RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence and population genetic analyses of parasites in invasive Vespa velutina and native Hymenoptera
A1 Bartolomé Husson, Carolina
A1 Dasilva Martíns, Damian
A1 Valiñas Carballal, Rosa María
A1 Gabín García, Luís B.
A1 Nave, Anabela
A1 García Pérez, Ana L.
A1 Monceau, Karine
A1 Thiéry, Denis
A1 Christie, Alastair
A1 Choi, Moon Bo
A1 Sobrino Rey, Beatriz
A1 Amigo Lechuga, Jorge
A1 Maside Rodríguez, Xulio Manuel
K1 Vespa velutina
K1 Invasive species
K1 Native Hymenoptera
K1 Nosematidae
K1 Trypanosomatidae
K1 Lipotrophidae
AB Invasive species pose a threat to the ecological balance of the ecosystems they invade by altering local host-pathogen dynamics. To investigate these relationships and their potential consequences, we examined the prevalence and genetic diversity patterns of Trypanosomatidae, Lipotrophidae, and Nosematidae in a collection of sympatric isolates of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina and local Hymenoptera from two recently colonized areas: Europe and South Korea. Data were gathered through PCR amplification and massive parallel sequencing, and analyses were conducted using population genetics tools. Parasite prevalences showed substantial variation depending on (i) the parasite family (Trypanosomatidae and Nosematidae were the most and less prevalent, respectively), (ii) location (e.g. Galicia displayed the highest pooled values), (iii) the season (highest in spring for Trypanosomatidae and Lipotrophidae), and (iv) the host. V. velutina exhibited significantly lower parasite occurrence than native Hymenoptera across all parasite families (consistent with the enemy release hypothesis), although this difference was less pronounced during the periods of heightened predatory activity, suggestive of trophic transmission. Parasite species displayed significant genetic differentiation between European and South Korean isolates, yet no differentiation was observed across hosts, suggesting that all Hymenoptera are exposed to a common local pathogen population. There was no indication that V. velutina acted as a carrier of foreign parasites to the invaded territories
PB Elsevier
SN 0022-2011
YR 2024
FD 2024-09-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38740
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38740
LA eng
NO Carolina Bartolomé, Damian Dasilva-Martíns, Rosa Valiñas, Luís B. Gabín-García, Anabela Nave, Ana L. García-Pérez, Karine Monceau, Denis Thiéry, Alastair Christie, Moon Bo Choi, Beatriz Sobrino, Jorge Amigo, Xulio Maside, Prevalence and population genetic analyses of parasites in invasive Vespa velutina and native Hymenoptera, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Volume 207, 2024, 108203, ISSN 0022-2011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2024.108203
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026