Western Corn Rootworm, Plant and Microbe Interactions: A Review and Prospects for New Management Tools

Paddock, Kyle J.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Hibbard, Bruce E. (2021). Western Corn Rootworm, Plant and Microbe Interactions: A Review and Prospects for New Management Tools. Insects, 12(2), p. 171. MDPI 10.3390/insects12020171

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The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is resistant to four separate classes of traditional insecticides, all Bacillius thuringiensis (Bt) toxins currently registered for commercial use, crop rotation, innate plant resistance factors, and even double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeting essential genes via environmental RNA interference (RNAi), which has not been sold commercially to date. Clearly, additional tools are needed as management options. In this review, we discuss the state-of-the-art knowledge about biotic factors influencing herbivore success, including host location and recognition, plant defensive traits, plant-microbe interactions, and herbivore-pathogens/predator interactions. We then translate this knowledge into potential new management tools and improved biological control.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Biotic Interactions
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)

UniBE Contributor:

Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud, Erb, Matthias

Subjects:

500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)

ISSN:

2075-4450

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas

Date Deposited:

06 Apr 2021 16:45

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:49

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/insects12020171

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Western corn rootworm; belowground herbivory; pest management strategies; push-pull; plant defenses; biological control; soil health

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/153845

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/153845

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