ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Energy budget changes in response to desiccation stress in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
1
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2018-09-25
Acceptance date: 2019-03-22
Online publication date: 2019-04-10
Corresponding author
Seyed Mohammad Ahsaei
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2019;59(1):124-133
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Humidity is probably the most important abiotic factor influencing life cycles, distribution,
survival, and population dynamics of stored product pests. Although most of these pests
can complete their life cycles in any given relative humidity, their prolonged development
time, as well as decreased emergence rate and fecundity, have been well documented in
several previous studies. In the present study, we evaluated the changes in energetic substances
(lipids, soluble carbohydrates, glycogen, and proteins) accumulated in different life
stages of larvae and adults of Tribolium castaneum in response to different relative humidity
levels (5, 12, 22, 30, 45, and 65%). The results showed that young larvae were more susceptible
to low relative humidity levels and desiccation stress. Larvae tended to accumulate
higher proportions of lipids during earlier stages while their energy content shifted towards
proteins with an increase in their age. Adult beetles experienced a significant decrease in
their protein content immediately after they initiated reproduction. The importance of
these fluctuations in the biology of the red flour beetles was discussed in detail.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
REFERENCES (42)
1.
Ahsaei S.M., Tabadkani S.M., Hosseininaveh V., Allahyari H., Bigham M. 2013. Differential accumulation of energy by the different colour morphs of the pea aphid mirrors their ecological adaptations. European Journal of Entomology 110 (2): 241–245. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2013.035.
2.
Arbogast R.T. 2003. Humidity response of adult male Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) with special reference to the effect of carbon dioxide. Environmental Entomology 32 (2): 264−269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-2....
3.
Arrese E.l., Soulages J.L. 2010. Insect fat body: energy, metabolism, and regulation. Annual Review of Entomology 55: 207−225. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-112408-085356.
4.
Arthur F.H. 2000. Impact of accumulated food on survival of Tribolium castaneum on concrete treated with cyfluthrin wettable powder. Journal of Stored Product Research 36 (1): 15−23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-....
5.
Awmack C.S., Leather S.R. 2002. Host plant quality and fecundity in herbivorous insects. Annual Review of Entomology 47: 817−844. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145300.
6.
Baur F.J. 1984. Introductory background information. p. 1–14. In: “Insect Management for Food Storage and Processing” (F.J. Baur, ed.). American Association of Cereal Chemists, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, 384 pp.
7.
Brown J.J. 1980. Haemolymph protein reserves of diapausing and nondiapausing codling moth larvae, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 26 (7): 487–491. DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(80)90121-3.
8.
Chaudhry H.S., Kapoor R.P.D. 1968. Effect of relative humidity on the developmental stages of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 61 (2): 290−292. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/6....
9.
Collins P.J. 1998. Inheritance of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Journal of Stored Product Research 34: 395–401. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-....
10.
Davidowitz G., D’Amico L.J., Nijhout H.F. 2003. Critical weight in the development of insect body size. Evolution and Development 5 (2): 188–197. DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142-X.2003.03026.x.
11.
De Coen W.M., Janssen C.R., Giesy J.P. 2001. Biomarker applications in ecotoxicology: bridging the gap between toxicology and ecology. p. 13–25. In: “New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring” (G. Persoone, C. Janssen, W. De Coen, eds.). Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 550 pp.
12.
Dmitriew C., Rowe L. 2011. The effects of larval nutrition on reproductive performance in a food-limited adult environment. PLoS ONE 6 (3): e17399. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journa....
13.
Flinn P.W., Hagstrum D.W. 1990. Simulations comparing the effectiveness of various stored grain management practices used to control of Rhyzopertha dominica. Environmental Entomology 19 (3): 725−729. DOI: 10.1093/ee/19.3.725.
14.
Foray V., Pelisson P.F., Bel-Venner M.C., Desouhant E., Venner S., Menu F., Giron D., Rey B. 2012. A handbook for uncovering the complete energetic budget in insects: the van Handel’s method (1985) revisited. Physiological Entomology 37 (3): 295–302. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365....
15.
Gnaiger E. 1983. Calculation of energetic and biochemical equivalents of respiratory oxygen consumption. p. 337–345. In: “Polarographic Oxygen Sensors, Aquatic and Physiological Applications” (E. Gnaiger, H. Forstner, eds.). Springer, Berlin, Germany, 370 pp.
16.
Greenspan L. 1977. Humidity fixed points of binary saturated aqueous solutions. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards – A. Physics and Chemistry 81 (1): 89–96. DOI: 10.6028/jres.081A.011.
17.
Howe R.W. 1956. The effect of temperature and humidity on the rate of development and mortality of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annals of Applied Biology 44 (2): 356−368. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744....
18.
Howe R.W. 1960. The effect of temperature and humidity on the rate of development and mortality of Tribolium confusum Duval (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annals of Applied Biology 48 (2): 363−376. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744....
19.
Haubruge E., Arnaud L. 2001. Fitness consequences of malathion-specific resistance in red flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and selection for resistance in the absence of malathion. Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (2): 552–557. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0....
20.
Imura O., Nakakita H. 1984. The effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development of Tribolium freemani Hinton (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Stored Product Research 20 (2): 87–95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4....
