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The world's 100 worst invasive alien insect species differ in their characteristics from related non-invasive species
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Zihua Zhao
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
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Zihua Zhao
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCang Hui
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
Biodiversity Informatics Unit, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorShuo Peng
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShanqing Yi
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorZhihong Li
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorGadi V. P. Reddy
USDA-ARS-Southern Insect Management Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMark van Kleunen
Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Zihua Zhao
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
Correspondence
Zihua Zhao
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCang Hui
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
Biodiversity Informatics Unit, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorShuo Peng
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShanqing Yi
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorZhihong Li
Department of Plant Biosecurity & Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests of MARA, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorGadi V. P. Reddy
USDA-ARS-Southern Insect Management Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMark van Kleunen
Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- While there has been great interest in species characteristics that promote invasiveness, still little is known about the characteristics that distinguish invasive from non-invasive insects. Using a database on the naturalised distributions of alien insects and expert opinions about their impacts, we identified the world's 100 worst invasive insect species.
- By comparing species characteristics reported in the literature using a meta-analysis, between the 100 worst invasive species and related non-invasive species, we found that invasive insects overall have more pathways of introduction, occur in more habitats, have higher fecundities, higher voltinism, more genes, shorted lifespans and faster development from egg to adult. Some of the differences in species characteristics related to propagule pressures, life-histories and biotic interactions, conditional on whether the non-invasive species compared is known to be naturalised somewhere, whether the invasive species is globally distributed, and the climatic region of the species.
- Synthesis and applications. We show for the first time, using a multi-species comparative approach, that invasive insects differ in several characteristics from related non-invasive insects. Our results show that invasive species, such as Spodoptera frugiperda, typically are habitat generalists with a high fecundity, a short lifespan and fast development, whereas the importance of female body size and number of enemies are context dependent. Our study can guide and improve existing screening tools for assessing the invasion potential of alien insects.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
We declare no competing interests.
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Data available via the Dryad Digital Repository https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xksn02vmv (Zhao et al., 2023). Additional Supporting Information will also be found in the online version of the article at the publisher's website.
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Figure S1. The differences of pathways between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S2. The differences of habitats between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S3. The differences of female body size between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S4. The differences of adult lifespan between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S5. The differences of growth degree-days (i.e. effective accumulated temperature) from egg to adult between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S6. The differences of fecundity capacity (average number of eggs laid per female during the whole life time) between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S7. The differences of voltinism (number of generations per year) between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S8. The differences of enemies between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S9. The differences of genome size between invasive and non-invasive species. Figure S10. The differences of genes between invasive and non-invasive species. Table S1. The questionnaire survey of invasive alien insects. |
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Appendix S1. The complete species list of naturalised alien insects globally. |
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