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Ecology of Mite Phoresy on Mountain Pine Beetles
University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Graduate Studies The Vault: Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2018-05-04 Ecology of Mite Phoresy on Mountain Pine Beetles Peralta Vázquez, Guadalupe Haydeé Guadalupe Haydeé Peralta Vázquez, A. A. (2018). Ecology of Mite Phoresy on Mountain Pine Beetles (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31904 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/106622 doctoral thesis University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Ecology of Mite Phoresy on Mountain Pine Beetles by Guadalupe Haydeé Peralta Vázquez A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CALGARY, ALBERTA MAY, 2018 © Guadalupe Haydeé Peralta Vázquez 2018 Abstract Phoresy, a commensal interaction where smaller organisms utilize dispersive hosts for transmission to new habitats, is expected to produce positive effects for symbionts and no effects for hosts, yet negative and positive effects have been documented. This poses the question of whether phoresy is indeed a commensal interaction and demands clarification. In bark beetles (Scolytinae), both effects are documented during reproduction and effects on hosts during the actual dispersal are largely unknown. In the present research, I investigated the ecological mechanisms that determine the net effects of the phoresy observed in mites and mountain pine beetles (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. -
From South Africa
First report of the isolation of entomopathogenic AUTHORS: nematode Steinernema australe (Rhabditida: Tiisetso E. Lephoto1 Vincent M. Gray1 Steinernematidae) from South Africa AFFILIATION: 1 Department of Microbiology and A survey was conducted in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg (Gauteng, South Africa) between 2012 Biotechnology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and 2016 to ascertain the diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes in the area. Entomopathogenic South Africa nematodes are soil-dwelling microscopic worms with the ability to infect and kill insects, and thus serve as eco-friendly control agents for problem insects in agriculture. Steinernematids were recovered in 1 out CORRESPONDENCE TO: Tiisetso Lephoto of 80 soil samples from uncultivated grassland; soil was characterised as loamy. The entomopathogenic nematodes were identified using molecular and morphological techniques. The isolate was identified as EMAIL: Steinernema australe. This report is the first of Steinernema australe in South Africa. S. australe was first [email protected] isolated worldwide from a soil sample obtained from the beach on Isla Magdalena – an island in the Pacific DATES: Ocean, 2 km from mainland Chile. Received: 31 Jan. 2019 Revised: 21 May 2019 Significance: Accepted: 26 Aug. 2019 • Entomopathogenic nematodes are only parasitic to insects and are therefore important in agriculture Published: 27 Nov. 2019 as they can serve as eco-friendly biopesticides to control problem insects without effects on the environment, humans and other animals, unlike chemical pesticides. HOW TO CITE: Lephoto TE, Gray VM. First report of the isolation of entomopathogenic Introduction nematode Steinernema australe (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) Entomopathogenic nematodes are one of the most studied microscopic species of nematodes because of their from South Africa. -
1 Caracterización Molecular Y
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 23 (2020): #64 Grifaldo-Alcantara et al., 2020 CARACTERIZACIÓN MOLECULAR Y MORFOMÉTRICA DE Heterorhabditis indica (CEPA CP13JA) AISLADO EN EL CULTIVO DE CAÑA DE AZÚCAR † [MOLECULAR AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF Heterorhabditis indica (STRAIN CP13JA) ISOLATED IN THE CULTIVATION SUGARCANE] Pedro Fabian Grifaldo-Alcantara1, Raquel Alatorre-Rosas2, Hilda Victoria Silva-Rojas2, Patricia S. Stock3, Francisco Hernandez-Rosas4, Haidel Vargas-Madriz1, Ausencio Azuara-Dominguez5 and Yuridia Durán-Trujillo6 * 1 Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Departamento de Producción Agrícola. Av. Independencia Nacional # 151, Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, C.P. 48900, México. Email. [email protected], [email protected] 2 Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Km. 36.5 carretera México- Texcoco, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo de México, México. C.P. 56230. Email. [email protected], [email protected] 3 University of Arizona, Department of Entomology / Plant Sciences. Forbes Bldg. Km 410. 1140 E. South Campus Tucson, AZ. USA. Email. [email protected] 4 Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Córdoba, Km 348 carretera Federal Córdoba- Veracruz, Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz, México. C.P. 94946. México. Email. [email protected] 5 Tecnológico Nacional de México/I.T. de Cd. Victoria, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, CP 87010 México. Email. [email protected] 6 Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Ambientales. Periférico Poniente S/N Frente a la Colonia Villa de Guadalupe, Iguala de la independencia, Guerrero, México, CP 40040. Email. [email protected] *Corresponding author SUMMARY Background. Heterorhabditis and Steinernema are two genera of entomopathogen nematodes used as effective biocontrollers in pest insect control. Target. -
