Spirotetramat resistance in Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its association with the presence of the A2666V mutation

PA Umina, C Bass, A van Rooyen… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Chemicals are widely used to protect field crops against aphid pests and
aphid‐borne viral diseases. One such species is Myzus persicae (Sulzer), a global pest that …

Empowering Australian insecticide resistance research with genetic information: the road ahead

JA Thia, AA Hoffmann, PA Umina - Austral Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insecticides are important for chemical control of arthropod pests in agricultural systems but
select for resistance as an adaptive trait. Identifying the genetic mechanism (s) underpinning …

Heterogeneous genetic invasions of three insecticide resistance mutations in Indo‐Pacific populations of Aedes aegypti (L.)

NM Endersby‐Harshman, TL Schmidt… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Nations throughout the Indo‐Pacific region use pyrethroid insecticides to control
Aedes aegypti, the mosquito vector of dengue, often without knowledge of pyrethroid …

[HTML][HTML] Global, asynchronous partial sweeps at multiple insecticide resistance genes in Aedes mosquitoes

TL Schmidt, NM Endersby-Harshman… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) and Ae. albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) are globally
invasive pests that confer the world's dengue burden. Insecticide-based management has …

A comprehensive assessment of insecticide resistance mutations in source and immigrant populations of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.)

XJ Shen, LJ Cao, JC Chen, LJ Ma… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella has developed resistance
to almost all insecticides used to control it. Populations of DBM in temperate regions mainly …

Anthropogenic and natural barriers affect genetic connectivity in an Alpine butterfly

D Trense, TL Schmidt, Q Yang, J Chung… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is a key biological process serving several functions including connectivity among
populations. Habitat fragmentation caused by natural or anthropogenic structures may …

The redlegged earth mite draft genome provides new insights into pesticide resistance evolution and demography in its invasive Australian range

JA Thia, PK Korhonen, ND Young… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Genomic data provide valuable insights into pest management issues such as resistance
evolution, historical patterns of pest invasions and ongoing population dynamics. We …

Learnings from over a decade of increasing pesticide resistance in the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker)

AL Arthur, J Maino, AA Hoffmann… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker), is a destructive
and economically important pest of winter grain crops and pastures in Australia. It is largely …

Variable resistance to spinetoram in populations of Thrips palmi across a small area unconnected to genetic similarity

P Shi, SK Guo, YF Gao, LJ Cao, YJ Gong… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The melon thrips, Thrips palmi, is an increasingly important pest of vegetables in northern
China. Some populations have developed resistance in the field to the insecticide …

Warmer temperatures reduce chemical tolerance in the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor), an invasive winter‐active pest

JA Thia, X Cheng, J Maino, PA Umina… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Quantifying how chemical tolerance of pest arthropods varies with
temperature is important for understanding the outcomes of chemical control, for measuring …