[HTML][HTML] A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks

S De Rouck, E İnak, W Dermauw… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Plant Defenses Against Tetranychus urticae: Mind the Gaps

ME Santamaria, A Arnaiz, I Rosa-Diaz… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The molecular interactions between a pest and its host plant are the consequence of an
evolutionary arms race based on the perception of the phytophagous arthropod by the plant …

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 …

Geographical distribution and molecular insights into abamectin and milbemectin cross‐resistance in European field populations of Tetranychus urticae

W Xue, S Snoeck, C Njiru, E Inak… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Milbemectin and abamectin are frequently used to control the spider mite
Tetranychus urticae. The development of abamectin resistance in this major pest has …

Increased metabolism in combination with the novel cytochrome b target-site mutation L258F confers cross-resistance between the Qo inhibitors acequinocyl and …

X Lu, M Vandenhole, D Tsakireli, SA Pergantis… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acequinocyl and bifenazate are potent acaricides acting at the Q o site of complex III of the
electron transport chain, but frequent applications of these acaricides have led to the …

Comparative evolutionary analyses of eight whitefly Bemisia tabaci sensu lato genomes: cryptic species, agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors

LI Campbell, J Nwezeobi, SL van Brunschot… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background The group of> 40 cryptic whitefly species called Bemisia tabaci sensu lato are
amongst the world's worst agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors. Outbreaks of B. tabaci sl …

Long-Term Population Studies Uncover the Genome Structure and Genetic Basis of Xenobiotic and Host Plant Adaptation in the Herbivore Tetranychus urticae

N Wybouw, O Kosterlitz, AH Kurlovs, S Bajda… - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pesticide resistance arises rapidly in arthropod herbivores, as can host plant adaptation,
and both are significant problems in agriculture. These traits have been challenging to study …

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

C Njiru, W Xue, S De Rouck, JM Alba, MR Kant… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Generalist herbivores such as the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae
thrive on a wide variety of plants and can rapidly adapt to novel hosts. What traits enable …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted mutagenesis using CRISPR-Cas9 in the chelicerate herbivore Tetranychus urticae

W Dermauw, W Jonckheere, M Riga, I Livadaras… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae

AH Kurlovs, B De Beer, M Ji, M Vandenhole… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The extreme adaptation potential of the generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae (the two-
spotted spider mite) to pesticides as well as diverse host plants has been associated with …