Fisher Vs. the Worms: Extraordinary Sex Ratios in Nematodes and the Mechanisms That Produce Them
cells Review Fisher vs. the Worms: Extraordinary Sex Ratios in Nematodes and the Mechanisms that Produce Them Justin Van Goor 1,* , Diane C. Shakes 2 and Eric S. Haag 1 1 Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; [email protected] 2 Department of Biology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Parker, Baker, and Smith provided the first robust theory explaining why anisogamy evolves in parallel in multicellular organisms. Anisogamy sets the stage for the emergence of separate sexes, and for another phenomenon with which Parker is associated: sperm competition. In outcrossing taxa with separate sexes, Fisher proposed that the sex ratio will tend towards unity in large, randomly mating populations due to a fitness advantage that accrues in individuals of the rarer sex. This creates a vast excess of sperm over that required to fertilize all available eggs, and intense competition as a result. However, small, inbred populations can experience selection for skewed sex ratios. This is widely appreciated in haplodiploid organisms, in which females can control the sex ratio behaviorally. In this review, we discuss recent research in nematodes that has characterized the mechanisms underlying highly skewed sex ratios in fully diploid systems. These include self-fertile hermaphroditism and the adaptive elimination of sperm competition factors, facultative parthenogenesis, non-Mendelian meiotic oddities involving the sex chromosomes, and Citation: Van Goor, J.; Shakes, D.C.; Haag, E.S. Fisher vs. the Worms: environmental sex determination. By connecting sex ratio evolution and sperm biology in surprising Extraordinary Sex Ratios in ways, these phenomena link two “seminal” contributions of G. -
Neoplectana Intermedia N. Sp. (Steinernematidae : Nematoda
Neoaplectana intermedia n. sp. (Steinernematidae : Nematoda) from South Carolina George O. POINAR,Jr. Department of Entomological Sciences, University of Calqornia Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. ., SUMMARY Neoaplectana intennedia n. sp. (Steinemematidae : Nematoda) is described from South Carolina. Morphological, hybridization and DNA studies support the distinctnessof N. intennedia n. sp. in comparison with populations of N. carpocapsae, N. glaseri and N. bibionis. Diagnostic characters include the length ofthe infective stage juveniles, the shape of the spicules and gubernaculum and absence of a tail projectionin the male.The infective juveniles ofN. intennedia n. sp. carry a population theof symbiotic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophilus in an intestinal “pouch?!. Thcse bacteria differ from those associated with ihe other three above- mentioned species ofNeoaplectana. The iife cycle is typically neoaplectanid with the infection initiated by infective stage juveniles and one or more parasitic generations occuring inside the insect. Monoxenic culturesN inremTedia of n. sp. have been established on artificial media. RÉSUMI? Neoaplectana intermedia n. sp. (Steinernematidae :Nenzatodu) provenant de Caroline du Sud) Neoapleetana intennedia n. sp. (Steinemematidae : Nematoda) provenant de Caroline du Sud est décrit. Les études concernant la morphologie, les croisements et le DNA prouvent l’originalitéde N. intennedia n. sp. vis à vis des populations deN. carpocapsae, N. glaseri et N. bibionis. Les caractères diagnostiques concernent la longueur des juvéniles infestants, la forme des spiculeset du gubernaculum et l’absencede projection terminale sur la queuedu mâle. Les juvéniles infestants N. de intennedian. sp. transportent une bactérie symbionte, Xenorhabdus nematophilus, dans une (( poche D intestinale. Cette bactérie differe de celles associées aux trois autres espèces de Neoaplectana citées plus haut. -
New Trends in Entomopathogenic Nematode Systematics: Impact of Molecular Biology and Phylogenetic Reconstruction
New Trends in Entomopathogenic Nematode Systematics: Impact of Molecular Biology and Phylogenetic Reconstruction S.P. Stock Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. Summary Assimilation of molecular approaches into entomopathogenic nema- tode (EPN) systematics has escalated dramatically in the last few years. Various molecular methods and markers have been used not only for diagnostic purposes, sorting out of cryptic species, populations and strains, but also to assess evolutionary relationships among these nematodes. In this presentation, the current state of affairs in the taxonomy of the EPN is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the application of molecular methods. A combined approach using traditional (morphology) and molecular methods is considered as an example to demonstrate the value of this integrated perspective to address key questions in the systemat- ics of this group of nematodes. Introduction Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are a ubiquitous group of ob- ligate and lethal parasites of insects. They are excellent and widely used biological control agents of many insect pests (Kaya & Gaugler, 1993). These nematodes are characterized by their ability to carry specific pathogenic bacteria, Xenorhabus for Steinernematidae and Photorhabdus with Heterorhabditidae, which are released into the hemocoel after penetration of the host has been attained by the infective stage of the nematode. Two EPN families are currently known: Steinernematidae Chitwood and Chitwood, 1937 and Heterorhabditidae Poinar, 1976. These fami- ©2002 by Monduzzi Editore S.p.A. MEDIMOND Inc. C804R9051 1 2 The Tenth International Congress of Parasitology lies are not closely related phylogenetically, but share life histories and morphological and ecological similarities throughout convergent evolu- tion (Poinar, 1993; Blaxter et al., 1998). -
Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) 1 Nastaran Tofangsazi, Steven P
EENY-530 Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida: families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) 1 Nastaran Tofangsazi, Steven P. Arthurs, and Robin M. Giblin-Davis2 Introduction Entomopathogenic nematodes are soft bodied, non- segmented roundworms that are obligate or sometimes facultative parasites of insects. Entomopathogenic nema- todes occur naturally in soil environments and locate their host in response to carbon dioxide, vibration, and other chemical cues (Kaya and Gaugler 1993). Species in two families (Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae) have been effectively used as biological insecticides in pest man- agement programs (Grewal et al. 2005). Entomopathogenic nematodes fit nicely into integrated pest management, or IPM, programs because they are considered nontoxic to Figure 1. Infective juvenile stages of Steinernema carpocapsae clearly humans, relatively specific to their target pest(s), and can showing protective sheath formed by retaining the second stage be applied with standard pesticide equipment (Shapiro-Ilan cuticle. et al. 2006). Entomopathogenic nematodes have been Credits: James Kerrigan, UF/IFAS exempted from the US Environmental Protection Agency Life Cycle (EPA) pesticide registration. There is no need for personal protective equipment and re-entry restrictions. Insect The infective juvenile stage (IJ) is the only free living resistance problems are unlikely. stage of entomopathogenic nematodes. The juvenile stage penetrates the host insect via the spiracles, mouth, anus, or in some species through intersegmental membranes of the cuticle, and then enters into the hemocoel (Bedding and Molyneux 1982). Both Heterorhabditis and Steinernema are mutualistically associated with bacteria of the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, respectively (Ferreira and 1. This document is EENY-530, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. -
Olfaction Shapes Host–Parasite Interactions in Parasitic Nematodes
Olfaction shapes host–parasite interactions in PNAS PLUS parasitic nematodes Adler R. Dillmana, Manon L. Guillerminb, Joon Ha Leeb, Brian Kima, Paul W. Sternberga,1, and Elissa A. Hallemb,1 aHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125; and bDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Contributed by Paul W. Sternberg, July 9, 2012 (sent for review May 8, 2012) Many parasitic nematodes actively seek out hosts in which to host recognition (19). IJs then infect the host either by entering complete their lifecycles. Olfaction is thought to play an important through natural orifices or by penetrating through the insect role in the host-seeking process, with parasites following a chem- cuticle (20). Following infection, IJs release a bacterial endo- ical trail toward host-associated odors. However, little is known symbiont into the insect host and resume development (21–23). about the olfactory cues that attract parasitic nematodes to hosts The bacteria proliferate inside the insect, producing an arsenal or the behavioral responses these cues elicit. Moreover, what little of secondary metabolites that lead to rapid insect death and is known focuses on easily obtainable laboratory hosts rather digestion of insect tissues. The nematodes feed on the multi- than on natural or other ecologically relevant hosts. Here we in- plying bacteria and the liberated nutrients of broken-down in- vestigate the olfactory responses of six diverse species of ento- sect tissues. They reproduce in the cadaver until resources are mopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) to seven ecologically relevant depleted, at which time new IJs form and disperse in search of potential invertebrate hosts, including one known natural host new hosts (24). -
Nematodes As Biocontrol Agents This Page Intentionally Left Blank Nematodes As Biocontrol Agents
Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents This page intentionally left blank Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents Edited by Parwinder S. Grewal Department of Entomology Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio USA Ralf-Udo Ehlers Department of Biotechnology and Biological Control Institute for Phytopathology Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Raisdorf Germany David I. Shapiro-Ilan United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, Georgia USA CABI Publishing CABI Publishing is a division of CAB International CABI Publishing CABI Publishing CAB International 875 Massachusetts Avenue Wallingford 7th Floor Oxfordshire OX10 8DE Cambridge, MA 02139 UK USA Tel: þ44 (0)1491 832111 Tel: þ1 617 395 4056 Fax: þ44 (0)1491 833508 Fax: þ1 617 354 6875 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.cabi-publishing.org ßCAB International 2005. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mech- anically, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library, London, UK. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nematodes as biocontrol agents / edited by Parwinder S. Grewal, Ralf- Udo Ehlers, David I. Shapiro-Ilan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-85199-017-7 (alk. paper) 1. Nematoda as biological pest control agents. I. Grewal, Parwinder S. II. Ehlers, Ralf-Udo. III. Shaprio-Ilan, David I. SB976.N46N46 2005 632’.96–dc22 2004030022 ISBN 0 85199 0177 Typeset by SPI Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed and bound in the UK by Biddles Ltd., King’s Lynn This volume is dedicated to Dr Harry K. -
