Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

Bulk segregation analysis (BSA) utilizes a strategy of pooling individuals with extreme
phenotypes to conduct economical and rapidly linked marker screening or quantitative trait …

The evolution of insecticide resistance represents a global constraint to agricultural
production. Because of the extreme genetic diversity found in insects and the large numbers …

Highlights•Resistance monitoring is not common practice in agriculture.•Molecular markers
can be a crucial tool in resistance management of agricultural pests.•Strength and predictive …

The use of CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized functional genetic work in many organisms,
including more and more insect species. However, successful gene editing or genetic …

There are many insect pests worldwide that damage agricultural crop and reduce yield
either by direct feeding or by the transmission of plant diseases. To date, control of pest …

Chemical insecticides are a major tool for the control of many of the world's most damaging
arthropod pests. However, their intensive application is often associated with the emergence …

The acaricides cyflumetofen, cyenopyrafen, and pyflubumide act as inhibitors of the
mitochondrial electron transport system at complex II (succinate dehydrogenase; SDH), a …

Insecticide resistance is both economically important and evolutionarily interesting
phenomenon. Identification of the mutations responsible for resistance allows for highly …

Simple Summary The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is an important pest on
agricultural crops worldwide. The widespread application of pyrethroid acaricides—such as …