AUTHOR=Wang Aqiang , Peng Sihua , Lian Yuyang , Yang Xiaofeng , Jia Jingjing , Li Jinlei , Yang Shuyan , Zheng Rongjiao , Zhou Shihao 

TITLE=Distribution and interaction of the suitable areas of Beauveria bassiana and Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.990747

DOI=10.3389/fevo.2022.990747

ISSN=2296-701X

ABSTRACT=<p>Climate is a key factor affecting the potential distribution of insects, and the host is another important constraint for the distribution of pests. To elucidate changes in the potential distribution of <italic>Beauveria bassiana</italic> under climate change scenarios, this paper used the data of two different greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios (RCP2.6, RCP8.5) to predict the potential distribution of <italic>B. bassiana</italic> and its typical host, <italic>Bactrocera dorsalis</italic> (Hendel), based on the MaxEnt model. Then, the potential distribution of <italic>B. bassiana</italic> and <italic>B. dorsalis</italic> (Hendel) was compared, and their suitable growth area’s change and expansion trend under two different GHG emission scenarios were mastered. The results of this study show that the potential distribution area of <italic>B. bassiana</italic> will increase by 2,050 under the RCP8.5 climate scenario, mainly in central Europe and southwestern Asia, with an increased area of 3.28 × 10<sup>5</sup> km<sup>2</sup>. However, under the climate scenario of RCP2.6, the potential distribution area for <italic>B. bassiana</italic> decreased by 2.0 × 10<sup>5</sup> km<sup>2</sup>, mainly in North America. This study will provide a theoretical basis for the control of <italic>B. dorsalis</italic> (Hendel) with <italic>B. bassiana</italic>.</p>