Protection of Pea Aphids Associated with Coinfecting Bacterial Symbionts Persists During Superparasitism by a Braconid Wasp

• Published in: Microbial ecology Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Donald, K. J, Clarke, H. V, Mitchell, C, Cornwell, R. M, Hubbard, S. F, Karley, A. J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2016; Springer Science + Business Media; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acyrthosiphon pisum; Animals; Aphididae; Aphidius ervi; Aphids - growth & development; Aphids - microbiology; Aphids - parasitology; Aphids - physiology; Bacteria; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Braconidae; Ecology; Eggs; Endosymbionts; Enterobacteriaceae - physiology; Female; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Hatching; Herbivores; Hymenoptera; Insects; Larva - growth & development; Larvae; Life Sciences; Male; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; microsymbionts; Nature Conservation; NOTES AND SHORT COMMUNICATIONS; Nymph - drug effects; Nymphs; Oviposition; Parasitism; parasitoids; Peas; Superparasitism; Symbionts; Symbiosis; Trophic relationships; Wasps - physiology; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Wasp larva; Facultative endosymbiont; Oviposition; Parasitoid; Aphidius ervi; Acyrthosiphon pisum

Bacterial endosymbionts that associate facultatively with insect herbivores can influence insect fitness and trophic interactions. The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, can be protected from parasitism by the braconid wasp Aphidius ervi when harbouring particular symbiotic bacteria, with specific endo...