Interference competition and predation between invasive and native herbivores in maize

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第一作者： Song, Yifei

作者： Song, Yifei;Wyckhuys, Kris A. G.;Song, Yifei;Yang, Xianming;Zhang, Haowen;Zhang, Dandan;He, Wei;Wyckhuys, Kris A. G.;Wu, Kongming;He, Wei;Wyckhuys, Kris A. G.

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关键词： Fall armyworm; Common cutworm; Interspecific competition; Predation; Community ecology; Invasion biology; Coexistence

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE （ 影响因子：5.918； 五年影响因子：5.955 ）

ISSN： 1612-4758

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摘要： Interspecific interactions (e.g., competition, predation) are core determinants of insect population evolution, geographical distribution, trophic dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Following its recent invasion of eastern Asia, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) co-inhabits maize fields with native lepidopteran herbivores, such as the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura. Here, drawing upon laboratory and field studies, we demonstrate how late-instar S. frugiperda larvae directly prey upon S. litura immature stages and competitively displace them from the maize whorl. Individual maize plants did not mediate the above interactions, with herbivore-damaged leaves not affecting the development rate of either species. In the field, ecological niches of S. frugiperda and S. litura overlapped, with species-specific occupancy rates of whorl-stage leaves (vegetative phase) and ears or tassels (reproductive phase) exceeding 70% and 90%, respectively. Field cage trials showed that S. frugiperda larvae either preyed upon or repelled S. litura larvae from maize plants, routinely resulting in more than 90% mortality of the latter. Field visits and cage studies in Yunnan (SW China) also revealed how-within an approx. 1-year time period-S. frugiperda has become a dominant species in local maize fields and co-infestation of both herbivores on the same plant is rare. Overall, our work shows how the invasive S. frugiperda exhibits a clear competitive advantage over native lepidopterans and could replace certain species within local agroecosystems. This study not only unveils the mechanistic causes of rapid ecological shifts within S. frugiperda-invaded cropping systems, but may also guide subsequent monitoring and management interventions.

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