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

MA Cruz, S Magalhães, M Bakırdöven, F Zélé - Evolution, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Endosymbiotic reproductive manipulators are widely studied as sources of postzygotic
isolation in arthropods, but their effect on prezygotic isolation between genetically …

Unveiling fenpropathrin resistance levels in field populations of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (boisduval): insights, risks, and RNAi strategy

Y Yang, W Wen, Y Chen, M Yang, X Zhou, G **e… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor cases of Tetranychus cinnabarinus displaying resistance have been documented, but
the resistance level in field populations remains unexplored in China. This study delves into …

Conspecific cues mediate habitat selection and reproductive performance in a haplodiploid spider mite

N Weerawansha, Q Wang, XZ He - Current Zoology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Selection of a suitable habitat by animals before settlement is critical for their survival and
reproduction. In silk-spinning arthropods like spider mites, denser webs offer protection from …

Cardinium symbionts are pervasive in Iranian populations of the spider mite Panonychus ulmi despite inducing an infection cost and no demonstrable reproductive phenotypes …

N Haghshenas-Gorgabi, N Poorjavd… - … and Applied Acarology, 2023 - Springer
Maternally transmitted symbionts such as Cardinium and Wolbachia are widespread in
arthropods. Both Cardinium and Wolbachia can cause cytoplasmic incompatibility, a …

Mating receptivity mediated by endosymbiont interactions in a haplodiploid thrips species

AH Tourani, A Katlav, JM Cook… - Proceedings B, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many arthropods carry maternally inherited endosymbionts that cause cytoplasmic
incompatibility (CI), manifested as embryonic mortality in matings of infected males with …

Reciprocal host-Wolbachia interactions shape infection persistence upon loss of cytoplasmic incompatibility in haplodiploids

F Kauai, N Wybouw - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Maternally transmitted symbionts such as Wolbachia spread within host populations by
mediating reproductive phenotypes. Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a reproductive …

Infection dynamics of endosymbionts that manipulate arthropod reproduction

FA Brenninger, R Zug, H Kokko - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
A large proportion of arthropod species are infected with endosymbionts, some of which
selfishly alter host reproduction. The currently known forms of parasitic reproductive …