Journal of Mosquito Research 2024, Vol.14, No.1, 49-60 http://emtoscipublisher.com/index.php/jmr 49 Research Report Open Access Potential Effects of Rhodococcus erythropolis on Other Insects in Mosquito Control Ying Lin, Yi Xu Institute of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou, 310005, China Corresponding author email: 1835097861@qq.com Journal of Mosquito Research, 2024, Vol.14, No.1 doi: 10.5376/jmr.2024.14.0006 Received: 28 Feb., 2024 Accepted: 05 Apr., 2024 Published: 15 Apr., 2024 Copyright © 2024 Lin and Xu, This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Preferred citation for this article: Lin Y., and Xu Y., 2024, Potential effects of Rhodococcus erythropolis on other insects in mosquito control, Journal of Mosquito Research, 14(1): 49-60 (doi: 10.5376/jmr.2024.14.0006) Abstract This study examines the potential impacts of Rhodococcus erythropolis as a biological control method on other insects when controlling mosquitoes. Rhodococcus erythropolis is a common soil bacterium that has been extensively studied as a biological control method for mosquito populations. The application of Rhodococcus erythropolis may affect non-target insects, which raises concerns about its potential ecological impacts. In this study, we systematically assessed the impacts of Rhodococcus erythropolis on non-target insects from an ecological perspective, including the rationale for selecting non-target insects for experiments, data collection and analysis methods, and ecosystem-level impacts. Through case studies and ecological risk assessments, this study provides recommendations and strategies on how to effectively apply Rhodococcus erythropolis to control mosquitoes while protecting other insects, in order to reduce the ecological risks that Rhodococcus may pose in mosquito control, while increasing the efficiency and sustainability of its application. This study provides useful guidance for future research and applications in the field of biological control. Keywords Rhodococcus erythropolis; Biological control; Mosquito control; Non target insects; Ecological impact Rhodococcus erythropolis is a type of bacterium that is widely found in nature (Figure 1), named for the red or orange color it exhibits on culture media. This group of bacteria has attracted widespread attention in the fields of ecology, microbiology, and biological control due to its unique characteristics and diversity. Rhodococcus belongs to a type of rod-shaped bacteria, including both the spore-producing Bacillus genus and the non-spore-producing non-Bacillus genus (Alvarez et al., 2021). These bacteria are widely distributed in various environments, including soil, water, plant surfaces, and even inside some insects. Figure 1 Key biomolecules participating in Rhodococcus cell adhesion to solid carriers and mechanisms of their action (Krivoruchko et al., 2019)
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