Project Reports
Here you can find papers & publications coming from the IPM Popillia project:
A hitchhiker’s guide to Europe: mapping human-mediated spread of the invasive Japanese beetle
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2024. NeoBiota 94: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.94.126283
Can we manage alien invasive insects without altering native soil faunal communities? A field trial on Popillia japonica
Chiara Sciandra, Francesco Barbieri, Leonardo Ancillotto, Giulia Torrini, Leonardo Marianelli, Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Paoli, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Claudia Benvenuti, Pio Federico Roversi, Giuseppe Mazza; 2024. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111955
The direction, timing and demography of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera) invasion reconstructed using complete mitochondrial genomes
Nardi, F., Boschi, S., Funari, R., Cucini, C., Cardaioli, E., Potter, D., Asano, S.-I., Toubarro, D., Meier, M., Paoli, F., Carapelli, A., Frati, F.; 2024. Sci. Rep, 14,7120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57667-x.
De novo assembly and annotation of Popillia japonica’s genome with initial clues to its potential as an invasive pest.
Cucini, C., Boschi, S., Funari, R., Cardaioli, E., Iannotti, N., Marturano, G., Paoli, F., Bruttini, M., Carapelli, A., Frati, F., Nardi, F.; 2024. BMC Genomics 25,275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10180-x.
Data for "A new chapter of the Japanese beetle invasion saga: predicting suitability from long-invaded areas to inform surveillance strategies in Europe"
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V2. https://doi.org/10.57745/GM2YVL
A new chapter of the Japanese beetle invasion saga: predicting suitability from long-invaded areas to inform surveillance strategies in Europe.
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2023. Entomologia Generalis 43, 951–960. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/2073
Host plants of Popillia japonica: a review
Tayeh, C., Poggi, S., Desneux, N., Jactel, H., Verheggen, F.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V2. https://doi.org/10.57745/SXZNQF
Biological invasion of the Japanese beetle in Continental Europe at a glance
Poggi, S., Borner, L., Roche, J., Tayeh, C., Martinetti, D.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V3. https://doi.org/10.57745/R18NGL,
Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project
Teixeira, M.B.; Soares, A.O.; Calvet, M.; Peñalver, Á.; Monteiro, H.; Frias, J.; Borges, P.A.V.; Simões, N.; 2023. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431
Monitoring Ground Arthropods in Maize and Pasture Fields of São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project
Teixeira, M.B.; Soares, A.O.; Calvet, M.; Peñalver, Á.; Monteiro, H.; Frias, J.; Borges, P.A.V.; Simões, N; 2023. https://doi.org/10.15468/4cnhw9
Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia Japonica Populations of Azores
Frias, J; Garriga, A; Peñalver, Á; Teixeira, M; Beltrí, R; Toubarro, D; Simões, N; Microorganisms 2023. 11, 1972, https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972.
Tracing the dispersal route of the invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
Agostino Strangi, Francesco Paoli, Francesco Nardi, Ken Shimizu, Troy Kimoto, Immacolata Iovinella, Giovanni Bosio, Pio Federico Roversi, Antonio Carapelli & Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. Journal of Pest Science, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01653
Antifeedant and insecticidal effects of alfalfa saponins in the management of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Barbieri, Elisa Biazzi, Chiara Sciandra, Aldo Tava, Giuseppe Mazza, Leonardo Marianelli, Alessandro Cini, Pio Federico Roversi, Giulia Torrini; 2023. Journal of Applied Entomology 147 (8), 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13153
Private management costs of Popillia japonica: a study of viticulture in Italy
Franziska B. Straubinger, Terese E. Venus, Emmanuel O. Benjamin and Johannes Sauer; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1176405
Popillia japonica – Italian outbreak management
Paola Gotta; Mariangela Ciampitti; Beniamino Cavagna; Giovanni Bosio; Gianni Gilioli; Alberto Alma; Andrea Battisti; Nicola Mori; Giuseppe Mazza; Giulia Torrini; Francesco Paoli; Giacomo Santoiemma; Anna Simonetto; Federico Lessio; Giorgio Sperandio; Emanuela Giacometto; Alessandro Bianchi; Pio Federico Roversi; Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1175138
How larvae of Popillia japonica are responding to infections by two distinct entomopathogenic nematodes?
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of transcripts, 2023. (PRJNA992257).
