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Ramesh, K. B.
- Insects: biodiversity, threat status and conservation approaches
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Kerur Vishwanath Raghavendra
1,
Thangavel Bhoopathi
2,
Ravi Gowthami
3,
Manikyanahalli Chandrashekara Keerthi
4,
Sachin Suresh Suroshe
5,
K. B. Ramesh
5,
Shivakumara Kadanakuppe Thammayya
6,
Subhash Shivaramu
7,
Subhash Chander
8
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad - 500 030, IN
3 ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
4 ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi - 284 001, IN
5 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
6 ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand 387 310, IN
7 ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Regional Station, Modipuram - 250 110, IN
8 ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 012, IN
1 ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad - 500 030, IN
3 ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
4 ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi - 284 001, IN
5 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, IN
6 ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand 387 310, IN
7 ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Regional Station, Modipuram - 250 110, IN
8 ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 12 (2022), Pagination: 1374-1384Abstract
Insects are an important component of the ecosystem and fast dwindling of its diversity is reported globally. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed a total of 77,435 species of insects between 1996 and 2020, of which 18,180 (23.47%) species are reported to be threatened and the majority of threatened species was reported in Odonata followed by Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Out of 1843 species listed as critically endangered, endangered, extinct, extinct in wild and vulnerable, from the literature it was found that 596 are predators, 40 are pollinators, 164 are saprophagous, 620 are herbivores, 272 are omnivores, 137 are parasites and 14 are unknown. This study provides concise information on insect diversity, global threat status and major driving factors for population decline, which will be helpful in determining the priority insect groups that require conservation.Keywords
Conservation Approaches, Ecological Indicators, Insect Biodiversity, Population Decline, Threatened SpeciesFull Text
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1 Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN
1 Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 5 (2023), Pagination: 626-631Abstract
The bacterial endosymbionts are integral to the physiology of sucking insect pests like whitefly Bemisia tabaci, as they contribute to the nutrition and fitness traits of their host insects. While the primary endosymbiont Porteira aids nutritionally, the secondary endosymbionts play additive roles such as increased fitness, thermal tolerance and host-plant plasticity. We have deployed double fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) technique to detect endosymbionts of B. tabaci using 16srRNA-based FISH probes targeting both primary endosymbiont, Portiera and secondary endosymbionts Rickettsia and Hamiltonella. Our results have shown that Portiera and Hamiltonella are confined in bacteriocytes with higher concentrations, whereas Rickettsia is found to have a scattered distribution pattern outside the bacteriocytes. FISH is particularly useful in understanding the colocalization pattern of the endosymbionts and their interactions in the whitefly B. tabaci.Keywords
Bemisia tabaci, Fluorescent in situ Hybridization, Hamiltonella, Portiera, Rickettsia.Full Text
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