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1 October 2009 Influence of Continuous High Temperature Conditions on Wolbachia Infection Frequency and the Fitness of Liposcelis tricolor (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae)
Fu-Xian Jia, Man-San Yang, Wen-Jia Yang, Jin-Jun Wang
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Abstract

Endosymbiotic bacteria that potentially influence reproduction and other fitness-related traits of their hosts are widespread in arthropods, and their appeal to researchers' interest is growing. In this study, the influence of continuous high temperature conditions on Wolbachia infection frequency and the fitness of Liposcelis tricolor (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae) was studied in a laboratory. The results showed that the Wolbachia infection frequency was gradually decreased when L. tricolor was reared at 33°C; after six generations of treatment, no Wolbachia wsp gene product was detected, suggesting that the Wolbachia infection was completely eliminated. The combined immature development periods and survival rates of L. tricolor did not vary significantly among six generations; however, the female longevities and fecundities dramatically declined from F1 through F6, resulting in decreasing values of population intrinsic rate of increase (rm). Using rm values, the fitness for F2, F3, F4, F5, and F6 relative to F1 was calculated as 0.995, 0.953, 0.811, 0.700, and 0.552, respectively. We realize that it is not possible to distinguish between the effects of high temperature may have on the metabolic processes of the psocids and the effects of temperature-induced reduction in bacterial infection frequencies. Our study confirms that the combined use of antibiotics and heat treatment is a good control measure for psocids.

© 2009 Entomological Society of America
Fu-Xian Jia, Man-San Yang, Wen-Jia Yang, and Jin-Jun Wang "Influence of Continuous High Temperature Conditions on Wolbachia Infection Frequency and the Fitness of Liposcelis tricolor (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae)," Environmental Entomology 38(5), 1365-1372, (1 October 2009). https://doi.org/10.1603/022.038.0503
Received: 1 May 2009; Accepted: 1 July 2009; Published: 1 October 2009
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KEYWORDS
endosymbiont
Life table parameters
psocids
thermal treatment
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