Three New Species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) Show
bs_bs_banner Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2013, 168, 671–698. With 14 figures Three new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) show morphological divergence through evolutionary intermediates of a novel feeding-structure polymorphism ERIK J. RAGSDALE1†, NATSUMI KANZAKI2†, WALTRAUD RÖSELER1, MATTHIAS HERRMANN1 and RALF J. SOMMER1* 1Department of Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstraße 37, Tübingen, Germany 2Forest Pathology Laboratory, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan Received 13 February 2013; revised 26 March 2013; accepted for publication 28 March 2013 Developmental plasticity is often correlated with diversity and has been proposed as a facilitator of phenotypic novelty. Yet how a dimorphism arises or how additional morphs are added is not understood, and few systems provide experimental insight into the evolution of polyphenisms. Because plasticity correlates with structural diversity in Pristionchus nematodes, studies in this group can test the role of plasticity in facilitating novelty. Here, we describe three new species, Pristionchus fukushimae sp. nov., Pristionchus hoplostomus sp. nov., and the hermaphroditic Pristionchus triformis sp. nov., which are characterized by a novel polymorphism in their mouthparts. In addition to showing the canonical mouth dimorphism of diplogastrid nematodes, comprising a stenostomatous (‘narrow-mouthed’) and a eurystomatous (‘wide-mouthed’) form, the new species exhibit forms with six, 12, or intermediate numbers of cheilostomatal plates. Correlated with this polymorphism is another trait that varies among species: whereas divisions between plates are complete in P. triformis sp. nov., which is biased towards a novel ‘megastomatous’ form comprising 12 complete plates, the homologous divisions in the other new species are partial and of variable length. -
Developmental Plasticity, Ecology, and Evolutionary Radiation of Nematodes of Diplogastridae
Developmental Plasticity, Ecology, and Evolutionary Radiation of Nematodes of Diplogastridae Dissertation der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Vladislav Susoy aus Berezniki, Russland Tübingen 2015 Gedruckt mit Genehmigung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Tag der mündlichen Qualifikation: 5 November 2015 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Ralf J. Sommer 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Heinz-R. Köhler 3. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg Acknowledgements I am deeply appreciative of the many people who have supported my work. First and foremost, I would like to thank my advisors, Professor Ralf J. Sommer and Dr. Matthias Herrmann for giving me the opportunity to pursue various research projects as well as for their insightful scientific advice, support, and encouragement. I am also very grateful to Matthias for introducing me to nematology and for doing an excellent job of organizing fieldwork in Germany, Arizona and on La Réunion. I would like to thank the members of my examination committee: Professor Heinz-R. Köhler and Professor Hinrich Schulenburg for evaluating this dissertation and Dr. Felicity Jones, Professor Karl Forchhammer, and Professor Rolf Reuter for being my examiners. I consider myself fortunate for having had Dr. Erik J. Ragsdale as a colleague for several years, and more than that to count him as a friend. We have had exciting collaborations and great discussions and I would like to thank you, Erik, for your attention, inspiration, and thoughtful feedback. I also want to thank Erik and Orlando de Lange for reading over drafts of this dissertation and spelling out some nuances of English writing. -
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SURVEY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF NEMATODES ASSOCIATED AS EXTERNAL EPIBIONTS ON THE FLORIDA MANATEE, TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS By RAFAEL A. GONZALEZ A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2020 © 2020 Rafael A. Gonzalez To my Mother and Father, thank you for believing in me ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I thank my parents Mario and Linda Gonzalez for their patience and support throughout my life. I also thank my committee members Robin Giblin-Davis, William H. Kern Jr., and Natsumi Kanzaki for their support, guidance, and patience during this work. Thanks are owed to Cathy Beck, Bob Bonde, and Susan Butler for allowing me to participate in the health assessment manatee capture events and for their advice about how to keep both myself and the animals safe from harm. I would also like to thank Seemanti Chakrabarti, Ulrich Stingl, and Brian Bahder for their valuable advice during this work. Lastly I thank my wife, Tina Fregeolle-Gonzalez for her love and support. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................................. 4 LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ 6 LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................... 7 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................