| Autor: |
Arthur, Brady P., Suh, Charles P.-C., McKnight, Benjamin M., Parajulee, Megha N., Yang, Fei, Chappell, Thomas M., Kerns, David L. |
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Insects (2075-4450); May2024, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p316, 12p |
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Simple Summary: Historically, the pesticidal Bacillus thuringiensis proteins in transgenic cotton cultivars have shown no activity on mirid pests such as the cotton fleahopper. Therefore, control options are limited to foliar applied insecticides, which are often not optimized for reducing potential yield losses. With the inclusion of the Mpp51Aa2 protein, termed ThryvOn, damage from cotton fleahopper feeding can be mitigated. While the effect of the protein has been observed in field studies, there is a limited understanding of the interaction of the protein and the insect. Therefore, the focus of this study was the use of electropenetrography to monitor the feeding behaviors of the cotton fleahopper on both ThryvOn and a non-ThryvOn cotton cultivars. We found that although attempts were made by insects to feed on ThryvOn cotton, they exhibited shorter durations of plant fluid ingestion when feeding. Additionally, the percentage of ingestion events per insect that were sustained was lower. These findings indicate potential damage to the insect gut, consistent with the known symptoms associated with the activity of Bt proteins. Prior to the recent implementation of the Mpp51Aa2 pesticidal protein (ThryvOn), transgenic cotton cultivars have historically offered no control of the cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomocelis seriatus (Reuter)). To evaluate the feeding behavior of cotton fleahoppers on ThryvOn cotton, electropenetrography (EPG) using a Giga-8 DC instrument was used to monitor the probing activity of fourth- and fifth-instar cotton fleahopper nymphs on both ThryvOn and non-ThryvOn cotton squares. Nymphs were individually placed on an excised cotton square for 8 h of EPG recording, after which resulting waveforms were classified as non-probing, cell rupturing, or ingestion. Although there were significantly more cell rupturing events per insect on ThryvOn (mean ± SEM, 14.8 ± 1.7) than on non-ThryvOn squares (mean ± SEM, 10.3 ± 1.6), there was no difference attributable to ThryvOn in the average number of ingestion events per insect. However, the average duration of ingestion events was significantly shorter on squares with ThryvOn (mean ± SEM, 509 ± 148 s) than on squares without (mean ± SEM, 914 ± 135 s). This suggests that cotton fleahoppers continued to probe despite their inability to sustain ingestion. These results provide conclusive evidence that the Mpp51Aa2 pesticidal protein affects the feeding behavior of cotton fleahopper nymphs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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