Male mating performance and cytoplasmic incompatibility in a wPip Wolbachia trans-infected line of Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta)
| Autor: | Riccardo Moretti, Maurizio Calvitti |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Calvitti, M., Moretti, R. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Mosquito Control Aedes albopictus Sterility Cytoplasmic incompatibility Zoology Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) Genetic control Sexual Behavior Animal Aedes Botany Culex pipiens Animals Mating Pest Control Biological Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Wolbachia pipientis General Veterinary biology Host (biology) Reproduction fungi Male competitiveness biology.organism_classification Insect Science Female Parasitology Wolbachia Male competitivene Rickettsiales |
| Popis: | Wolbachia pipientis Hertig (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) is a maternally inherited endosymbiont of a large number of insects and other arthropods that induces various effects on host reproductive biology. Among these, cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of sterility induced in eggs produced by mating between infected males and females uninfected or infected by an incompatible Wolbachia strain. This phenomenon has been proposed as a potential way to produce functionally sterile males to be used in genetic control programmes. In this paper, we report on experiments carried out to evaluate the mating performances of males of an Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) (Diptera: Culicidae) line (ARwP), harbouring a new Wolbachia infection [the wPip strain from Culex pipiens Linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae)], in comparison with naturally infected males (SR line). ARwP males did not differ from SR males with regard to insemination capacity. Mating competitiveness did not differ significantly between lines in either laboratory or greenhouse conditions. Moreover, crosses with SR females were characterized by a 100% CI regardless of ARwP male age. All of these findings suggest that ARwP males may represent a very efficient tool for control programmes against Ae. albopictus based on the release of functionally sterile males. © 2012 The Royal Entomological Society. |
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