Contribution of insect gut microbiota and their associated enzymes in insect physiology and biodegradation of pesticides

S Jaffar, S Ahmad, Y Lu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic pesticides are extensively and injudiciously applied to control agriculture and
household pests worldwide. Due to their high use, their toxic residues have enormously …

Insecticide Resistance and Its Management in Two Invasive Cryptic Species of Bemisia tabaci in China

Q Wang, C Luo, R Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a major agricultural pest with a wide host range
throughout the world. The species designation for B. tabaci includes numerous distinct …

Reference Gene Selection for qRT-PCR Analysis in the Sweetpotato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

R Li, W Xie, S Wang, Q Wu, N Yang, X Yang, H Pan… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Accurate evaluation of gene expression requires normalization relative to the
expression of reliable reference genes. Expression levels of “classical” reference genes can …

Epitranscriptomic regulation of insecticide resistance

X Yang, X Wei, J Yang, T Du, C Yin, B Fu, M Huang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent messenger RNA modification in
eukaryotes and an important posttranscriptional regulator of gene expression. However, the …

Bacterial biodegradation of neonicotinoid pesticides in soil and water systems

S Hussain, CJ Hartley, M Shettigar… - Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Neonicotinoids are neurotoxic systemic insecticides used in plant protection worldwide.
Unfortunately, application of neonicotinoids affects both beneficial and target insects …

The functional microbiome of arthropods

M Degli Esposti, E Martinez Romero - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Many studies on the microbiome of animals have been reported but a comprehensive
analysis is lacking. Here we present a meta-analysis on the microbiomes of arthropods and …

Is agriculture driving the diversification of the Bemisia tabaci species complex (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae)?: Dating, diversification and biogeographic …

LM Boykin, CD Bell, G Evans, I Small… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2013 - Springer
Background Humans and insect herbivores are competing for the same food crops and have
been for thousands of years. Despite considerable advances in crop pest management …

Glutathione S-transferases are involved in thiamethoxam resistance in the field whitefly Bemisia tabaci Q (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

X Yang, C He, W Xie, Y Liu, J Xia, Z Yang, L Guo… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, has developed a high level of resistance to thiamethoxam, a
second generation neonicotinoid insecticide that has been widely used to control this pest …

The facultative symbiont Rickettsia protects an invasive whitefly against entomopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains

TA Hendry, MS Hunter, DA Baltrus - Applied and Environmental …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Facultative endosymbionts can benefit insect hosts in a variety of ways, including context-
dependent roles, such as providing defense against pathogens. The role of some symbionts …

Two cytochrome P450 genes are involved in imidacloprid resistance in field populations of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in China

X Yang, W Xie, S Wang, Q Wu, H Pan, R Li… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2013 - Elsevier
The sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is an
invasive and damaging pest of field crops worldwide. The neonicotinoid insecticide …