Researcher (IRD), PhD
Email : taiadjana.marquesfortuna[at]ird.fr ;
taiadjana.marques-fortuna[at]universite-paris-saclay.fr
Tel. +33 (0)1 69 15 64 80
Bureau : 1309
Research
I am an ecologist interested in the interactions between plants and their associated insect communities (herbivores, parasitoids etc.) and pathogens. I studied 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. As part of various collaborative projects, I work with public and private institutions at national and international level.
Publications
Fortuna TM, 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. doi
Fortuna TM, Le Gall P, Mezdour S, Calatayud P-A (2022) Impact of exotic invasive insects on resident insect communities. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 51: 100904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100904
Muller H, Heisserer C, Fortuna T, Mougel F, Huguet E, Kaiser L and Gilbert C (2022) Investigating bracovirus chromosomal integration and inheritance in lepidopteran host and nontarget species. Molecular Ecology, 31(21): 5538-5551.
Gilbert C, Chebbi M, Bouzar C, Periquet G, Muller H, Fortuna T, Calatayud PA, Le Ru B, Obonyo J, Laure Kaiser, Drezen JM and Huguet E (2021) Genome-wide patterns of bracovirus chromosomal integration into multiple host tissues during parasitism. Journal of Virology, 95(22): e00684-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00684-21
Muller H, Ogereau D, Da Lage JL, 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: Genes|Genomes|Genetics 11 (7). https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab155
Fortuna TM, Namias A, Snirc A, Branca A, Hood ME, Raquin C, Shykoff JA & Giraud T (2018) Multiple infections, relatedness and virulence in the anther-smut fungus castrating Saponaria plants. Molecular Ecology, 27(23): 4947-4959.
Fortuna TM, Snirc A, Badouin H, Gouzy J, Siguenza S, Le Prieur S & Giraud T (2016) Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tetrapolar anther-smut fungus Microbotryum saponariae based on genome sequencing. PLoS One 11(11): e0165656.
Fortuna TM, Eckert S, Harvey JA, Vet LEM, 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.
van Geem M, Gols R, van Dam NM, van der Putten WH, Fortuna T & Harvey JA (2013). The importance of aboveground-belowground interactions on the evolution and maintenance of variation in plant defence traits. Frontiers in Plant Science 4(431): 1-13.
Fortuna TM, Woelke JB, Hordijk CA, Jansen JJ, van Dam NM, Vet LEM & Harvey JA (2013). A tritrophic approach to the preference-performance hypothesis involving an exotic and a native plant. Biological Invasions 15(11): 2387-2401.
Fortuna TM, Harvey JA & Vet LEM (2012). Effects of an invasive plant on the performance of two parasitoids with different host exploitation strategies. Biological Control 62(3): 213-220.
Harvey JA & Fortuna TM (2012) Chemical and structural effects of invasive plants on herbivore–parasitoid/predator interactions in native communities. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 144(1): 14-26.
Franco JC, Fortuna T, Silva EB, Suma P, Russo A, Zada A & Mendel Z (2011) Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault). Biological Control 58(3): 230-238.
Harvey JA, Biere A, Fortuna T, Vet LEM, Engelkes T, Morriën E, Gols R, Verhoeven Koen, Vogel H, Macel M, Heidel-Fischer HM, Schramm K & Putten WH (2010). Ecological fits, misfits and lotteries involving insect herbivores on the invasive plant, Bunias orientalis. Biological Invasions 12(9): 3045–3059.
Bezemer TM, Harvey JA, Kamp AFD, Wagenaar R, Gols R, Kostenko O, Fortuna T, Engelkes T, Vet LEM, Putten WH & Soler R (2010). Behaviour of male and female parasitoids in the field: influence of host density, patch size and habitat complexity. Ecological Entomology 35(3): 341–351.
Other publications
Fortuna T, Ruiz I, Manson J, Jeannette R, Peyhorgue A, Thibord JB & Kaiser L (2022) Un nouvel auxiliaire pour une lutte biologique contre la sésamie du maïs: essais en serre. In Phloeme 2022, Vol. 3: pp. 65-73.
Kaiser L & Fortuna T (2020) Cotesia typhae, une nouvelle espèce prometteuse pour la lutte biologique. Passion entomologie (en ligne). Disponible sur le lien : https://tinyurl.com/rvuskyl
Fortuna TM, Franco JC & Rebelo MT (2015) Morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in a mealybug parasitoid, Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). Microscopie and Microanalysis 21 (S6): 8-9.
Fortuna TM (2014) Multitrophic Interactions on a Range-expanding Plant Species. Entomologische Berinchten 74 (3): 4-5.
Fortuna TM (2013) Multitrophic Interactions on a Range-expanding Plant Species. (PhD thesis, University of Wageningen).
Silva EB, Fortuna T, Franco JC, Campos L, Branco M, Zada A & Mendel Z (2009) Kairomonal response of a parasitic wasp to the sex pheromone of the vineyard mealybug. IOBC wrps Bulletin 41: 79-82.
Franco JC, Fortuna T, Silva EB, 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.
Outreach activities
Participation on the documentaire « Plan B : comment des insectes peuvent sauver des millions de vies humaines. » dans Le Monde. Available on this link : https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/video/2019/12/16/plan-b-comment-des-insectes-peuvent-sauver-des-millions-de-vies-humaines_6023080_1652612.html