Data from: Host specificity of Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid in Asia
The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is native to Asia where it is an occasional pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.). Aphis glycines was found during 2000 in North America and since then has spread throughout much of the area where soybean is grown. In Asia, A. glycines seldom reaches damaging levels; however in North America, it has become the most important insect pest of soybean, decreasing yields and incurring large control costs. Field surveys and exclosure experiments in China showed that natural enemies can limit soybean aphid abundance. A project to find, evaluate, and introduce Asian natural enemies into North America was initiated in 2001, with an emphasis on parasitoids. To ensure that introductions of exotic parasitoids would have minimum impact on non-target species, we tested host specificity of all candidates for introduction. These data sets provide results of no-choice laboratory experiments on host specificity of 13 populations in seven species from three species complexes in the genus Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). They also provide results of experiments on the mechanisms of host specificity in three parasitoid species with narrow host ranges.
See the included README file list for more details on methods and citations for these data files.
Resources in this dataset:
Resource Title: Data dictionary for data from: Host specificity of Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid in Asia.
File Name: data_dictionary_host_specificity_of_Aphelinus.csv
Resource Title: Collection information for Aphelinus species from soybean aphid for: Host specificity of Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid in Asia.
File Name: Aphelinus_soybean_aphid_culture_data.csv
Resource Title: Parasitism of aphid species by Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid.
File Name: Aphelinus_soybean_aphid_host_use.csv
Resource Title: Parasitism of Aphis species by Aphelinus coreae.
File Name: Aphelinus_coreae_with_Aphis_species.csv
Resource Title: Parasitism of Aphis species by Aphelinus glycinis.
File Name: Aphelinus_glycinis_with_Aphis_species.csv
Resource Title: Parasitism of Aphis species by Aphelinus rhamni.
File Name: Aphelinus_rhamni_with_Aphis_species.csv
Resource Title: Summary behavior of Aphelinus coreae exposed to various aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_coreae_behavior_summary.csv
Resource Title: Detailed behavior of female Aphelinus coreae and various aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_coreae_behavior_detailed.csv
Resource Title: Summary behavior of female Aphelinus glycinis exposed to various aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_glycinis_behavior_summary.csv
Resource Title: Detailed behavior of female Aphelinus glycinis and various aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_glycinis_behavior_detailed.csv
Resource Title: Summary behavior of female Aphelinus rhamni exposed to various aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_rhamni_behavior_summary.csv
Resource Title: Detailed behavior of female Aphelinus rhamni and aphid species.
File Name: Aphelinus_rhamni_behavior_detailed.csv
Resource Title: README file list for Data from: Host specificity of Aphelinus species collected from soybean aphid in Asia.
File Name: file_list_HostSpecificityAphelinusAsia.txt
Funding
USDA-ARS: 8010-22000-029-00D
National Science Foundation: NSF-DEB 1257601
History
Data contact name
Hopper, Keith R.Data contact email
Keith.Hopper@ars.usda.govPublisher
Ag Data CommonsIntended use
These data were collected to measure the host specificity of parasitic Hymenoptera in the genus Aphelinus that are candidates for introduction from Asia to control the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in the United States.Use limitations
The data on host specificity are from no-choice laboratory experiments and thus do not capture all aspects of host specificity in the field.Temporal Extent Start Date
2001-01-01Temporal Extent End Date
2010-12-31Frequency
- irregular
Theme
- Not specified
Geographic Coverage
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China, Japan, South Korea, United StatesISO Topic Category
- biota
- environment
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
Aphis glycines; Aphis (Aphididae); Hemiptera; Aphididae; Asia; pests; soybeans; Glycine max; insect pests; surveys; China; natural enemies; parasitoids; nontarget organisms; host specificity; data collection; laboratory experimentation; host range; biological control; Aphelinus glycinis; Aphelinus mali; Aphelinus asychis; United States; Japan; South KoreaOMB Bureau Code
- 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:040 - National Research
ARS National Program Number
- 304
Primary article PubAg Handle
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public