title: Differential tolerance capacity to unfavourable low and high temperatures between two invasive whiteflies.
abstract: Thermal response and tolerance to ambient temperature play important roles in determining the geographic distribution and seasonal abundance of insects. We examined the survival and performance, as well as expression of three heat shock protein related genes, of two species of invasive whiteflies, Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) and Mediterranean (MED), of the Bemisia tabaci species complex following exposure to a range of low and high temperatures. Our data demonstrated that the MED species was more tolerant to high temperatures than the MEAM1 species, especially in the adult stage, and this difference in thermal responses may be related to the heat shock protein related genes hsp90 and hsp70. These findings may assist in understanding and predicting the distribution and abundance of the two invasive whiteflies in the field.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Li-Long
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.|Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Sheng
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005298:Fertility; D015870:Gene Expression; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D058865:Introduced Species; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins