The Biology and Ecology of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) in Eastern Ontario Revisited

Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is a globally distributed pest on brassicaceous crops. This study aimed to follow up with aspects of earlier research, mainly to revisit the potential for overwintering of diamondback moth in the Ottawa area, to investigate present day population dynamics using a life-table approach and to use next generation sequencing to describe the diamondback moth microbiome. A review of the literature has reaffirmed that diamondback moth may not be capable of overwintering in Ottawa with populations likely migrant-driven. The population dynamics and parasitoid community appear to be unaltered after 65 years. The microbiome of diamondback moth larvae was dominated by Enterococcaceae, a family of bacteria hypothesized to aid in resistance and detoxification. This can provide opportunities for the introduction of new biological control agents and tools for diamondback moth management in the future.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Unknown venue

• Publication date

  2018-11-05

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.31237/osf.io/zjctx
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Diamondback moth.

  2020influential reference
• Microbiome facilitated pest resistance: potential problems and uses.

  2018cited by this paper
• Gut Microbiota Mediate Insecticide Resistance in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.)

  2018cited by this paper
• Discovery of Antimicrobial Lipodepsipeptides Produced by a Serratia sp. within Mosquito Microbiomes

  2018cited by this paper
• From species distributions to climate change adaptation: Knowledge gaps in managing invertebrate pests in broad-acre grain crops

  2018cited by this paper
• Elusively overwintering: a review of diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) cold tolerance and overwintering strategy

  2018influential reference
• Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome.

  2018cited by this paper
• Bacterial Symbionts in Lepidoptera: Their Diversity, Transmission, and Impact on the Host

  2018cited by this paper
• Cascading effects on bacterial communities: cattle grazing causes a shift in the microbiome of a herbivorous caterpillar

  2018cited by this paper
• Gut symbiont enhances insecticide resistance in a significant pest, the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

  2017cited by this paper
• Molecular Cloning and Induced Expression of Six Small Heat Shock Proteins Mediating Cold-Hardiness in Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

  2017cited by this paper
• Cultivable gut bacteria provide a pathway for adaptation of Chrysolina herbacea to Mentha aquatica volatiles

  2017cited by this paper
• Climate change and biological control: the consequences of increasing temperatures on host-parasitoid interactions.

  2017cited by this paper
• Microbiome symbionts and diet diversity incur costs on the immune system of insect larvae

  2017cited by this paper
• Caterpillars lack a resident gut microbiome

  2017cited by this paper
• Spread and global population structure of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its larval parasitoids Diadegma semiclausum and Diadegma fenestrale (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) based on mtDNA.

  2017influential reference
• Metagenomic Sequencing of Diamondback Moth Gut Microbiome Unveils Key Holobiont Adaptations for Herbivory

  2017cited by this paper
• New Insights into the Microbiota of Moth Pests

  2017cited by this paper
• Microbial composition affects the performance of an artificial Tephritid larval diet

  2017cited by this paper
• Jasmonate response decay and defense metabolite accumulation contributes to age-regulated dynamics of plant insect resistance

  2017cited by this paper
• Gut microbiota of the pine weevil degrades conifer diterpenes and increases insect fitness

  2017cited by this paper
• Plant Microbiome Identification and Characterization

  2017cited by this paper
• Sources of Variation in the Gut Microbial Community of Lycaeides melissa Caterpillars

  2017cited by this paper
• Global temperature evolution: recent trends and some pitfalls

  2017cited by this paper
• The Generalist Inside the Specialist: Gut Bacterial Communities of Two Insect Species Feeding on Toxic Plants Are Dominated by Enterococcus sp.

