Abstract

Transgenic corn, Zea mays (L.), expressing insecticidal toxins such as Cry1Fa, from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt corn) targeting Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) resulted in over 20 years of management success. The first case of practical field-evolved resistance by O. nubilalis to a Bt corn toxin, Cry1Fa, was discovered in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2018. Laboratory-derived Cry1Fa-resistance by O. nubilalis was linked to a genome region encoding the ATP Binding Cassette subfamily C2 (ABCC2) gene; however, the involvement of ABCC2 and specific mutations in the gene leading to resistance remain unknown. Using a classical candidate gene approach, we report on O. nubilalis ABCC2 gene mutations linked to laboratory-derived and field-evolved Cry1Fa-resistance. Using these mutations, a DNA-based genotyping assay was developed to test for the presence of the Cry1Fa-resistance alleles in O. nubilalis strains collected in Canada. Screening data provide strong evidence that field-evolved Cry1Fa-resistance in O. nubilalis maps to the ABCC2 gene and demonstrates the utility of this assay for detecting the Cry1Fa resistance allele in O. nubilalis. This study is the first to describe mutations linked to Bt resistance in O. nubilalis and provides a DNA-based detection method that can be used for monitoring.

Details

Title
Genetic mutations linked to field‐evolved Cry1Fa-resistance in the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis
Author
Farhan, Yasmine 1 ; Smith, Jocelyn L. 1 ; Sovic, Michael G. 2 ; Michel, Andrew P. 3 

 University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, Ridgetown, Canada (GRID:grid.34429.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8198) 
 The Ohio State University, Infectious Diseases Institute, Pickerington, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2285 7943) 
 The Ohio State University, Department of Entomology, Wooster, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2285 7943) 
Pages
8081
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2815076214
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.