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Environ Entomol

Title:		"Defoliation by Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) Induces Differential Delayed Induction of Trichomes in Two Birch Species"
Author(s):		Matsuki S; Toki R; Watanabe Y; Masaka K;
Address:		"Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan. Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2021
Volume:		50
Issue:		2
Page Number:		427 - 432
DOI:		10.1093/ee/nvaa162
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Outbreaks of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar japonica Motschulsky) cause serious defoliation in birch. A single year of defoliation has no significant impact on the trees, whereas continuous defoliation events could be fatal. How birch species avoid serious damage caused by gypsy moth outbreak is yet to be revealed. Trichomes on leaf surfaces of birch trees are an effective antiherbivore defense strategy. We examined a 1-yr delayed induction of glandular (GT) and nonglandular trichomes (NGT) on leaf surfaces caused by stress in white birch (Betula platyphylla Sukaczev var. japonica [Miq.] Hara) and monarch birch (Betula maximowicziana Regel). Saplings were subjected to four treatments in June 2009: herbivory (50% of the leaf area was grazed by gypsy moths), mechanical cutting (50% of the leaf area was cut using scissors), shading (50% light shading with a black sheet), and control (covered with a net to prevent herbivory). Then, the density of GT and NGT on early leaves was determined in April 2010. In both birch species, the density of GT was higher in herbivory than in other treatments. The density of GT due to mechanical cutting was higher than that in the control, but only for white birch. However, the density of NGT was lower after mechanical cutting than in other treatments for white birch. There were no differences in the density of NGT among treatments for monarch birch. These results show that 1-yr delayed induction of GT by herbivory was stronger in white birch than in monarch birch"
Keywords:		Animals *Betula Herbivory *Moths Plant Leaves Trichomes birch delayed induction glandular trichome gypsy moth nonglandular trichome;
Notes:		"MedlineMatsuki, Sawako Toki, Rika Watanabe, Yoko Masaka, Kazuhiko eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2020/12/19 Environ Entomol. 2021 Apr 23; 50(2):427-432. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvaa162"