  2016cited by this paper
• Potential impact of climate change on parasitism efficiency of egg parasitoids: A meta-analysis of Trichogramma under variable climate conditions

  2016cited by this paper
• The Ecology Of Insect Overwintering

  2016cited by this paper
• Modelling the potential impact of climate change on future spatial and temporal patterns of biological control agents: Peristenus digoneutis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a case study

  2016cited by this paper
• Midgut Transcriptome of the Cockroach Periplaneta americana and Its Microbiota: Digestion, Detoxification and Oxidative Stress Response

  2016cited by this paper
• Variability of Bacterial Communities in the Moth Heliothis virescens Indicates Transient Association with the Host

  2016cited by this paper
• Diamondback moth performance and preference for leaves of Brassica oleracea of different ages and strata

  2016cited by this paper
• Larval growth rate is associated with the composition of the gut microbiota in the Glanville fritillary butterfly

  2016cited by this paper
• Host‐mediated shift in the cold tolerance of an invasive insect

  2016cited by this paper
• Degradation of acephate by Enterobacter asburiae, Bacillus cereus and Pantoea agglomerans isolated from diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L), a pest of cruciferous crops.

  2016cited by this paper
• Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Diamondback Moth in China.

  2016influential reference
• Host-derived probiotics Enterococcus casseliflavus improves resistance against Streptococcus iniae infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) via immunomodulation.

  2016cited by this paper
• Parasitoid-induced host egg abortion: An underappreciated component of biological control services provided by egg parasitoids

  2016cited by this paper
• An invitation to measure insect cold tolerance: Methods, approaches, and workflow.

  2015influential reference
• The Host as the Driver of the Microbiota in the Gut and External Environment of Drosophila melanogaster

  2015cited by this paper
• Insects in fluctuating thermal environments.

  2015cited by this paper
• Identification of heat shock protein genes hsp70s and hsc70 and their associated mRNA expression under heat stress in insecticide-resistant and susceptible diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

  2015cited by this paper
• Insight into the Migration Routes of Plutella xylostella in China Using mtCOI and ISSR Markers

  2015influential reference
• Evaluation of five antibiotics on larval gut bacterial diversity of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

  2015cited by this paper
• Decrease in Genetic Variation of Overwintering Populations of the Diamondback Moth during Seasonal Occurrence

  2015influential reference
• Composition of the Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) Midgut Microbiota as Affected by Rearing Conditions

  2015cited by this paper
• Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee

  2015cited by this paper
• The Microbiome of Field-Caught and Laboratory-Adapted Australian Tephritid Fruit Fly Species with Different Host Plant Use and Specialisation

  2015cited by this paper
• Insect heat shock proteins during stress and diapause.

  2015cited by this paper
• Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Larval Guts from Field-Collected and Laboratory-Reared Spodoptera frugiperda from the South American Subtropical Region

  2015cited by this paper
• The Gut Bacterial Communities Associated with Lab-Raised and Field-Collected Ants of Camponotusfragilis (Formicidae: Formicinae)

  2014cited by this paper
• Urban warming trumps natural enemy regulation of herbivorous pests.

  2014cited by this paper
• Whole-mount immunostaining of the adult Drosophila gastrointestinal tract.

  2014cited by this paper
• A specific glycerol kinase induces rapid cold hardening of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.

  2014influential reference
• Urban Land Use Decouples Plant-Herbivore-Parasitoid Interactions at Multiple Spatial Scales

  2014cited by this paper
• Overwintering Conditions of the Diamondback Moth and Genetic Variation of Overwintering Populations

  2014influential reference
• Trimmomatic: a flexible trimmer for Illumina sequence data

  2014cited by this paper
• Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming

  2014cited by this paper
• Thermal Tolerance Limits of Diamondback Moth in Ramping and Plunging Assays

  2014influential reference
• Identification of multiple small heat-shock protein genes in Plutella xylostella (L.) and their expression profiles in response to abiotic stresses

  2014cited by this paper
• R: A language and environment for statistical computing.

  2014influential reference
• RNA interference of a heat shock protein, Hsp70, loses its protection role in indirect chilling injury to the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua.

  2014cited by this paper
• Minimization of chloroplast contamination in 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing of insect herbivore bacterial communities.

  2013cited by this paper
• Beneficial insects in urban environments: parasitism rates increase in large and less isolated plant patches via enhanced parasitoid species richness.

