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Moreno-Delafuente, AAuthorVinuela, EAuthorMedina, PCorresponding Author

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October 4, 2021
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Elevated carbon dioxide reduces Aphis gossypii intrinsic increase rates without affecting Aphidius colemani parasitism rate

Publicated to: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. 163 104741- - 2021-11-01 163(), DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104741

Authors:

Moreno-Delafuente, Ana; Fereres, Alberto; Vinuela, Elisa; Medina, Pilar
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Affiliations

Associate Unit Was CSIC UPM Control Insect Vector, Madrid, Spain - Author
CSIC, Dept Protecc Vegetal, Insectos Vectores Patogenos Plantas, Inst Ciencias Agr, Calle Serrano 115 Bis, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Prod Agr, Unidad Protecc Cult, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosi, Ave Puerta de Hierro 2, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Climate change could increase pest pressure, due to changes in insect distribution and phenology, affecting herbivore-parasitoids interactions and consequently, the efficacy of biological control of crop pests. Elevated carbon dioxide (eCO2) concentration directly affects plant growth, physiology and biochemistry, subsequently influencing herbivore insects and higher trophic levels. In this study, we analysed the effect of eCO2 on the individual fitness of Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and on the performance of its parasitoid Aphidius colemani Vierick (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), both reared for two successive generations on melon plants (Cucumis melo L., Cucurbitaceae), previous acclimated during two or six weeks to different CO2 levels, eCO2 (700 ppm) or ambient CO2 (400 ppm). There was a significant impact of eCO2 on aphid performance, prolonging its development time and decreasing its fecundity, negatively affecting the intrinsic rate of natural increase of the two generations of A. gossypii grown under eCO2. There was lower proportion of parasitoids emergence (i.e. pupal survivorship) in first generation A. colemani grown under eCO2. However, parasitism rate, emergence percentages by sex and the overall development time, remained unchanged due to the effect of eCO2 for the two generations of A. colemani. Our research suggests that the effects of eCO2 on the tritrophic interaction studied could reduce herbivore infestation by decreasing its growth rate. Despite the parasitism efficiency is maintained, in the long term A. colemani will not easily find A. gossyppi for parasitism and their populations could be compromised, although less than other parasitoids with greater host specificity.
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Keywords

Atmospheric co2 concentrationsClimate actionClimate changeClimate-changeCo 2Co2Herbivore interactionsHymenopteraImpactsMelon (cucumis melo)Melon-cotton aphidMyzus-persicaeParasitoidsPerformancePhytochemistryResponsesTemperatureTritrophic interactions

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal BIOLOGICAL CONTROL due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 13/100, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Entomology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • Google Scholar: 10
  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/93068/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 33
  • Downloads: 19
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 13 - Climate Action, with a probability of 47% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MORENO DE LA FUENTE, ANA) and Last Author (MEDINA VELEZ, MARIA PILAR).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MEDINA VELEZ, MARIA PILAR.

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Project objectives

El presente estudio persigue los siguientes objetivos: analizar el efecto del dióxido de carbono elevado (700 ppm) sobre la tasa intrínseca de aumento poblacional de Aphis gossypii en comparación con condiciones ambientales (400 ppm); evaluar la influencia de eCO2 en el desarrollo, fecundidad y tiempo de desarrollo de A. gossypii durante dos generaciones; determinar el impacto de eCO2 en la tasa de parasitismo, porcentaje de emergencia por sexo y tiempo de desarrollo de Aphidius colemani; caracterizar la supervivencia pupal de A. colemani bajo eCO2; y valorar las implicaciones de estos efectos en la interacción tritrófica y la eficacia del control biológico en cultivos de melón.
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Most relevant results

El estudio evaluó el impacto del dióxido de carbono elevado (700 ppm) sobre la interacción tritrófica entre Aphis gossypii y su parasitoide Aphidius colemani en plantas de melón. Los resultados principales fueron: i) el CO2 elevado prolongó el tiempo de desarrollo y redujo la fecundidad de A. gossypii, disminuyendo su tasa intrínseca de incremento en dos generaciones; ii) se observó una menor proporción de emergencia de pupas de A. colemani en la primera generación bajo CO2 elevado; iii) la tasa de parasitismo, el porcentaje de emergencia por sexo y el tiempo total de desarrollo de A. colemani no se vieron afectados en ambas generaciones; iv) estos efectos sugieren una posible reducción en la infestación herbívora sin alterar la eficiencia parasitaria.
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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities with R&D project grants (Numbers AGL2013-47603-C2, AGL2017-83498-C2-2-R) ; and with a PhD grant to Ana Moreno-Delafuente (FPU2015-05173) . We are very grateful to Celeste Azpiazu, Sergio Estebanez, Elisa Garzo, Ignacio Morales, Ana Murcia, Sandra Pla, Pablo Poveda, Ines Prieto, Gonzalo Sancho and Andrea Wanumen for technical assistance; and Miguel Angel Ibanez for his statistical advises.
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