Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences

E Sanaei, S Charlat, J Engelstädter - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …

Two invasive bark beetles Phloeosinus armatus Reitter and Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) newly recorded in Russia

NN Karpun, AV Petrov, EN Zhuravleva… - EPPO …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In 2023, two bark beetle species were recorded in Russia for the first time based on findings
in Sochi: the cypress bark beetle, Phloeosinus armatus, on Mediterranean cypress …

Host phylogeny and ecological associations best explain Wolbachia host shifts in scale insects

E Sanaei, GF Albery, YK Yeoh, YP Lin… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia are among the most prevalent and widespread endosymbiotic bacteria on Earth.
Wolbachia's success in infecting an enormous number of arthropod species is attributed to …

Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Embryonic Development of Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Col.: Curculionidae)

A Levi-Mourao, F Madeira, R Meseguer, A García… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, is a destructive pest around the world
and has become, in recent years, the most important pest of alfalfa in Spain. The damage …

[HTML][HTML] Further evidence of low infection frequencies of Wolbachia in soil arthropod communities

M Tischer, C Bleidorn - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2024 - Elsevier
Endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria of the genus Wolbachia are exclusively transferred
maternally from mother to offspring, but horizontal transfer across species boundaries seems …

Local factors have a greater influence on the abundance of alfalfa weevil and its larval parasitoids than landscape complexity in heterogeneous landscapes

A Levi-Mourao, R Meseguer, F Madeira… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Context The alfalfa weevil Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is
one of the most destructive pests of alfalfa worldwide. Both local and landscape-scale …

Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Metcalfa pruinosa and Salurnis marginella (Hemiptera: Flatidae): Genomic Comparison and Phylogenetic Inference in …

MJ Kim, KH Lee, JS Park, JS Jeong, NR Jeong… - Current Issues in …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of two DNA barcode-defined
haplotypes of Metcalfa pruinosa and one of Salurnis marginella (Hemiptera: Flatidae) were …

Diversification, selective sweep, and body size in the invasive Palearctic alfalfa weevil infected with Wolbachia

M Tuda, S Iwase, K Kébé, J Haran, J Skuhrovec… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The alfalfa weevil Hypera postica, native to the Western Palearctic, is an invasive legume
pest with two divergent mitochondrial clades in its invading regions, the Western clade and …

新疆紫苜蓿叶象内共生菌Wolbachia 的感染和分子鉴定

王阳, 刘晓晴, 任金龙, 赵莉 - 中国生物防治学报 - zgswfz.com.cn
紫苜蓿叶象Hypera postica Gyllenhal 是为害新疆苜蓿生产的主要害虫. 为明确新疆紫苜蓿叶象
内共生菌Wolbachia 感染的分布特征, 感染成因和所属超群, 本研究对新疆6 地区20 …

Contrasting prevalence of Wolbachia infection across three key stored product beetles in India

S Sabtharishi, SR Thangaraj, GA McCulloch… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Wolbachia are the most common bacterial endosymbionts of insects. Wolbachia may alter
host behaviour and reproduction, and also influence the development of insecticide …