Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi

Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is one of the vectors of the citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB) disease, the most devastating citrus disease globally. A classical biological control program has been established to control this vector in Europe, where it has been threatening...

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Main Authors: Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo, González-Cabrera, Joel, Hernández-Suárez, Estrella, Tena, Alejandro
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Published: Elsevier 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8613
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964423000221?via%3Dihub
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author Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo
González-Cabrera, Joel
Hernández-Suárez, Estrella
Tena, Alejandro
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Hernández-Suárez, Estrella
Tena, Alejandro
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description Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is one of the vectors of the citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB) disease, the most devastating citrus disease globally. A classical biological control program has been established to control this vector in Europe, where it has been threatening the citrus industry since its detection in mainland Spain and Portugal. For this, its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi (Waterson) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) has been introduced. Here, we evaluated the nutritional value of T. erytreae honeydew as a suitable food source for T. dryi. This solid honeydew is the most abundant food source for the parasitoid in the field. Our results demonstrated that T. erytreae honeydew enhanced the longevity of T. dryi compared to other diets such as water, ‘sucrose alone’ or ‘sucrose + protein’. Females fed on honeydew also oviposited more eggs than those fed on water or ‘sucrose alone’. Finally, T. dryi fed on honeydew tended to parasitize more psyllids than those fed on the other diets. Chemical analyses demonstrated that T. erytreae honeydew contains proteins, and this can explain the increase in egg load of honeydew fed parasitoids. Further research is necessary to understand why these females tended to parasitize more than females fed on ‘sucrose + protein’. Overall, these results contribute to understanding the successful and rapid establishment of T. dryi in Europe and to the successful rearing and release programs in newly invaded areas.
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spelling ReDivia86132025-04-25T14:49:09Z Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo González-Cabrera, Joel Hernández-Suárez, Estrella Tena, Alejandro Nutritional content Huanglongbing Trioza erytreae Tamarixia dryi H10 Pests of plants H20 Plant diseases L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition U40 Surveying methods Eulophidae Animal fitness Behaviour Greening Biological control Honeydew Natural enemies Parasitoids Citrus Longevity Nutritional value Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is one of the vectors of the citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB) disease, the most devastating citrus disease globally. A classical biological control program has been established to control this vector in Europe, where it has been threatening the citrus industry since its detection in mainland Spain and Portugal. For this, its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi (Waterson) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) has been introduced. Here, we evaluated the nutritional value of T. erytreae honeydew as a suitable food source for T. dryi. This solid honeydew is the most abundant food source for the parasitoid in the field. Our results demonstrated that T. erytreae honeydew enhanced the longevity of T. dryi compared to other diets such as water, ‘sucrose alone’ or ‘sucrose + protein’. Females fed on honeydew also oviposited more eggs than those fed on water or ‘sucrose alone’. Finally, T. dryi fed on honeydew tended to parasitize more psyllids than those fed on the other diets. Chemical analyses demonstrated that T. erytreae honeydew contains proteins, and this can explain the increase in egg load of honeydew fed parasitoids. Further research is necessary to understand why these females tended to parasitize more than females fed on ‘sucrose + protein’. Overall, these results contribute to understanding the successful and rapid establishment of T. dryi in Europe and to the successful rearing and release programs in newly invaded areas. 2023-05-11T07:22:35Z 2023-05-11T07:22:35Z 2023 article publishedVersion Urbaneja-Bernat, P., González-Cabrera, J., Hernández-Suarez, E. & Tena, A. (2023). Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi. Biological Control, 179, 105169. 1049-9644 (Print-ISSN) 1090-2112 (Online ISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8613 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105169 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964423000221?via%3Dihub en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/727459/EU/Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases in tropical and subtropical perennial crops/TropicSafe info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ERDF/POCV 2014-2020/51902/ES/Control biológico clásico de Trioza erytreae Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Elsevier electronico
spellingShingle Nutritional content
Huanglongbing
Trioza erytreae
Tamarixia dryi
H10 Pests of plants
H20 Plant diseases
L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition
U40 Surveying methods
Eulophidae
Animal fitness
Behaviour
Greening
Biological control
Honeydew
Natural enemies
Parasitoids
Citrus
Longevity
Nutritional value
Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo
González-Cabrera, Joel
Hernández-Suárez, Estrella
Tena, Alejandro
Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title_full Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title_fullStr Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title_full_unstemmed Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title_short Honeydew of HLB vector, Trioza erytreae, increases longevity, egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid Tamarixia dryi
title_sort honeydew of hlb vector trioza erytreae increases longevity egg load and parasitism of its main parasitoid tamarixia dryi
topic Nutritional content
Huanglongbing
Trioza erytreae
Tamarixia dryi
H10 Pests of plants
H20 Plant diseases
L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition
U40 Surveying methods
Eulophidae
Animal fitness
Behaviour
Greening
Biological control
Honeydew
Natural enemies
Parasitoids
Citrus
Longevity
Nutritional value
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8613
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964423000221?via%3Dihub
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