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A near-complete genome assembly of Monochamus alternatus a major vector beetle of pinewood nematode [PDF]

Scientific Data
The Japanese sawyer beetle, Monochamus alternatus, is not only one of the most important wood boring pest itself, but also a major vector of the invasive pinewood nematode (PWN), which is the causal agent of the devastative pine wilt disease (PWD) and ...
Longsheng Xing, Bo Liu, Dunyang Yu, Xuan Tang, Jianghua Sun, Bin Zhang   +5 more
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Influence of ultrasound on juvenile hormone titers in Monochamus alternatus Hope (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Abiotic stress factors can significantly affect insects. In particular, the stressful effects of exposure to ultrasound on insects are considered important.
Yu-Ping Zha, Xiao-Ling Wu, Zi-Yi Zhang, Jing-Yuan Chen, Qi-Cai Chen   +4 more
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Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing of Pinus massoniana Under Simulated Monochamus alternatus Feeding Highlights bHLH Transcription Factor Involved in Defense Response [PDF]

Plants
Background: Pinus massoniana is a significant lipid-producing tree species in China and a susceptible host for both the pine wood nematode and its insect vector, Monochamus alternatus.
Quanmin Wen, Yajie Cui, Tian Xu, Yadi Deng, Dejun Hao, Ruixu Chen   +5 more
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Characterization of bacterial communities associated with the pinewood nematode insect vector Monochamus alternatus Hope and the host tree Pinus massoniana [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Monochamus alternatus Hope is one of the insect vectors of pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), which causes the destructive pine wilt disease.
Yajie Guo, Qiannan Lin, Lyuyi Chen, Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazú, Aishan Zhang, Ensi Shao, Guanghong Liang, Xia Hu, Rong Wang, Lei Xu, Feiping Zhang, Songqing Wu   +11 more
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Efficiency Enhancement Technology of Dastarcus helophoroides (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) for Controlling Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): Drilling Optimization and Biological Collaboration [PDF]

Insects
Dastarcus helophoroides Fairmaire, a parasitic natural enemy widely used in the biological control of Monochamus alternatus Hope, possesses strong abilities to search for hosts and prey. To enhance the biological control efficacy of D.
Jiale Li, Min Zhang, Zhilan Li, Xiaohui Li, Yong Peng, Wenxiu Zhou, Zhengping Zhao, Xuewu Yan   +7 more
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Behavioral Suppression and Rapid Lethality: Beauveria bassiana B4 Targets Adult Monochamus alternatus for Sustainable Management of Pine Wilt Disease [PDF]

Insects
Pine wilt disease, transmitted primarily by Monochamus alternatus (Hope, 1842) adults, causes severe ecological and economic losses globally. Conventional chemical controls face challenges of resistance and non-target toxicity.
Yaqi Zhang, Xuejie Zhang, Liudi An, Dongfeng Gong, Jinsheng Wang, Huitao Bi, Yi Zheng, Lei Cao, Shaohui Lu   +8 more
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Effects of Sex, Age, and Body Size on Flight Performance of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a Vector of Pine Wood Nematodes, Using Flight Mills [PDF]

Insects
To understand the spread of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer, 1934; Nickle, 1970) and identify infected trees, the dispersal ability of insects was examined.
Jong-Kook Jung, Chayoung Lee, Beomjun Jang, Youngwoo Nam   +3 more
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Characterization of MaltOBP1, a Minus-C Odorant-Binding Protein, From the Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle, Monochamus alternatus Hope (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Insect Odorant-Binding Proteins (OBPs) play crucial roles in the discrimination, binding and transportation of odorants. Herein, the full-length cDNA sequence of Minus-C OBP1 (MaltOBP1) from the Japanese pine sawyer beetle, Monochamus alternatus, was ...
Fangmei Zhang, Fangmei Zhang, Austin Merchant, Zhibin Zhao, Yunhui Zhang, Jing Zhang, Qingwen Zhang, Qinghua Wang, Xuguo Zhou, Xiangrui Li, Xiangrui Li   +10 more
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miR-31-5p regulates cold acclimation of the wood-boring beetle Monochamus alternatus via ascaroside signaling [PDF]

BMC Biology, 2020
Background Survival to cold stress in insects living in temperate environments requires the deployment of strategies that lead to physiological changes involved in freeze tolerance or freeze avoidance.
Bin Zhang, Lilin Zhao, Jing Ning, Jacob D. Wickham, Haokai Tian, Xiaoming Zhang, Meiling Yang, Xiangming Wang, Jianghua Sun   +8 more
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Effects of the Stress of Beauveria bassiana on the Reproductive Success of an Idiobiont Parasitoid, Sclerodermus guani [PDF]

Insects
In the complex interplay among parasitic wasps, their insect hosts, and pathogenic microbes, the system involving Sclerodermus guani (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) (a parasitoid wasp), Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (the pine sawyer beetle ...
Yuenan Chen, Shasha Wu, Li Li, Hongmei Yao, Lilin Luo   +4 more
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