Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Project Director
KAPPES S M
Accession Number
430978
Project Number
0212-22000-029-000D
Dates
2015-09-01 - 2020-08-31
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
MONTPELLIER,null null
Keywords
aphid
ash
asian
bettle
biological
borer
brown
canadian
control
emerald
fly
formosan
fruit
giant
gypsy
invasisve
japanese
leafy
longhorn
marmorated
moth
olive
reed
saltcedar
sawfly
soybean
species
spurge
stem
stinkbug
termite
thistle
wheat
Research Effort
Applied (75%)
Basic (25%)
Developmental (0%)
Classification Parameters
| Knowledge Area | Subject of Investigation | Field of Science | Percent |
|---|
| 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems |
2410 - Cross-commodity research--multiple crops |
1130 - Entomology and acarology |
100% |
Goals / Objectives
- Explore for arthropod natural enemies of invasive arthropod pests and weedy plants identified as high priority targets by the ARS Office of National Programs, performing collections, importations and exportations in compliance with local and international regulations. High priority targets include, but are not limited to, giant cane, cogon grass, cattle fever tick, Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, brown marmorated stink bug, bean plataspid, spotted wing drosophila, spotted lantern fly, and wheat stem sawfly. (non-hypothesis driven) [NP304, Component 2, Problem Statements 2A3 and 2B3]
- Perform taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of targets and their natural enemies, as needed to support development of biological control agents. (non-hypothesis driven) [NP304, Component 1, Problem Statement 1B]
- Conduct studies to identify the biological and physical parameters that affect the efficacy and safety of potential agents, including climatic conditions, host specificity, effective rearing conditions, and biogeography. [NP304, Component 2, Problem Statements 2A3 and 2B3]
Methods (unparsed)
Survey for, collect and identify natural enemies of agricultural and landscape pests. Make field collections, establish laboratory colonies when needed, and ship candidate agents to the U.S. for further evaluation. Conduct preliminary host specificity tests on promising parasites, predators, and beneficial microorganism. Collect, colonize, and ship to the U.S., candidates found to be safe. Cooperate with USDA and State laboratories in future collections for shipment and evaluation for release. Collect natural enemies attacking pests at differing host densities and climatic zones. All natural enemies selected for shipment will be sent directly to State or Federal quarantine facilities in the U.S. for further evaluation. Both Chinese and American scientists share the same right of obtaining biological control agents collected from the two countries. Assist in obtaining the necessary regulatory agency permissions for exporting live material from China.
Methods
Survey for, collect and identify natural enemies of agricultural and landscape pests. Make field collections, establish laboratory colonies when needed, and ship candidate agents to the U.S. for further evaluation. Conduct preliminary host specificity tests on promising parasites, predators, and beneficial microorganism. Collect, colonize, and ship to the U.S., candidates found to be safe. Cooperate with USDA and State laboratories in future collections for shipment and evaluation for release. Collect natural enemies attacking pests at differing host densities and climatic zones. All natural enemies selected for shipment will be sent directly to State or Federal quarantine facilities in the U.S. for further evaluation. Both Chinese and American scientists share the same right of obtaining biological control agents collected from the two countries. Assist in obtaining the necessary regulatory agency permissions for exporting live material from China.
Project Timeline Tracking
Outputs
Using DNA metabarcoding for assessing insect diversity in different kinds of crops in China. The current study analyzed the composition of the insect communities in potato and maize in Yunnan and citrus orchards in Jiangxi in China using DNA metabarcoding. Species revealed by BINs matches on BOLD were classified to pests, parasitoids, predators and pollinators. The study presents the first baseline data on insect biodiversity in potato, maize and citrus plantations in China which offers a valuable resource for research in a broad range of areas such as beneficial insect exploration, pest management and monitoring. Determining the distribution and natural enemy complex of the Roseau cane scale in China. In 2021, Sino-ABCL continued to determine the distribution and natural enemy complex of the Roseau cane scale in China, including Beijing, Hebei, Guangxi and Shandong. According to the survey plan, we will get 3 rounds of field survey as before. Up to now, Sino- ABCL together with local collaborators have completed the first round of field survey. In addition, Sino-ABCL transferred the specimens to US, including host plant, scale and parasitoids. Insight into the functional diversification of lipases in the predatory bug Arma chinensis by genome-scale annotation and expression analysis. Lipases play essential roles in digestion, transport, and processing of dietary lipids in insects. As a â¿¿true bug,â¿