Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Citrus Huanglongbing Research Laboratory, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
J Insect Sci. 2024 Jan 1;24(1). doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieae014.
Diaphorina citri, also known as the Asian citrus psyllid, is the main vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (CLas) associated with citrus Huanglongbing. It has been reported that D. citri could also be infected by Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), a virus that has been previously reported to be vectored by certain aphid species. In this study, the CTV and CLas profiles in different organs, color variants, developmental stages, or sexes of D. citri insects were analyzed. Although no significant differences were found between nymphs and adults in CTV titers, we found that the third instar nymph of D. citri was more efficient in CTV and CLas acquisition compared to the fourth and fifth instars and adults. With the instars of D. citri development, the relationship between the acquiring of CTV and CLas by D. citri seemed to follow an inverse trend, with the titer of CLas increased and the titer of CTV decreased. No significant differences were observed between the 2 sexes of D. citri in acquiring either CTV or CLas titers in the field. However, no differences were drawn among the 3 color morph variants for CTV titers. CTV titers in the midguts of adult D. citri were significantly higher than those in the salivary glands. Both CTV-positive incidence and CTV titers in the midguts of adult D. citri increased with increasing exposure periods. This study provides new data to deepen our understanding of the CTV-involved interaction between D. citri and CLas.
柑橘木虱,又称亚洲柑橘木虱,是与柑橘黄龙病相关的“亚洲韧皮杆菌”(CLas)的主要载体。据报道,柑橘木虱也可能感染柑橘衰退病毒(CTV),而某些蚜虫物种此前已被报道为该病毒的载体。在这项研究中,分析了柑橘木虱不同器官、颜色变体、发育阶段或性别的 CTV 和 CLas 谱。尽管在 CTV 滴度方面,若虫和成虫之间没有发现显著差异,但我们发现,与第四和第五龄若虫以及成虫相比,柑橘木虱的第三龄若虫在获取 CTV 和 CLas 方面更有效。随着柑橘木虱的发育,柑橘木虱获取 CTV 和 CLas 的关系似乎呈现出相反的趋势,CLas 的滴度增加,而 CTV 的滴度降低。在野外,柑橘木虱的 2 个性别在获取 CTV 或 CLas 滴度方面没有观察到显著差异。然而,在 3 种颜色变体之间,CTV 滴度没有差异。成年柑橘木虱中肠的 CTV 滴度明显高于唾液腺中的 CTV 滴度。随着暴露期的增加,成年柑橘木虱中肠的 CTV 阳性率和 CTV 滴度均增加。本研究提供了新的数据,加深了我们对柑橘木虱与 CLas 之间涉及 CTV 的相互作用的理解。