Microevolution in IPM Part II. Challenging Questions How common is local adaptation of natural...

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Microevolution in IPM

Part II

Challenging Questions

• How common is local adaptation of natural enemies to their hosts or environment?

• How critical is it for success of biological control to find locally adapted natural enemies for importation?

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Important Factors to the Evolution of Local Adaptation

• Natural enemy host range

• Relative life span of natural enemy and pest

• Relative migration rates of n.e. and pest

Local Adaptation Has Influenced Regulation Already

Challenging Questions

• What is the role of adaptation after introductions in biological control?

Bathyplectes curculionidae

Hyperia postica

Hyperia brunneipennis

Hyperia postica

Hyperia brunneipennis

Cotesia glomerata

Pieris brassicae

Pieris rapae

A 100 year later…

Challenging Questions

• Do introductions of natural enemies impose bottlenecks?

• Is reduced genetic variation associated with low fitness?

Variation

Fitness

Aphidius ervi

Diaeretiella rapae

Variation Success

Elatobium abietinum Fallopia japonica

Iridomirmex humilis

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Challenging Questions

• How great is the risk of evolution of natural enemies host range?

Euphydryas editha

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Challenging Questions

• What is the risks of pests evolving resistance to natural enemies?

• If pests evolve resistance, will Natural enemies evolve mechanisms to overcome pest resistance?

Spartina alterniflora Prokelisia spp

Acyrthosiphon pisum Aphidius ervi

We need more DATA!!!!