Impact of diet and bacterial supplementation regimes on Orius strigicollis microbiota and life history performance.

ABSTRACT: Given the growing interest in manipulating microbiota to enhance the fitness of mass-reared insects for biological control, this study investigated the impact of an artificial diet on the microbiota composition and performance of Orius strigicollis. We compared the microbiota of O. strigicollis fed on an artificial diet and moth eggs via culturing and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Subsequently, we assessed life history traits and immune gene expression of O. strigicollis fed on the artificial diet supplemented with Pantoea dispersa OS1. Results showed that microbial diversity remained largely unaffected by the artificial diet, with similar microbiota compositions in both diet groups. OS1, a minor member of the microbiota but significantly enriched in bugs fed on the artificial diet, i

SUBMITTER: Hung YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature