Insights into insecticide-resistance mechanisms in invasive species: Challenges and control strategies

Junaid Ali Siddiqui; Ruidong Fan; Hira Naz; Bamisope Steve Bamisile; Muhammad Hafeez; Muhammad Imran Ghani; Yiming Wei; Yijuan Xu; Xiaoyulong Chen

doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.1112278

Insights into insecticide-resistance mechanisms in invasive species: Challenges and control strategies

Front Physiol. 2023 Jan 9:13:1112278. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1112278. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Junaid Ali Siddiqui^{1

2

3}, Ruidong Fan^{1

2

3}, Hira Naz⁴, Bamisope Steve Bamisile^{5

6}, Muhammad Hafeez⁷, Muhammad Imran Ghani^{1

2

3}, Yiming Wei⁸, Yijuan Xu⁵, Xiaoyulong Chen^{1

2

3

9}

Affiliations

¹ College of Agriculture, College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
² International Jointed Institute of Plant Microbial Ecology and Resource Management in Guizhou University, Ministry of Agriculture, China & China Association of Agricultural Science Societies, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
³ Guizhou-Europe Environmental Biotechnology and Agricultural Informatics Oversea Innovation Center in Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Department, Guiyang, China.
⁴ Research and Development Centre for Fine Chemicals, National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
⁵ Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
⁶ Henry Fok School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, China.
⁷ State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
⁸ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding, Guangxi Crop Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology Lab, Rice Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China.
⁹ College of Science, Tibet University, Lhasa, China.

Abstract

Threatening the global community is a wide variety of potential threats, most notably invasive pest species. Invasive pest species are non-native organisms that humans have either accidentally or intentionally spread to new regions. One of the most effective and first lines of control strategies for controlling pests is the application of insecticides. These toxic chemicals are employed to get rid of pests, but they pose great risks to people, animals, and plants. Pesticides are heavily used in managing invasive pests in the current era. Due to the overuse of synthetic chemicals, numerous invasive species have already developed resistance. The resistance development is the main reason for the failure to manage the invasive species. Developing pesticide resistance management techniques necessitates a thorough understanding of the mechanisms through which insects acquire insecticide resistance. Insects use a variety of behavioral, biochemical, physiological, genetic, and metabolic methods to deal with toxic chemicals, which can lead to resistance through continuous overexpression of detoxifying enzymes. An overabundance of enzymes causes metabolic resistance, detoxifying pesticides and rendering them ineffective against pests. A key factor in the development of metabolic resistance is the amplification of certain metabolic enzymes, specifically esterases, Glutathione S-transferase, Cytochromes p450 monooxygenase, and hydrolyses. Additionally, insect guts offer unique habitats for microbial colonization, and gut bacteria may serve their hosts a variety of useful services. Most importantly, the detoxification of insecticides leads to resistance development. The complete knowledge of invasive pest species and their mechanisms of resistance development could be very helpful in coping with the challenges and effectively developing effective strategies for the control of invasive species. Integrated Pest Management is particularly effective at lowering the risk of chemical and environmental contaminants and the resulting health issues, and it may also offer the most effective ways to control insect pests.

Keywords: biodiversity risk; biological invasion; exotic species; insecticide resistance; resistance mechanisms.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFE0107700), Science and Technology Base and Talent Project of Guangxi Province (Guike AA21196003), Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Program (2019-1410; 2021-229; HZJD[2022]001), Outstanding Young Scientist Program of Guizhou Province (KY2021-026), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rice Genetics and Breeding Opening Research Project (2022-36-Z01-KF12), Guizhou University Cultivation Project (2019-04), Program for Introducing Talents to Chinese Universities (111 Program; D20023), and Program for Introducing Talents to Chinese Universities (111 Program; D20023).