Beddingia) siricidicola, which infects female wasps. Until now, a sexual bias in the infection had not been considered when the nematode was introduced into wasp-infested plantations. In the studied populations in Patagonia, both male and female wasps were equally infected. We discuss the potential implications of these findings for the success of biological control programmes.
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spelling INTA219442025-04-08T11:02:48Z Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations Falconaro, Antonella Carla Fischbein, Deborah Corley, Juan Carlos Sirex Vespidae Biological Control Parasitism Forest Pests Control Biológico Parasitismo Plagas Forestales Sirex noctilio Deladenus siricidicola Región Patagónica In systems with an arthropod host and a parasite, there is no general pattern in the sex bias in the infection. One of the best-studied forest pest systems involves the woodwasp pest Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and its biological control agent, the nematode Deladenus ( = Beddingia) siricidicola, which infects female wasps. Until now, a sexual bias in the infection had not been considered when the nematode was introduced into wasp-infested plantations. In the studied populations in Patagonia, both male and female wasps were equally infected. We discuss the potential implications of these findings for the success of biological control programmes. EEA Bariloche Fil: Falconaro, Antonella C. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Falconaro, Antonella C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Universidad Nacional Del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Departamento de Ecología; Argentina 2025-04-08T11:00:11Z 2025-04-08T11:00:11Z 2025-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21944 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09583157.2024.2448660 0958-3157 1360-0478 https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2024.2448660 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess 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 Taylor and Francis Biocontrol Science and Technology 35 (3) : 332-337. (January 2025)
spellingShingle Sirex
Vespidae
Biological Control
Parasitism
Forest Pests
Control Biológico
Parasitismo
Plagas Forestales
Sirex noctilio
Deladenus siricidicola
Región Patagónica
Falconaro, Antonella Carla
Fischbein, Deborah
Corley, Juan Carlos
Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title_full Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title_fullStr Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title_full_unstemmed Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title_short Sex bias in parasitism by Deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive Sirex noctilio populations
title_sort sex bias in parasitism by deladenus siricidicola and its implications for the success of biological control of invasive sirex noctilio populations
topic Sirex
Vespidae
Biological Control
Parasitism
Forest Pests
Control Biológico
Parasitismo
Plagas Forestales
Sirex noctilio
Deladenus siricidicola
Región Patagónica
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https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2024.2448660
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