The Importance of Environmentally Acquired Bacterial Symbionts for the Squash Bug (Anasa tristis), a Significant Agricultural Pest

The Importance of Environmentally Acquired Bacterial Symbionts for the Squash Bug (Anasa tristis), a Significant Agricultural Pest

Most insects maintain associations with microbes that shape their ecology and evolution. Such symbioses have important applied implications when the associated insects are pests or vectors of disease. The squash bug, Anasa tristis (Coreoidea: Coreidae), is a significant pest of human agriculture in...

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Main Authors: Tarik S. Acevedo, Gregory P. Fricker, Justine R. Garcia, Tiffanie Alcaide, Aileen Berasategui, Kayla S. Stoy, Nicole M. Gerardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
symbiosis
Coreidae
Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease
squash bugs
Caballeronia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.719112/full

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