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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Parasitoid vectors a plant pathogen, potentially diminishing the benefits it confers as a biological control agent.

Chang-Fei Guo, Muhammad Z Ahmed, Da Ou, Li-He Zhang, Zi-Tong Lu, Wen Sang, Cindy L McKenzie, Robert G Shatters, Bao-Li Qiu

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Distribution and dynamic changes of Huanglongbing pathogen in its insect vectorFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Chang-Fei Guo *Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Muhammad Z Ahmed *Subtropical Insects and Horticulture Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2486-157X
Da OuKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Li-He ZhangKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Zi-Tong LuKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Wen SangKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Cindy L McKenzieSubtropical Insects and Horticulture Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, USA.
Robert G ShattersSubtropical Insects and Horticulture Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, USA.
Bao-Li QiuKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, China. baileyqiu@scau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0735-013X
South China Agricultural University · CNAgricultural Research Service · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive disease of citrus primarily transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). Biocontrol of ACP is an environmentally sustainable alternative to chemicals. However, the risk of parasitoid rational application in ACP biocontrol has never been evaluated. Here we show, the dominant parasitoid of ACP, Tamarixia radiata, can acquire the HLB pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) and transmit it horizontally when probing ACP nymphs. If these ACP nymphs survive the probing, develop to adults and move to healthy plants, CLas can be transmitted to citrus leaves during feeding. We illustrate the formerly unrecognized risk that a parasitoid can potentially serve as a phoretic vector of the pathogen transmitted by its host, thus potentially diminishing some of the benefits it confers via biocontrol. Our findings present a significant caution to the strategy of using parasitoids in orchards with different infection status of insect-vectored pathogens.

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Biological Control AgentsAnimalsCitrusFemaleHemipteraInsect VectorsLiberibacterNymphPlant DiseasesWaspsBiological Control Agents

Identifiers

PMID34824370
PMCPMC8617049
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