Data from: Fitness and host use remain stable in biological control agent after many years of hybridization

This data was generated to test how hybridization of an introduced insect biological control agent impacts host use. The data characterize the species composition of individual Diorhabda spp. collected across New Mexico and Texas, USA. Species composition of each individual was determined using genomic methods and Structure. Lab reared colonies were tested for host specificity, by measuring feeding preference in 24-hour feeding tests and measuring frass deposited below three host plants. Data on several attributes were also collected, including body mass, fecundity during the 24-hour feeding trial, and oviposition preference. The larval offspring of these individuals were also reared in families for 12 days on the three host plants and larval survival and mass were measured to quantify larval performance on the hosts.

Resources in this dataset:
Resource Title: Metadata-Description of datasets.
File Name: MetaData_Hybridization-hostuse.pdf
Resource Description: This file has descriptions of each of the five datasets.

Resource Title: Diorhabda ancestry 2019.
File Name: Data1_ancestry.csv
Resource Description: Ancestry assignment values for Diorhabda across the New Mexico/Texas region.

Resource Title: Diorhabda Adult Weight.
File Name: Data2_adultWeight.csv
Resource Description: Weight of adult Diorhabda at eclosion.

Resource Title: Adult Feeding Location.
File Name: Data3_adultPosition.csv
Resource Description: Position of adult and eggs of Diorhabda after 24-hr feeding trial on three potential hosts.

Resource Title: Adult Frass during Feeding Trial.
File Name: Data4_adultFrass.csv
Resource Description: Amount of frass, as estimated by ImageJ analyses, under host plants during choice and no-choice feeding trials.

Resource Title: Larval Performance.
File Name: Data5_larvalPerformance.csv
Resource Description: Larval survival and weight at 12 days of development on each of three host plant species.