Ecological modelling of the larval dispersion of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Bt cotton: implications for evolution and resistance management

• Grant number: 15/20380-8
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2016
• Effective date (End): March 03, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health
• Principal researcher: Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy
• Grantee: José Bruno Malaquias
• Home Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/16609-7 - A multi - and interdisciplinary approach to understand spatio-temporal patterns of insect pests and design landscapes for sustainable pest management in tropical agricultural systems, AP.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 17/05953-7 - Ecological Modeling of the Resistance Evolution of Spodoptera frugiperda on Bt Cotton Mediated by Seed Contamination and Temperature Increasing, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The demand for information in a systematic way about ecology of target pests of transgenic plants has increased in recent decades due to the growing interest in this new technology in pest management. Such information contributes the optimization of regional resistance management within the concept of population control pests in wide areas. Mobility larvae in agricultural ecosystems when the occurrence of contamination of Bt crops, intentionally or unintentionally - has been the subject of study by several researchers, however information about larval mobility in tropical conditions are still scarce. Under these conditions it is possible that caterpillars with some level of tolerance to Bt cotton, when they start feeding on cotton plant non-Bt can disperse and feed on Bt cotton plants, survive, reach adulthood and produce offspring, increasing probability of occurrence of individuals having the resistance allele with a higher frequency than expected. Moreover, high temperatures have a decreasing effect on the expression of Bt toxins. The above scenario creates opportunity for hypothesis testing on behavioral aspects of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The support of the hypothesis is conditioned conducting studies focused on feeding behavior of the pest in field and laboratory conditions in order to insert a computational modeling component to study the spatial dynamics of the larvae. This proposal is linked to thematic project: "A Multi- and Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Insect Pests and Design Landscapes for Sustainable Pest Management in Tropical Agricultural Systems

Scientific publications

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LIBARDI MIRALDO, LEONARDO; MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; OLIVEIRA DE FREITAS BUENO, REGIANE CRISTINA. Interactive effects of host plant and insecticide foliar application on oviposition and performance of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) cryptic species Mediterranean (MED) and Middle East-Asia minor 1 (MEAM1) in Brazil. PHYTOPARASITICA, v. 49, n. 4, p. 675-688, SEP 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; GODOY, WESLEY AUGUSTO CONDE; CAPRIO, MICHAEL A.; PACHU, JESSICA KARINA DA SILVA; DE SOUSA RAMALHO, FRANCISCO; OMOTO, CELSO; FERREIRA, CLAUDIA PIO. Evolutionary process modeling with Bayesian inference of Spodoptera frugiperda ballooning and walking dispersal in Bt and non-Bt cotton plant mixtures. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, v. 169, n. 8, p. 721-731, AUG 2021. Web of Science Citations: 2.

PACHU, JESSICA K. S.; MACEDO, FRANCYNES C. O.; MALAQUIAS, JOSE B.; RAMALHO, FRANCISCO S.; OLIVEIRA, RICARDO F.; FRANCO, FLAVIA PEREIRA; GODOY, WESLEY A. C. Electrical signalling on Bt and non-Bt cotton plants under stress by Aphis gossypii. PLoS One, v. 16, n. 4 APR 8 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; GODOY, WESLEY AUGUSTO CONDE; CAPRIO, MICHAEL A.; PACHU, JESSICA KARINA DA SILVA; DE SOUSA RAMALHO, FRANCISCO; OMOTO, CELSO; FERREIRA, CLAUDIA PIO. Evolutionary process modeling with Bayesian inference of Spodoptera frugiperda ballooning and walking dispersal in Bt and non-Bt cotton plant mixtures. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, v. 169, n. 8 APR 2021. Web of Science Citations: 2.

MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; SANTIAGO SANTANA, DANILO RENATO; DEGRANDE, PAULO EDUARDO; FERREIRA, CLAUDIA PIO; DE MELO, ELMO PONTES; CONDE GODOY, WESLEY AUGUSTO; DA SILVA PACHU, JESSICA KARINA; RAMALHO, FRANCISCO DE SOUSA; OMOTO, CELSO; DE AZEVEDO PEREIRA, ALEXANDRE IGOR; GUAZINA, RENATO ANASTACIO. Shifts in Ecological Dominance between Two Lepidopteran Species in Refuge Areas of Bt Cotton. INSECTS, v. 12, n. 2 FEB 2021. Web of Science Citations: 1.

MIOTELO, LUCAS; MENDES DOS REIS, ANA LUIZA; MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; MALASPINA, OSMAR; ROAT, THAISA CRISTINA. Apis mellifera and Melipona scutellaris exhibit differential sensitivity to thiamethoxam. Environmental Pollution, v. 268, n. A JAN 1 2021. Web of Science Citations: 1.

LIBARDI MIRALDO, LEONARDO; MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; OLIVEIRA DE FREITAS BUENO, REGIANE CRISTINA. Interactive effects of host plant and insecticide foliar application on oviposition and performance of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) cryptic species Mediterranean (MED) and Middle East-Asia minor 1 (MEAM1) in Brazil. PHYTOPARASITICA, JAN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

PACHU, JESSICA K. S.; MACEDO, FRANCYNES C. O.; DA SILVA, FABIA B.; MALAQUIAS, JOSE B.; RAMALHO, FRANCISCO S.; OLIVEIRA, RICARDO F.; GODOY, WESLEY A. C. Imidacloprid-mediated stress on non-Bt and Bt cotton, aphid and ladybug interaction: Approaches based on insect behaviour, fluorescence, dark respiration and plant electrophysiology. Chemosphere, v. 263, JAN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

JACOB, CYNTHIA R. O.; MALAQUIAS, JOSE B.; ZANARDI, ODIMAR Z.; SILVA, CARINA A. S.; JACOB, JESSICA F. O.; YAMAMOTO, PEDRO T. Oral acute toxicity and impact of neonicotinoids on Apis mellifera L. and Scaptotrigona postica Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY, v. 28, n. 7, p. 744-753, SEP 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

TADEI, RAFAELA; DOMINGUES, CAIO E. C.; MALAQUIAS, JOSE BRUNO; CAMILO, ERASNILSON VIEIRA; MALASPINA, OSMAR; SILVA-ZACARIN, ELAINE C. M. Late effect of larval co-exposure to the insecticide clothianidin and fungicide pyraclostrobin in Africanized Apis mellifera. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 9, MAR 1 2019. Web of Science Citations: 4.

PACHU, JESSICA K. S.; MALAQUIAS, JOSE B.; GODOY, WESLEY A. C.; RAMALHO, FRANCISCO DE S.; ALMEIDA, BRUNA R.; ROSSI, FABRICIO. Models to describe the thermal development rates of Cycloneda sanguinea L. (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae). Journal of Thermal Biology, v. 73, p. 1-7, APR 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.

MALAQUIAS, JOSE B.; GODOY, WESLEY A. C.; GARCIA, ADRIANO G.; RAMALHO, FRANCISCO DE S.; OMOTO, CELSO. Larval Dispersal of Spodoptera frugiperda Strains on Bt Cotton: A Model for Understanding Resistance Evolution and Consequences for its Management. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, NOV 23 2017. Web of Science Citations: 5.