The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus

After an insect herbivore has reached its host plant, contact cues from the leaf surface often determine host acceptance. We studied contact cues during oviposition behavior of a willow pest, the sawfly Nematus oligospilus (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a specialist feeder on Salix (Salicaceae) tree...

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Autores principales: Fernandez, Patricia, Braccini, Celina Laura, Dávila, Camila, Barrozo, Romina B., Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria, Cerrillo, Teresa, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Reichelt, Michael, Zavala, Jorge Alberto
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Acceso en línea:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41318-7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4771
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41318-7
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author Fernandez, Patricia
Braccini, Celina Laura
Dávila, Camila
Barrozo, Romina B.
Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria
Cerrillo, Teresa
Gershenzon, Jonathan
Reichelt, Michael
Zavala, Jorge Alberto
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Braccini, Celina Laura
Cerrillo, Teresa
Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria
Dávila, Camila
Fernandez, Patricia
Gershenzon, Jonathan
Reichelt, Michael
Zavala, Jorge Alberto
author_facet Fernandez, Patricia
Braccini, Celina Laura
Dávila, Camila
Barrozo, Romina B.
Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria
Cerrillo, Teresa
Gershenzon, Jonathan
Reichelt, Michael
Zavala, Jorge Alberto
author_sort Fernandez, Patricia
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description After an insect herbivore has reached its host plant, contact cues from the leaf surface often determine host acceptance. We studied contact cues during oviposition behavior of a willow pest, the sawfly Nematus oligospilus (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a specialist feeder on Salix (Salicaceae) trees, and how it determines oviposition preference in lab and field conditions. We described the sequence of behaviors that lead to egg laying on the most and least preferred willow species. Then we studied the morphology of chemosensory structures present on the female antenna, cerci and ovipositor. Since phenolic glycosides (PGs) are the main secondary metabolites present in Salicaceae species, we investigated their role in host acceptance. We quantified these compounds in different willow species and correlated PG content with oviposition preference under lab and natural field conditions. We demonstrated a major role for contact cues in triggering N. oligospilus egg laying on the leaf surface of preferred willow genotypes. Firstly cues are sensed by antennae, determining to leave or stay on the leaf. After that, sensing is performed by abdominal cerci, which finally triggers egg laying. The lack of PGs in non-preferred species and the significant correlation observed between PGs, natural damage and oviposition preference suggest a role for these compounds in host selection. Our study suggests that in specialist feeders, secondary compounds normally acting as defenses can actually act as a susceptibility factor by triggering specific insect behavior for oviposition. These defensive compounds could be selected against to increase resistance.
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spelling INTA47712019-03-28T14:49:17Z The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus Fernandez, Patricia Braccini, Celina Laura Dávila, Camila Barrozo, Romina B. Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria Cerrillo, Teresa Gershenzon, Jonathan Reichelt, Michael Zavala, Jorge Alberto Insecta Nematus Plagas de Plantas Salix Comportamiento Oviposición Pests of Plants Behaviour Oviposition Nematus oligospilus Sauce (salix) After an insect herbivore has reached its host plant, contact cues from the leaf surface often determine host acceptance. We studied contact cues during oviposition behavior of a willow pest, the sawfly Nematus oligospilus (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a specialist feeder on Salix (Salicaceae) trees, and how it determines oviposition preference in lab and field conditions. We described the sequence of behaviors that lead to egg laying on the most and least preferred willow species. Then we studied the morphology of chemosensory structures present on the female antenna, cerci and ovipositor. Since phenolic glycosides (PGs) are the main secondary metabolites present in Salicaceae species, we investigated their role in host acceptance. We quantified these compounds in different willow species and correlated PG content with oviposition preference under lab and natural field conditions. We demonstrated a major role for contact cues in triggering N. oligospilus egg laying on the leaf surface of preferred willow genotypes. Firstly cues are sensed by antennae, determining to leave or stay on the leaf. After that, sensing is performed by abdominal cerci, which finally triggers egg laying. The lack of PGs in non-preferred species and the significant correlation observed between PGs, natural damage and oviposition preference suggest a role for these compounds in host selection. Our study suggests that in specialist feeders, secondary compounds normally acting as defenses can actually act as a susceptibility factor by triggering specific insect behavior for oviposition. These defensive compounds could be selected against to increase resistance. EEA Delta del Paraná Fil: Fernandez, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Bioquímica; Argentina Fil: Braccini, Celina Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; Argentina Fil: Dávila, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Bioquímica; Argentina Fil: Barrozo, Romina B. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Cerrillo, Teresa. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina Fil: Gershenzon, Jonathan. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology; Alemania Fil: Reichelt, Michael. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology; Alemania Fil: Zavala, Jorge Alberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Bioquímica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2019-03-28T14:47:54Z 2019-03-28T14:47:54Z 2019-03-20 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41318-7 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4771 2045-2322 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41318-7 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 Nature Research Scientific Reports 9 : article number: 4946 (2019)
spellingShingle Insecta
Nematus
Plagas de Plantas
Salix
Comportamiento
Oviposición
Pests of Plants
Behaviour
Oviposition
Nematus oligospilus
Sauce (salix)
Fernandez, Patricia
Braccini, Celina Laura
Dávila, Camila
Barrozo, Romina B.
Coll Araoz, Maria Victoria
Cerrillo, Teresa
Gershenzon, Jonathan
Reichelt, Michael
Zavala, Jorge Alberto
The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title_full The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title_fullStr The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title_full_unstemmed The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title_short The use of Leaf Surface Contact Cues During Oviposition Explains Field Preferences in the Willow Sawfly Nematus Oligospilus
title_sort use of leaf surface contact cues during oviposition explains field preferences in the willow sawfly nematus oligospilus
topic Insecta
Nematus
Plagas de Plantas
Salix
Comportamiento
Oviposición
Pests of Plants
Behaviour
Oviposition
Nematus oligospilus
Sauce (salix)
url https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41318-7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4771
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41318-7
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