Influence of genetic and environmental factors on the success of endosymbiont transfers in pest aphids

X Gu, PA Ross, Q Yang, A Gill… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing interest in exploring how endosymbionts could be useful in pest control,
including in aphids, which can carry a diversity of endosymbionts. Endosymbionts often …

How does vector diversity influence the transmission efficiency of yellow dwarf virus? Perspectives from a review

DJ Leybourne - Plant Pathology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cereals are some of the most important global crops that contribute directly and indirectly to
the production of food for human consumption. Cereal aphids can cause significant damage …

Hormetic effect induced by Beauveria bassiana in Myzus persicae

LS Arinanto, AA Hoffmann, PA Ross… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Myzus persicae, a serious sap‐sucking pest of a large variety of host plants
in agriculture, is traditionally controlled using chemical insecticides but there is interest in …

Genetic diversity in vector populations influences the transmission efficiency of an important plant virus

DJ Leybourne, MA Whitehead, T Will - Biology Letters, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The transmission efficiency of aphid-vectored plant viruses can differ between aphid
populations. Intra-species diversity (genetic variation, endosymbionts) is a key determinant …

Precision in Plant Pathology: A Hybrid Model Approach for BYDV Syndrome Degrees

D Banerjee, N Sharma, R Chauhan… - 2024 5th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Barley Yellow Dwarf Disorder (BYDV) is a big danger to grains, so we need better ways for
early finding and the right grouping. This study answers this important question by …

Endosymbionts impact ladybird predation rates of aphids in a temperature-dependent manner

KB Thomsen, PA Ross, A Gill, Q Yang, M Stelmach… - BioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Aphids are worldwide pests causing major economic losses to growers. Current
management strategies rely heavily on pesticides, but some effective pesticides are being …

A persistent bacterial Regiella transinfection in the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi increasing host fitness and decreasing plant virus transmission

W Yu, Q Yang, A Gill, E Chirgwin, X Gu, C Joglekar… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi, is a major pest of agriculture due to its
ability to directly damage crops and transmit plant viruses. As industries move away from …