Non-native gall-inducing insects on forest trees: a global review

Csóka, György; Stone, Graham; Melika, George

doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1466-5

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“…The oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are one of the most species-rich lineages of galling insects, with ca .1500 species that induce diverse and structurally complex galls on oaks ( Quercus ) and related Fagaceae [37–39]. The lifecycles of most oak gall wasps involve obligate alternation between a sexual and an asexual generation, each of which induces a different gall phenotype on a specific organ (leaf, bud, flower, fruit, shoot or root) on specific host Fagaceae [40,41].…”

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“…Host tissues lining the larval chamber divide rapidly and differentiate into specialised nutritive cells that provide all larval food [63]. A thin wall of sclerenchyma separates each inner gall (larval chamber) from non-nutritive outer gall tissues [37,43,63,64]. In Growth stage galls (Fig 1A, 1D and 1E) the larvae remain very small, but development and differentiation of outer gall tissues is extensive [1,65].…”

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Genomic dissection of an extended phenotype: Oak galling by a cynipid gall wasp

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Galls are plant tissues whose development is induced by another organism for the inducer's benefit. 30,000 arthropod species induce galls, and in most cases the inducing effectors and target plant systems are unknown. Cynipid gall wasps are a speciose monophyletic radiation that induce structurally complex galls on oaks and other plants. We used a model system comprising the gall wasp Biorhiza pallida and the oak Quercus robur to characterise inducer and host plant gene expression at defined stages through the development of galled and ungalled plant tissues, and tested alternative hypotheses for the origin and type of galling effectors and plant metabolic pathways involved. Oak gene expression patterns diverged markedly during development of galled and normal buds. Young galls showed elevated expression of oak genes similar to legume root nodule Nod factor-induced early nodulin (ENOD) genes and developmental parallels with oak buds. In contrast, mature galls showed substantially different patterns of gene expression to mature leaves. While most oak transcripts could be functionally annotated, many gall wasp transcripts of interest were novel. We found no evidence in the gall wasp for involvement of third-party symbionts in gall induction, for effector delivery using virus-like-particles, or for gallwasp expression of genes coding for plant hormones. Many differentially and highly expressed genes in young larvae encoded secretory peptides, which we hypothesise are effector proteins exported to plant tissues. Specifically, we propose that host arabinogalactan proteins and gall wasp chitinases interact in young galls to generate a somatic embryogenesis-like process in oak tissues surrounding the gall wasp larvae. Gall wasp larvae also expressed genes encoding multiple plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs). These have functional orthologues in other gall inducing cynipids but not in figitid parasitoid sister groups, suggesting that they may be evolutionary innovations associated with cynipid gall induction.

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Genomic dissection of an extended phenotype: Oak galling by a cynipid gall wasp

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“…Galls on leaves of Q. rubra in North America are formed by larvae of the large oak apple gall wasp Amphibolips confluenta Reinhard (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and the succulent oak gall wasp Dryocosmus quercuspalustris Giraud (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). In Europe, gall‐forming insects (gall midges, gall wasps) have not been found on introduced Red Oak (Csóka, Stone, & Melika, 2017; Welch, 1995).…”

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Biological Flora of the British Isles:Quercus rubra

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1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Quercus rubra L.(Red Oak, Northern Red Oak; syn. Q. borealis, Q. maxima) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution; habitat; communities; responses to biotic factors; responses to environment; structure and physiology; phenology; floral and seed characters; herbivores and disease; history; and conservation.2. Quercus rubra is a large deciduous tree native to eastern North America. In its native range this species is one of the most important mid-successional tree species.Since the 18th century Q. rubra has been introduced into forest management in Europe and elsewhere. Currently, Q. rubra is a naturalized species in 23 countries.

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“…The result of such management is healthy forest ecosystems which persist, maintain vigour (productivity), organization (biodiversity and predictability) and resilience (time to recovery) (Costanza & Mageau, 2000). Several studies show that biodiversity is a barrier to ecological invasion (Kennedy, Naeem, Howe, Knops, Tilman, & Reich, 2002;Leung, Finnoff, Shogren, & Lodge, 2005;Hudson, Dobson, & Lafferty, 2006;Csóka, Stone, & Melika, 2017). …”

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“…Most of phytophagous species are associated with introduction of plants on which they are specialists, but some have also shifted from introduced to native plant hosts (Csóka, Stone, & Melika, 2017 Non-native non-phytophagous insects that feed on fungi, dead wood, guano, plant products or seeds etc. include Coleoptera (80%), Lepidoptera (6.5%), Hymenoptera (6.5%) and Diptera (6.5%).…”

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Non-Native Insects in Urban and Forest Areas of Slovenia and the Introduction of Torymus sinensis with Dryocosmus kuriphilus

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Jurc³

2017

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We survey non-native insects species in whole territory of Slovenia. Data on non-native species were collected in field, and we also used results of projects in which we participated and with overview of literature data in scientific publications. Correspondence Analysis (CA) of data was carried out with the software Statgraphics Centaurion XVI, U.S.A. Up to 254 non-native insect species are present: around 83% are phytophagous (43% feed on woody plants, 40% on other plants); around 12% are non-phytophagous; and 5% are parasitoids or predators of other insects or mammals. Among the phytophagous species, Hemiptera predominates (with 38.2%), followed by Coleoptera (29.8%) and Lepidoptera (14.5%). Non-native insects that do not feed on plants include Coleoptera (80%), Lepidoptera (6.5%), Hymenoptera (6.5%) and Diptera (6.5%). Most of phytophagous species are associated with introduction of plants on which they are specialists, but some have also shifted from introduced to native plant hosts. 36 non-native phytophagous species (14.17% of all non-native insects) have become harmful plant pests of urban trees and crops. 20 appear on woody plants, but only Dryocosmus kuriphilus, appears in urban forest areas. In the past decades species such as D. kuriphilus, Leptoglossus occidentalis, Xylosandrus germanus, Gnathotrichus materiarius, Dasineura gledichiae, Phyllonorycter issikii, Cinara curvipes, Ophiomyia kwansonis have been recorded in parks and forests. Some non-native species are spreading in Slovenian urban forests and affect economic, ecological and other forest and urban forest functions. The number of harmful insects in forests is extremely small probably due to high diversity of the forest ecosystem, where close-to-nature forest management is practiced,

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Non-native gall-inducing insects on forest trees: a global review

Cited by 46 publications

References 111 publications

Genomic dissection of an extended phenotype: Oak galling by a cynipid gall wasp

Genomic dissection of an extended phenotype: Oak galling by a cynipid gall wasp

Biological Flora of the British Isles:Quercus rubra

Non-Native Insects in Urban and Forest Areas of Slovenia and the Introduction of Torymus sinensis with Dryocosmus kuriphilus

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