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The performance of an aphid parasitoid is negatively affected by the presence of a circulative plant virus

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Plant viruses and aphids can interact via contest competition for plant resources and induce changes in plant physiology, which can have effects on a third trophic level. The aim of this study was to determine how the interactions between a circulative plant virus and its aphid vector may affect the performance of an endoparasitoid and how parasitism may affect the efficiency of virus transmission by its aphid vector. The timing when parasitized aphids were transferred to virus-infected lettuce leaves was critical for the performance of A. ervi. Higher parasitoid larvae mortality, longer developmental times and lower percentages of mummification were detected on viruliferous/parasitized aphid nymphs when the time lag between parasitism and exposure to the virus was less than 24 h. No significant differences were detected in virus transmission rate between parasitized and non-parasitized M. euphorbiae aphids.

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We thank to Dr. Herrbach for provide us the virus isolate; and to Maria Plaza, Jorge Martinez, Eduardo Muñoz and Maria del Mar de la Torre for technical assistant. We are grateful to Koppert Biological Systems for providing us with Ervipar®. D. Calvo postdoctoral Juan de la Cierva contract was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education.

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Calvo, D., Fereres, A. The performance of an aphid parasitoid is negatively affected by the presence of a circulative plant virus. BioControl 56, 747–757 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-011-9354-x

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