A nuclear receptor HR96-related gene underlies large trans-driven differences in detoxification gene expression in a generalist herbivore

M Ji, M Vandenhole, B De Beer, S De Rouck… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The role, magnitude, and molecular nature of trans-driven expression variation underlying
the upregulation of detoxification genes in pesticide resistant arthropod populations has …

Molecular insights into the functional analysis of P450 CYP321A7 gene in the involvement of detoxification of lambda-cyhalothrin in Spodoptera frugiperda

WT Li, JY Lin, JJ Liu, M Hafeez, SW Deng… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), is a widely recognized global agricultural
pest that has significantly reduced crop yields all over the world. S. frugiperda has …

Assessment of the role of an ABCC transporter TuMRP1 in the toxicity of abamectin to Tetranychus urticae

M Wu, Y Zhang, T Tian, D Xu, Q Wu, W Xie… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid evolution of pest resistance threatens the sustainable utilization of bioinsecticides
such as abamectin, and so deciphering the molecular mechanisms affecting toxicity and …

Wolbachia strengthens the match between premating and early postmating isolation in spider mites

MA Cruz, S Magalhães, M Bakırdöven, F Zélé - Evolution, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Endosymbiotic reproductive manipulators are widely studied as sources of postzygotic
isolation in arthropods, but their effect on prezygotic isolation between genetically …

A novel target-site mutation (H146Q) outside the ubiquinone binding site of succinate dehydrogenase confers high levels of resistance to cyflumetofen and …

E İnak, S De Rouck, B Demirci, W Dermauw… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial electron transfer inhibitors at complex II (METI-II), also referred to as succinate
dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI), represent a recently developed class of acaricides …

Adaptation of an arthropod predator to a challenging environment is associated with a loss of a genome‐wide plastic transcriptional response

SA Bajda, N Wybouw, VH Nguyễn… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Structural and chemical plant defence traits may reduce the efficacy of
biological control agents in integrated pest management. Breeding programmes have …

A novel mutation in mitochondrial cytochrome b conferring resistance to bifenazate in two‐spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae)

Y Chen, DT Nguyen, D Wheeler… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The two‐spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae causes significant damage
to ornamental, cotton, sugarcane and horticultural crops in Australia. It has a long history of …

Environmental Factors and the Symbiont Cardinium Influence the Bacterial Microbiome of Spider Mites Across the Landscape

HH Liu, L Chen, HB Shao, S Gao, XY Hong, XL Bing - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Microbes play a key role in the biology, ecology, and evolution of arthropods. Despite
accumulating data on microbial communities in arthropods that feed on plants using piercing …

Transcriptomic landscapes reveal development-related physiological processes in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

S Gao, YD Niu, L Chen, MF Chen, XL Bing… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024 - Springer
The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch, TSSM) is recognized as one of the
most problematic spider mite pests. However, the precise gene expression patterns across …

Independent genetic mapping experiments identify diverse molecular determinants of host adaptation in a generalist herbivore

E Villacis‐Perez, F De Graeve, B De Beer… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between plants and herbivores promote evolutionary change. Studying the
evolution of herbivore mechanisms aimed to cope with different host plant species is a …