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Geographical variations in life histories of Plutella xylostella in China

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The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is one of the most important pests of crucifers worldwide. Susceptibility to insecticides and host plants of P. xylostella vary geographically. To investigate local adaptation, we measured the variation of the biology, life-histories and life-table parameters of P. xylostella populations from five widely ranging geographical regions in China, Beijing (BJ), Shandong (SD), Shaanxi (SX), Yunnan (YN), and Guangdong (GD), using the same variety of cabbage (Brassicae oleracea L. var. capitata; var. “Qingan 80”) as the food plant at the same temperature in the laboratory. Principal components analysis showed the life-history and life-table parameters of P. xylostella differed among the five geographical populations. The first component, including female fecundity and adult longevity and male adult longevity, accounted for the most variation among the five geographical regions, which can be classified into three groups: BJ–SX, YN–GD, and SD. The intrinsic rate of increase (r m ) was greatest in BJ and SX, intermediate for GD and YN, and the lowest for SD, whereas mean generation time (T) was greatest in SD, intermediate for YN and GD, and the lowest for BJ and SX. These variations reflect the importance of local genetic adaptation and should be considered when planning management of P. xylostella in China.

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Acknowledgments

The authors greatly appreciate F. Zhang (Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing), K.Y. Wang (Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China), Z.Y. Li (Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agriculture Science, Guangdong, China), and A.D. Chen (Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China) for providing the diamondback moths used in this study. We sincerely thank Professor John L. Koprowski (Wildlife and Fisheries Science, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson) for review of an earlier version of this manuscript. This work was partially supported by the National Basic Research Program of Ministry of Science and Technology, China (973 Program, 2012CB114105), the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303019), and China Agriculture Research System (CARS-25-B-06). We are grateful for the assistance of all staff and students in the Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Northwest A&F University at Yangling, Shaanxi, China. TXL and QJP designed the experiment; QJP, LC and XLL conducted experiments; QJP, TJRS and TXL analyzed data. QJP, TXL and TJRS wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China

    Qin-Jian Pan, Lin Chen, Xiao-Li Lin & Tong-Xian Liu

  2. Key Laboratory of Northwest Loess Plateau Crop Pest Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China

    Qin-Jian Pan, Lin Chen, Xiao-Li Lin & Tong-Xian Liu

  3. School of Animal Biology and Institute of Agriculture M092, FNAS, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia

    Thomas J. Ridsdill-Smith

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Pan, QJ., Chen, L., Lin, XL. et al. Geographical variations in life histories of Plutella xylostella in China. J Pest Sci 87, 659–670 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-014-0608-0

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