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Bridgehead effect and multiple introductions shape the global invasion history of a termite.


ABSTRACT: Native to eastern Asia, the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) is recognized as one of the 100 worst invasive pests in the world, with established populations in Japan, Hawaii and the southeastern United States. Despite its importance, the native source(s) of C. formosanus introductions and their invasive pathway out of Asia remain elusive. Using ~22,000 SNPs, we retraced the invasion history of this species through approximate Bayesian computation and assessed the consequences of the invasion on its genetic patterns and demography. We show a complex invasion history, where an initial introduction to Hawaii resulted from two distinct introduction events from eastern Asia and the Hong Kong region. The admixed Hawaiian population subsequently served as the source, through a bridgehead, for one introduction to the southeastern US. A separate introduction event from southcentral China subsequently occurred in Florida showing admixture with the first introduction. Overall, these findings further reinforce the pivotal role of bridgeheads in shaping species distributions in the Anthropocene and illustrate that the global distribution of C. formosanus has been shaped by multiple introductions out of China, which may have prevented and possibly reversed the loss of genetic diversity within its invasive range.

SUBMITTER: Blumenfeld AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bridgehead effect and multiple introductions shape the global invasion history of a termite.

Blumenfeld Alexander J AJ   Eyer Pierre-André PA   Husseneder Claudia C   Mo Jianchu J   Johnson Laura N L LNL   Wang Changlu C   Kenneth Grace J J   Chouvenc Thomas T   Wang Shichen S   Vargo Edward L EL  

Communications biology 20210212 1


Native to eastern Asia, the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) is recognized as one of the 100 worst invasive pests in the world, with established populations in Japan, Hawaii and the southeastern United States. Despite its importance, the native source(s) of C. formosanus introductions and their invasive pathway out of Asia remain elusive. Using ~22,000 SNPs, we retraced the invasion history of this species through approximate Bayesian computation and assessed the co  ...[more]

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