Taiadjana, Fortuna

Researcher (IRD), PhD
Email : taiadjana.marquesfortuna[at]ird.fr ;
taiadjana.marques-fortuna[at]universite-paris-saclay.fr
Tél : +33 (0)1 69 15 64 80
IDEEV, bureau 1309

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Research

I am an ecologist interested in the interactions between plants and their associated insect communities (herbivores, parasitoids etc.) and pathogens. I study the interactions between crops, pests and their natural enemies and the mechanisms underlying host selection and acceptance. In this context, I am interested in chemical signals (plant volatiles, pheromones, contact cues) used by insects during their different behaviours. For this, I use different approaches combining laboratory experiments on insect behaviour, greenhouse and field trials. My work is oriented towards applied perspectives including the development of sustainable strategies in biocontrol and integrated pest management. In the framework of various collaborative projects, I work with public and private institutions at national and international level.

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Publications

Fortuna, T. M., Thibord, J.-B., Frandon, J., & Kaiser, L. (2024). Promouvoir une espèce de Cotesia comme premier agent de lutte biologique contre la sésamie du maïs. VÉGÉPHYL – CIRAA 2025, Montpellier. https://hal.science/hal-04957167
Fortuna, T. M., Colin-Duchevet, L., Desreumaux, Y., Jeannette, R., Le Gonnidec, M., Le Ru, B., Mettauer, R., Mougel, F., & Kaiser, L. (2024). Non-target risk assessment of Cotesia typhae, a potential biological control agent of the Mediterranean corn borer. Biological Control, 199, 105657. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105657
Fortuna, T. M., Anne, M., Le Gonnidec, M., Jeannette, R., Bressac, C., Rebaudo, F., Mougel, F., & Kaiser, L. (2023). Susceptibility to cold suggests low risk of establishment of a tropical parasitoid attacking the corn pest Sesamia nonagrioides. Biological Control, 186, 105359. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105359
Muller, H., Heisserer, C., Fortuna, T., Mougel, F., Huguet, E., Kaiser, L., & Gilbert, C. (2022). Investigating bracovirus chromosomal integration and inheritance in lepidopteran host and nontarget species. Molecular Ecology, 31(21), 5538–5551. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16685
Fortuna, T. M., Le Gall, P., Mezdour, S., & Calatayud, P.-A. (2022). Impact of invasive insects on native insect communities. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 51, 100904. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100904
Fortuna, T., Ruiz, I., Manson, J., Jeannette, R., Peyhorgue, A., Thibord, J.-B., & Kaiser, L. (2022). Un nouvel auxiliaire pour une lutte biologique contre la sésamie du maïs: essais en serre. Phloeme 2022, 3, 65–73.
Muller, H., Ogereau, D., Da Lage, J.-L., Capdevielle, C., Pollet, N., Fortuna, T., Jeannette, R., Kaiser, L., & Gilbert, C. (2021). Draft nuclear genome and complete mitogenome of the Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides, a major pest of maize. G3 (Bethesda, Md.), 11(7), jkab155. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab155
Muller, H., Chebbi, M. A., Bouzar, C., Périquet, G., Fortuna, T., Calatayud, P.-A., Le Ru, B., Obonyo, J., Kaiser, L., & Drezen, J.-M. (2021). Genome-wide patterns of bracovirus chromosomal integration into multiple host tissues during parasitism. Journal of Virology, 95(22), 10–1128. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00684-21
Fortuna, T. M., Namias, A., Snirc, A., Branca, A., Hood, M. E., Raquin, C., Shykoff, J. A., & Giraud, T. (2018). Multiple infections, relatedness and virulence in the anther-smut fungus castrating Saponaria plants. Molecular Ecology, 27(23), 4947–4959. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1111/mec.14911
Fortuna, T. M., Snirc, A., Badouin, H., Gouzy, J., Siguenza, S., Esquerre, D., Le Prieur, S., Shykoff, J. A., & Giraud, T. (2016). Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for the Tetrapolar Anther-Smut Fungus Microbotryum saponariae Based on Genome Sequencing. PLoS ONE, 11(11), e0165656. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165656
Fortuna, T. M., Franco, J. C., & Rebelo, M. T. (2015). Morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in a mealybug parasitoid, Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). Microscopy and Microanalysis, 21(S6), 8–9. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1017/S1431927614013713
Fortuna, T. M., Eckert, S., Harvey, J. A., Vet, L. E., Müller, C., & Gols, R. (2014). Variation in plant defences among populations of a range‐expanding plant: consequences for trophic interactions. New Phytologist, 204(4), 989–999. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1111/nph.12983
Fortuna, T. M., Woelke, J. B., Hordijk, C. A., Jansen, J. J., van Dam, N. M., Vet, L. E., & Harvey, J. A. (2013). A tritrophic approach to the preference–performance hypothesis involving an exotic and a native plant. Biological Invasions, 15(11), 2387–2401. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0459-2
van Geem, M., Gols, R., van Dam, N. M., van der Putten, W. H., Fortuna, T. F. M., & Harvey, J. A. (2013). The importance of aboveground–belowground interactions on the evolution and maintenance of variation in plant defense traits. Frontiers in Plant Science, 4(1), 431. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00431
Harvey, J. A., & Fortuna, T. M. (2012). Chemical and structural effects of invasive plants on herbivore–parasitoid/predator interactions in native communities. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 144(1), 14–26. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01252.x
Fortuna, T. M., Vet, L. E., & Harvey, J. A. (2012). Effects of an invasive plant on the performance of two parasitoids with different host exploitation strategies. Biological Control, 62(3), 213–220. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.05.003
Franco, J. C., Silva, E. B. da, Fortuna, T., Cortegano, E., Branco, M., Suma, P., Torre, I. L., Russo, A., Elyahu, M., & Protasov, A. (2011). Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault). Biological Control, 58(3), 230–238. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.06.008
Bezemer, T. M., Harvey, J. A., Kamp, A. F., Wagenaar, R., Gols, R., Kostenko, O., Fortuna, T., Engelkes, T., Vet, L. E., & Van der Putten, W. H. (2010). Behaviour of male and female parasitoids in the field: influence of patch size, host density, and habitat complexity. Ecological Entomology, 35(3), 341–351. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01184.x
Harvey, J. A., Biere, A., Fortuna, T., Vet, L. E., Engelkes, T., Morriën, E., Gols, R., Verhoeven, K., Vogel, H., & Macel, M. (2010). Ecological fits, mis-fits and lotteries involving insect herbivores on the invasive plant, Bunias orientalis. Biological Invasions, 12(9), 3045–3059. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9696-9
Franco, J. C., Fortuna, T. M., Silva, E. B. da, Suma, P., Russo, A., Campos, L., Branco, M., Zada, A., & Mendel, Z. (2008). May vine mealybug sex pheromones improve the biological control of the citrus mealybug? IOBC Wprs Bulletin, 38, 94–98.

Other publications

Fortuna TM (2013) Multitrophic Interactions on a Range-expanding Plant Species. (Dissertation doctoral, Université de Wageningen). https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/multitrophic-interactions-on-a-range-expanding-plant-species

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