Mining transcripts of Popillia japonica in populations of high and low densities sites
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of transcripts, 2023. (PRJNA991765)
From lab to field: biological control of the Japanese beetle with entomopathogenic fungi
Tanja Graf, Franziska Scheibler, Pascal A. Niklaus and Giselher Grabenweger; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1138427
Effectiveness of field-exposed attract-and-kill devices against the adults of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a study on duration, form and storage
Francesco Paoli, Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Barbieri, Chiara Sciandra, Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri, Giuseppe Mazza, Giulia Torrini, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Giovanni Bosio, Emiliano Mori, Pio Federico Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7504
Popillia japonica 16s microbiome
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of 16s amplicon sequence and larvae whole metagenome, 2023. (PRJNA933566).
Effect of Bacillus insecticidal proteins on the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Scarabaeidae)
Fionna Knecht, Yolanda Bel, Dafne Toledo, Giselher Grabenweger and Baltasar Escriche; 2023. https://doi.org/10.19080/artoaj.2023.27.556375
Genetic variability of Metarhizium isolates from the Ticino Valley Natural Park (Northern Italy) as a possible microbiological resource for the management of Popillia japonica
Gian Paolo Barzanti, Jürg Enkerli, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Giuseppe Mazza, Giulia Torrini, Stefania Simoncini, Francesco Paoli, Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 197, 107891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2023.107891
Microbiome Is Driving Infestation Rates Of The Insect Pest Popillia japonica
Frias, J; Garriga, A; Peñalver, Á; Teixeira, M; Beltrí, R; Toubarro, D; Simões, N. IMPSG-2023 – IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. https://imspgenetica2023.weebly.com/
A nationwide pest risk analysis in the context of the ongoing Japanese beetle invasion in Continental Europe: The case of metropolitan France.
Poggi, S., Desneux, N., Jactel, H., Tayeh, C., Verheggen, F.; 2022. Front. Insect Sci. 2, 1079756. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.1079756
Evaluation of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Potential Biocontrol Agents against Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Northern Italy
Giulia Torrini, Francesco Paoli, Giuseppe Mazza, Stefania Simoncini, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Eustachio Tarasco, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Giovanni Bosio, Ilaria Cutino, Pio F. Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli; 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110804
The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, was introduced on Terceira Island (Azores) early in the 1970s. The combination of mild temperatures, high relative humidity, and a lot of rain created the perfect conditions for the establishment and rapid spread of the beetle, which, despite initial control efforts, quickly spread to the island's interior agricultural regions and posed a threat to the local plants and horticultural lands.
Since 1974 adult populations have been monitored using pheromone and floral lure traps distributed across the entire island. The data revealed a distribution pattern across three circular zones with decreasing population densities and a movement of the infestation's central core to the island's interior to more conducive zones for the beetle's development. In 1989, 15 years after the discovery of the first insects on the island, the pest had taken over all the available space. Currently, eight of the nine islands of the Archipelago are infested.
A contingency plan was drawn up with a view to establishing protective measures to prevent the spread of the Popillia japonica to Madeira and Portugal mainland in 1985 (Decreto Legislativo Regional 11/85/A, de 23 de Agosto). Later, it was actualized to comply with the legislation of the European Union (EU), paying particular attention to the categorization of this insect as a priority pest.
P. japonica completes its life cycle on Terceira Island in a single year, with individuals starting to emerge from the ground at the end of May and reaching their peak densities in early August. With the last beetles being seen as late as the end of October. The first and second larval instars typically have a brief lifespan, and by early October, most of the population has reached the third instar. The third instar grubs stop feeding and begin pupating at the beginning of May. The pupal stage lasts for less than a month, and after late July, no pupae were seen. Adults eat the foliage, floral parts, and occasionally the fruits of various agricultural plants and ornamentals, while the grubs live off the roots of the pastures that make up most of the island. Eighteen local plant species in 8 families (Fagaceae, Platanaceae, Poaceae, Polypodiaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Ulmaceae, and Vitaceae) may suffer extensive damage from adult beetles.
References:
Martins, A. & N. Simões. 1985. Population Dynamics of the Japanese beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipélago, Sér. C. N. 6, 57-62.
Simões, N. & A. Martins. 1985. Life Cycle of Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipélago, Sér. C. N. 6: 173-179.
Martins, A., Paiva, M. R., & Simões, N. (1988). Japanese Beetle: Monitoring in the Azores with Semiochemicals. Ecological Bulletins, 39, 101–103.
Martins, A., (1996). The Japanese beetle on Terceira Island (Açores) and the influence of soil physical factors on the efficacy of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) sorokin on the larval control of the insect. PhD thesis, University of Azores.
