Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects
For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …
The evolution of endophagy in herbivorous insects
Herbivorous feeding inside plant tissues, or endophagy, is a common lifestyle across
Insecta, and occurs in insect taxa that bore, roll, tie, mine, gall, or otherwise modify plant …
Insecta, and occurs in insect taxa that bore, roll, tie, mine, gall, or otherwise modify plant …
Predicting non-target impacts
Q Paynter, ID Paterson, RM Kwong - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Non-target impacts of weed biocontrol are rare and reducing in frequency and
severity.•Indirect non-target impacts are difficult to predict and require more …
severity.•Indirect non-target impacts are difficult to predict and require more …
Inside out: microbiota dynamics during host-plant adaptation of whiteflies
D Santos-Garcia, N Mestre-Rincon… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
While most insect herbivores are selective feeders, a small proportion of them feed on a
wide range of plants. This polyphagous habit requires overcoming a remarkable array of …
wide range of plants. This polyphagous habit requires overcoming a remarkable array of …
Microbiome analyses of 12 psyllid species of the family Psyllidae identified various bacteria including Fukatsuia and Serratia symbiotica, known as secondary …
A Nakabachi, H Inoue, Y Hirose - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) comprise a group of plant sap-sucking
insects that includes important agricultural pests. They have close associations not only with …
insects that includes important agricultural pests. They have close associations not only with …
Symbionts in waiting: the dynamics of incipient endosymbiont complementation and replacement in minimal bacterial communities of psyllids
Background Obligate bacterial primary (P-) endosymbionts that are maternally inherited and
codiverge with hosts are widespread across insect lineages with nutritionally restricted diets …
codiverge with hosts are widespread across insect lineages with nutritionally restricted diets …
Insect phylogeny structures the bacterial communities in the microbiome of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in Aotearoa New Zealand
The bacterial microbiome of psyllids has been studied for decades, with a strong focus on
the primary and secondary endosymbionts capable of providing essential amino acids for …
the primary and secondary endosymbionts capable of providing essential amino acids for …
Uncovering Symbionts Across the Psyllid Tree of Life and the Discovery of a New Liberibacter Species, “Candidatus” Liberibacter capsica
Sap-feeding insects in the order Hemiptera associate with obligate endosymbionts that are
required for survival and facultative endosymbionts that can potentially modify resistance to …
required for survival and facultative endosymbionts that can potentially modify resistance to …
Wolbachia infection dynamics in a natural population of the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) across its seasonal generations
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant intracellular symbionts of arthropods and has
profound effects on host biology. Wolbachia transmission and host phenotypes often …
profound effects on host biology. Wolbachia transmission and host phenotypes often …
16S rRNA Sequencing Detected Profftella, Liberibacter, Wolbachia, and Diplorickettsia from Relatives of the Asian Citrus Psyllid
Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) is a serious pest of
citrus species worldwide because it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter spp …
citrus species worldwide because it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter spp …