21.
Khan M.A. 1983. Effect of relative humidity on adults of 10 different species of stored product beetles. Journal of Applied Entomology 95 (1−5): 217–227. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439....
22.
Labuza T.P., Kaanane A., Chen Y. 1985. Effect of temperature on the moisture sorption isotherms and water activity shift of two dehydrated foods. Journal of Food Science 50 (2): 385–392. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365....
23.
Lord J.C. 2010. Dietary stress increases the susceptibility of Tribolium castaneum to Beauveria bassiana. Journal of Economic Entomology 103 (5): 1542–1546. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1603/EC0931....
24.
Loveridge J.P., Bursell E. 1975. Studies on the water relations of adult locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae). 1. Respiration and the production of metabolic water. Bulletin of Entomological Research 65 (1): 13–20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S00074....
25.
Lowry O.H., Rosembrough N.J., Farr A.L., Randdall R.J. 1951. Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry 193 (1): 267–275.
26.
Marron M.T., Markow T.A., Kain K.J., Gibbs A.G. 2003. Effects of starvation and desiccation on energy metabolism in desert and mesic Drosophila. Journal of Insect Physiology 49 (3): 261–270. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-....
27.
Nicolson S.W. 1980. Water balance and osmoregulation in Onymacris plana, a tenebrionid beetle from the Namib Desert. Journal of Insect Physiology 26: 315–320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1....
28.
Nicolson S.W. 1990. Water relations of the Namib tenebrionid beetles. p. 173–178. In: “Namib Ecology: 25 Years of Namib Research” (M.K. Seely, ed.). Transvaal Museum Monograph 7, Pretoria, South Africa, 230 pp.
29.
Perez-Mendoza J., Dover B.A., Hagstrum D.W., Hopkins T.L. 1999. Effect of crowding, food deprivation, and diet on flight initiation and lipid reserves of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 91 (2): 317–26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1570....
30.
Sinha R.N. 1973. Interrelations of physical, chemical and biological variables in the deterioration of stored grains. p. 15–47. In: “Grain Storage Part of System” (R.N. Sinha, W.E. Muvi, eds.). AVI Publishing, Westport, CT, 481.
31.
Smolders R., Bervoets L., De Coen W., Blust R. 2004. Cellular energy allocation in Zebra mussels exposed along a pollution gradient: linking cellular effects to higher levels of biological organization. Environmental Pollution 129 (1): 99–112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envp....
32.
Subramanyam A.M., Hagstrum D.W. 1993. Predicting development times of six stored-product moth species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in relation to temperature, relative humidity, and diet. European Journal of Entomology 90: 51–64.
33.
Tabadkani S.M., Ahsaei S.M., Hosseininaveh V., Nozari J. 2013. Food stress prompts dispersal behavior in apterous pea aphids: Do activated aphids incur energy loss? Physiology and Behavior 110–111: 221–225. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phys....
34.
Talukder F.A., Howse P.E. 1995. Evaluation of Aphanamixis polystachya as repellants, antifeedants, toxicants and protectants in storage against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Journal of Stored Product Research 31 (1): 55–61. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4....
35.
Van Handel E. 1965. Microseparation of glycogen, sugars, and lipids. Analytical Biochemistry 11 (2): 266–271. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2....
36.
Van Handel E. 1985. Rapid determination of total lipids in mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 1: 302–304.
37.
Van Handel E., Day J. 1988. Assay of lipids, glycogen and sugars in individual mosquitoes: correlations with wing length in field collected Aedes vexans. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 4: 549–550.
38.
Verslycke T., Ghekiere A., Janssen C.R. 2004. Seasonal and spatial patterns in cellular energy allocation in the estuarine mysid Neomysis integer (Crustacea: Mysidacea) of the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 306: 245–267. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemb....
39.
White G.G. 1987. Effects of temperature and humidity on the rust-red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in wheat grain. Australian Journal of Zoology 35: 43–59. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9870043.
40.
Willis E., Roth L. 1950. Humidity reactions of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Journal of Experimental Zoology 115 (3): 561–587. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.14....
41.
Zettler J.L. 1991. Pesticide resistance in Tribolium castaneum and Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from flour mills in the USA. Journal of Economic Entomology 84 (3): 763–767. DOI: 10.1093/jee/84.3.763.
42.
Zettler J.L., Arthur F.H. 1997. Dose-response tests on red flour beetle and confused flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) collected from flour mills in the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 90 (5): 1157–1162. DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.5.1157.
Share
RELATED ARTICLE
| eISSN: | 1899-007X |
| ISSN: | 1427-4345 |
We process personal data collected when visiting the website. The function of obtaining information about users and their behavior is carried out by voluntarily entered information in forms and saving cookies in end devices. Data, including cookies, are used to provide services, improve the user experience and to analyze the traffic in accordance with the Privacy policy. Data are also collected and processed by Google Analytics tool (more).
You can change cookies settings in your browser. Restricted use of cookies in the browser configuration may affect some functionalities of the website.
You can change cookies settings in your browser. Restricted use of cookies in the browser configuration may affect some functionalities of the website.
