Determinants of insecticide resistance evolution: comparative analysis among Heliothines

TK Walsh, DG Heckel, Y Wu, S Downes… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
It is increasingly clear that pest species vary widely in their propensities to develop
insecticide resistance. This review uses a comparative approach to analyze the key pest …

Going global–genomic insights into insect invasions

WT Tay, KHJ Gordon - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The spread of invasive insect pests is becoming an increasing problem for agriculture
globally. We discuss a number of invasive insects, already of major economic significance …

Global population genomic signature of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) supports complex introduction events across the Old World

WT Tay, RV Rane, A Padovan, TK Walsh… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Native to the Americas, the invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm; FAW) was
reported in West Africa in 2016, followed by its chronological detection across the Old World …

Population genomics provides insights into lineage divergence and local adaptation within the cotton bollworm

J Zhang, F Zhang, WT Tay, C Robin… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera is a cosmopolitan pest and its diverse habitats
plausibly contribute to the formation of diverse lineages. Despite the significant threat it …

[PDF][PDF] Confirmation of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Papua New Guinea by molecular diagnostics of mitochondrial DNA COI gene

WT Tay, L Kuniata, W James, T Walsh - BioInvasions Records, 2023 - reabic.net
Native to the Americas and the Caribbean, the highly invasive agricultural pest Spodoptera
frugiperda (fall armyworm, FAW) gained global prominence in 2016 when its presence was …

Take out the rubbish – Removing NUMTs and pseudogenes from the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species mtCOI database

D Kunz, WT Tay, S Elfekih, KHJ Gordon, PJ De Barro - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Identification of Bemisia tabaci cryptic whitefly species complex currently relies on molecular
characterisation of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) partial …

On species delimitation, hybridization and population structure of cassava whitefly in Africa

S Elfekih, WT Tay, A Polaszek, KHJ Gordon, D Kunz… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The Bemisia cassava whitefly complex includes species that cause severe crop damage
through vectoring cassava viruses in eastern Africa. Currently, this whitefly complex is …

Chromosome‐level genome assembly and comparative genomics shed light on Helicoverpa assulta ecology and pest management

J Kim, MM Rahman, C Han, J Shin… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The Oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta, a specialist
herbivorous insect that exclusively feeds on plants of the Solanaceae family, causes …

Allochthonous rhizobacterial inoculation of Vigna radiata promotes plant growth and anti-bacterial metabolite production

SKR Namasivayam, RSA Bharani, K Samrat - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, rhizobacterial strains associated with paddy rhizosphere were
screened for plant growth promotion efficacy against Vigna radiata. Plant growth promotion …

Whole genome sequencing of global Spodoptera frugiperda populations: evidence for complex, multiple introductions across the Old World

WT Tay, R Rane, A Padovan, T Walsh, S Elfekih… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Accurate genomic knowledge can elucidate the global spread patterns of invasive pests.
The high-profile invasive agricultural pest Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm; FAW) is a …