The tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, or Phthorimaea absouta, is native to South America, but
quickly spread to other regions of world, including Europe, Africa, and Asia, devastating to …

The potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, is an oligophagous pest feeding on
crops mainly belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is one of the most destructive pests of …

Abstract The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is one of the most
notorious insect pests of potatoes globally. Here, we generated a high-quality chromosome …

Despite the rapid advances in sequencing technology, limited genomic resources are
currently available for phytophagous spider mites, which include many important agricultural …

The fruit fly Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major pest of melons and other
cucurbits in Southeast Asia. In this study, we used Illumina, Nanopore, and Hi-C sequencing …

Background Sitobion miscanthi is an ideal model for studying host plant specificity,
parthenogenesis-based phenotypic plasticity, and interactions between insects and other …

Oriental tobacco budworm (Helicoverpa assulta) and cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa
armigera) are two closely related species within the genus Helicoverpa. They have similar …

Tephritidae pests are significant agricultural pests with a notable impact on the economy,
with a wide range of species and most having broad host ranges and strong reproductive …

Nipa palm hispid beetle (Octodonta nipae) is an insect species that is native to Malaysia but
has spread to southern China and beyond, seriously threatening palm production. A lack of …

As an important forestry pest, Coronaproctus castanopsis (Monophlebidae) has caused
serious damage to the globally valuable Gutianshan ecosystem, China. In this study, we …