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Identifying the specific status and gepgraphical origin of European incursions of an invasive and cryptic pest, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Charbonnel E., Ouvrard D., Benoit L., Chapuis M.P.. 2023. Maisons-Alfort : ANSES, 2 p.. ANSES Scientific and Doctoral Days, 2023-10-02/2023-10-03, Maisons-Alfort (France).

Biological invasions are increasing exponentially and pose significant threat to biodiversity, ecosystems, and agriculture. Advances in genome sequencing create new opportunities to understand invasion routes, invasion success and colonization dynamics, which helps in detection and management of invasive species. The Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis, native to Asia, has invaded the vast majority of Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, and is threatening the United States of America, Australia and the European Union, where it is classified as a priority quarantine pest. Gaps in the invasion history reconstruction and in the identification of population sources of incursions call for population genomics studies. However, their potential is limited by possible taxonomic confusions since B. dorsalis belongs to a complex in which species delimitation is unclear for a several taxa, hybridization was reported and attraction to methyl-eugenol, the male chemical lure used in trapping, is shared by several species of the complex. In this context, we first proposed a protocol for ensuring the correct identification of B. dorsalis specimens, combining morphological expertise to both mt and nu available DNA barcodes (COI and EIF3L). This approach is especially required for specimens from Southeast Asian islands since half of them displayed characters ambiguous with B. carambolae and/or B. occipitalis. We also optimized a laboratory protocol of restriction-site associated DNA (RAD) sequencing accurate (i.e. genotyping error < 0,05%) and robust for low quality DNA samples (i.e. molecular weight of 5-10kb). We then applied these protocols to (i) 66 genomes belonging to 13 species of the B. dorsalis complex attracted to methyl-eugenol, including all species with morphological similarity and/or reported to hybridize with B. dorsalis, and (ii) 84 B. dorsalis genomes representative of the whole distribution range. Using population genetics approaches, we (i) observed a clear geno

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