ISSN:
1570-7458
Keywords:
Pimpla hypochondriaca
;
venom
;
insect immunity
;
Lacanobia oleracea
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract When pupae of the Tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are injected with venom from the endoparasitoid wasp Pimpla hypochondriaca Retzius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), they show an increased susceptibility to the fungal entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae Sorokin (Fungi Imperfecti: Deuteromycotina). This observation, coupled with the fact that wasp eggs are comparatively unlikely to be encapsulated when implanted into envenomated pupae, suggests that venom of P. hypochondriaca suppresses the cellular immune defense mechanisms of L. oleracea. Injection of host pupae with the venom of P. hypochondriaca has a rapid, adverse effect on the normal respiration pattern of L. oleracea. It is possible that severe disruption to host-metabolism may contribute to a general failure in the hosts' normal immune response repertoire.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003923106201
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