Spider mite control and resistance management: does a genome help?

Thomas Van Leeuwen; Wannes Dermauw; Miodrag Grbic; Luc Tirry; René Feyereisen

doi:10.1002/ps.3335

Spider mite control and resistance management: does a genome help?

Pest Manag Sci. 2013 Feb;69(2):156-9. doi: 10.1002/ps.3335. Epub 2012 Jun 14.

Authors

Thomas Van Leeuwen¹, Wannes Dermauw, Miodrag Grbic, Luc Tirry, René Feyereisen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 22696491
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3335

Abstract

The complete genome of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, has been reported. This is the first sequenced genome of a highly polyphagous and resistant agricultural pest. The question as to what the genome offers the community working on spider mite control is addressed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Drug Resistance
Genome*
Pesticides / pharmacology*
Tetranychidae / classification
Tetranychidae / drug effects*
Tetranychidae / genetics*
Tick Control*

Substances

Pesticides