Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000
Perspective
Male-Killing Bacteria in Insects: Mechanisms, Incidence, and Implications
Table 1
Prevalence of male-killers in natural populations of their insect hosts (proportion of females infected)
| Bacterium | Host | Prevalence (%) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiroplasma sp. (S. ixodetis relative) | Adalia bipunctata | 0-22 | 6 |
| Harmonia axyridis | 0-49 | 35 | |
| Danaus chrysippus | 40 | 14 | |
| Spiroplasma poulsonii | Drosophila willistoni group flies | 0-3 | 20 |
| Wolbachia | Acraea encedon | 61-95 | 36 |
| Acraea encedana | 95 | 21 | |
| Adalia bipunctata | 0-5 | 9 | |
| Unnamed Flavobacteria | Coleomegilla maculata | 23 | 37 |
| Adonia variegata | 13 | 38 | |
| Arsenophonus nasoniae | Nasonia vitripennis | 4 | 15 |
| Rickettsia | Adalia bipunctata | 5-7 | 6,39 |
| Unknown | D. bifasciata | 0-7 | 26 |
| D. prosaltans | 13 | 33 | |
| Gastrolina depressa | 0-81 | 22 | |
| Epiphyas postvittana | 4-7 | 40 | |
| Hypolimnas bolina | 0-61 | 41 | |
| Spodoptera littoralis | 24 | 42 | |
| Lymantria dispar | 9 | 43 |
