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Mother-derived trans-generational immune priming in the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2014

Z. H. Shi ,
Y. T. Lin  and
Y. M. Hou
Z. H. Shi
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Y. T. Lin
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Y. M. Hou*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +86-591-83789214 Fax: +86-591-83789214 E-mail: ymhou@fafu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is the most destructive pest of palm trees worldwide containing it invasive areas, such as the southern part of China. It is always emphasized to develop integrated pest management based on biological agents, but their success is not very exciting. Presently, the immune defenses of this pest against biological agents attract scarce attention. It is still unclear whether immune priming also generally occurs in insect pests and in response to different pathogens. Our results indicated that previous challenge of bacteria pathogen enhanced the magnitude of phenoloxidase activity and antibacterial activity in R. ferrugineus larvae against the secondary infection. Furthermore, trans-generational immune priming was also determined in this pest, and only challenged R. ferrugineus mothers transferred the immune protection to their offspring which suggested males and females of this pest might have evolved different strategies on the investment of delivering immune protection to their offspring. Importantly, our data provide the evidence to suggest that different kinds of biological control agents might be used alternatively or in combination to fight against R. ferrugineus because of the existence of immune priming with low species-specific level. On the other hand, for this invasive pest, the immune priming may also facilitate its adaptation and dispersal in the new regions.

Keywords

red palm weevilinsect immunitytrans-generationalantibacterial activity
Type
Research Papers
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 742 - 750
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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