  2013cited by this paper
• Occurrence of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), and its larval parasitoids across Saskatchewan, Canada

  2013cited by this paper
• DNA Sequencing Reveals the Midgut Microbiota of Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) and a Possible Relationship with Insecticide Resistance

  2013influential reference
• Genetic Structure and Demographic History Reveal Migration of the Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from the Southern to Northern Regions of China

  2013influential reference
• Sterile paper points as a bacterial DNA-contamination source in microbiome profiles of clinical samples.

  2013cited by this paper
• Oligotyping: differentiating between closely related microbial taxa using 16S rRNA gene data

  2013cited by this paper
• Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition

  2013cited by this paper
• Survival and Hsp70 Gene Expression in Plutella xylostella and Its Larval Parasitoid Diadegma insulare Varied between Slowly Ramping and Abrupt Extreme Temperature Regimes

  2013cited by this paper
• Diamondback moth ecology and management: problems, progress, and prospects.

  2013influential reference
• Insect cold hardiness: A matter of life and death

  2013cited by this paper
• Estimating the Economic Cost of One of the World's Major Insect Pests, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae): Just How Long is a Piece of String?

  2012influential reference
• Evaluation of general 16S ribosomal RNA gene PCR primers for classical and next-generation sequencing-based diversity studies

  2012cited by this paper
• Plants under multiple herbivory: consequences for parasitoid search behaviour and foraging efficiency

  2012cited by this paper
• Symbiont-mediated insecticide resistance

  2012cited by this paper
• Constant Versus Fluctuating Temperatures in the Interactions between Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and Its Larval Parasitoid Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

  2012influential reference
• FLASH: fast length adjustment of short reads to improve genome assemblies

  2011cited by this paper
• UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

  2011cited by this paper
• The Diamondback Moth in Canola and Mustard: Current Pest Status and Future Prospects

  2011influential reference
• Crystallization of α- and β-carotene in the foregut of Spodoptera larvae feeding on a toxic food plant.

  2011cited by this paper
• Insect overwintering in a changing climate

  2010cited by this paper
• Low Temperature Biology of Insects: A primer on insect cold-tolerance

  2010influential reference
• QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

  2010influential reference
• Air trajectory model applied to an in-depth diagnosis of potential diamondback moth infestations on the Canadian Prairies

  2010influential reference
• GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE

  2010cited by this paper
• Key Pests and Parasitoids of Oilseed Rape or Canola in North America and the Importance of Parasitoids in Integrated Management

  2010cited by this paper
• Urbanization affects the trophic structure of arboreal arthropod communities

  2010cited by this paper
• Increase in midgut microbiota load induces an apparent immune priming and increases tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis.

  2010cited by this paper
• The macrophysiology of insect cold hardiness

  2010cited by this paper
• The trade-off between housing density and sprawl area: minimizing impacts to carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae).

  2010cited by this paper
• Current control methods for diamondback moth and other brassica insect pests and the prospects for improved management with lepidopteran-resistant Bt vegetable brassicas in Asia and Africa

  2010cited by this paper
• Bacterial diversity analysis of larvae and adult midgut microflora using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods in lab-reared and field-collected Anopheles stephensi-an Asian malarial vector

  2009cited by this paper
• Photoperiodism in Insects: Migration and Diapause Responses

  2009cited by this paper
• Control of Pests and Weeds by Natural Enemies. An Introduction to Biological Control.

  2009cited by this paper
• A mid-gut microbiota is not required for the pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis to diamondback moth larvae.

  2009cited by this paper
• Cold Tolerance and Overwintering of the Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Southeastern Australia

  2009influential reference
• Effects of urbanisation on the parasitoid community of a leafminer

  2009cited by this paper
• Robustness of the Bacterial Community in the Cabbage White Butterfly Larval Midgut

  2009cited by this paper
• Photoperiodism and seasonality in neotropical population of Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae).

  2008influential reference

• Effect of host plants on the fitness and demographic parameters of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) using age-stage, two-sex life tables

  2023cites this paper