Author:
Murhububa Ignace Safari,Bragard Claude,Tougeron Kévin,Hance Thierry
Abstract
AbstractPentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is the vector of the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV), the most serious viral disease of banana (Musa spp.) in the world. Before acquiring the virus, the vector is more attracted to infected banana plants in response to the increased emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Here, we test the hypothesis that BBTV acquisition directly modifies the preference of P. nigronervosa for infected banana plants, and that the change in preference results from the alteration of the organs linked to the VOC detection or to the behaviour of the vector. We found that the preference of P. nigronervosa for infected banana plants reverses after virus acquisition in dessert banana, while it remains similar between healthy and infected banana plants before and after the acquisition of BBTV. At the same time, aphids reared on infected bananas had smaller forewing areas and hind tibia length than aphids reared on healthy bananas, although the number of secondary rhinaria on the antennae was lower on dessert banana-reared aphids than plantain-reared aphids, this was not affected by the infection status of the aphid. These results support the "vector manipulation hypothesis—VMH" of pathogens to promote their spread. They have implications for the BBTV management.
Funder
Conseil de l'action internationale (CAI) of the Université catholique de Louvain
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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