Drosophila suzukii, a vinegar fly originated from Southeast Asia, has recently invaded
western countries, and it has been recognized as an important threat of a wide variety of …

Biological invasions, the establishment and spread of non‐native species in new regions,
can have extensive economic and environmental consequences. Increased global …

Simulation‐based methods such as approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) are well‐
adapted to the analysis of complex scenarios of populations and species genetic history. In …

Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, was first established in Latin
America in Mexico in 2011. The vinegar fly has since been detected in 296 municipalities in …

Background The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is the most promising insect candidate
for nutrient-recycling through bioconversion of organic waste into biomass, thereby …

The rise of a pest species represents a unique opportunity to address how species evolve
new behaviors and adapt to novel ecological niches [1]. We address this question by …

Native to eastern Asia, the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus
(Shiraki) is recognized as one of the 100 worst invasive pests in the world, with established …

By capturing various patterns of the structuring of genetic variation across populations,‐
statistics have proved highly effective for the inference of demographic history. Such …

Large genomic studies are becoming increasingly common with advances in sequencing
technology, and our ability to understand how genomic variation influences phenotypic …

Europe is the historical cradle of viticulture, but grapevines (Vitis vinifera) have been
increasingly threatened by pathogens of American origin. The invasive oomycete …