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ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
卷 168, 期 8, 页码 599-609出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12944
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host preference; Laodelphax striatellus; Maize Iranian mosaic virus; pigment content; plant phenotype; Delphacidae; Hemiptera; insect vector; planthopper; barley; plant virus; virus transmission
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- Plant Virology Research Center
Insect-borne plant viruses may modify the phenotype of their host plants and thus influence the responses of insect vectors. When a plant virus modifies host preference behavior of a vector, it can be expected to influence the rate of virus transmission. In this study, we examined the effect ofMaize Iranian mosaic virus(MIMV) infection on host preference behavior of the nymphs and adults of its vector, the small brown planthopper,Laodelphax striatellusFallen (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), feeding on barley plants (Hordeum vulgareL., Poaceae). We found that both viruliferous nymphs and adults significantly preferred healthy plants, whereas non-viruliferous planthoppers preferred virus-infected barley. Further investigations revealed significant reductions in the chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of infected barley leaves. Based on these results, a possible association between insect host preferences and the pigment contents of the plants was observed. In summary, we suggest that host preference ofL. striatellus couldbe affected by the propagative plant virus, possibly through association of this modification with some phenotypic traits of infected plants. These effects may have a critical impact on MIMV transmission rate, with significant implications for the development of virus epidemics.
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