Entomopathogenic nematodes from Mexico that can overcome the resistance mechanisms of the western corn rootworm

Photorhabdus khanii subsp. guanajuatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis atacamensis, and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. mexicana subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis mexicana entomopathogenic nematodes

(2019) Ricardo A. R. Machado et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Host Plant Effects on Immune Response Across Development of a Specialist Caterpillar

(2019) Adrian L. Carper et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Plant defense resistance in natural enemies of a specialist insect herbivore

(2019) Xi Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Encapsulated Entomopathogenic Nematodes Can Protect Maize Plants from Diabrotica balteata Larvae

(2019) Geoffrey Jaffuel et al.   Insects

Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny: proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one novel species Photorhabdus bodei sp. nov., and one novel subspecies Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. clarkei subsp. nov.

(2018) Ricardo A. R. Machado et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Assessment of Four Steinernematidae and Three Heterorhabditidae Species for Infectivity of Larval Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera

(2018) Ryan W Geisert et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Plant iron acquisition strategy exploited by an insect herbivore

(2018) L. Hu et al.   SCIENCE

Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation

(2018) D. Vu et al.   STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY

Genetic barcoding of dark-spored myxomycetes (Amoebozoa)-Identification, evaluation and application of a sequence similarity threshold for species differentiation in NGS studies

(2017) Mathilde Borg Dahl et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Sequestration and activation of plant toxins protect the western corn rootworm from enemies at multiple trophic levels

(2017) Christelle AM Robert et al.   eLife

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Interactive tree of life (iTOL) v3: an online tool for the display and annotation of phylogenetic and other trees

(2016) Ivica Letunic et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Plant defense and herbivore counter-defense: benzoxazinoids and insect herbivores

(2016) Felipe C. Wouters et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Highly localized and persistent induction ofBx1-dependent herbivore resistance factors in maize

(2016) Daniel Maag et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

How herbivores coopt plant defenses: natural selection, specialization, and sequestration

(2016) Georg Petschenka et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Sequestration of plant secondary metabolites by insect herbivores: molecular mechanisms and ecological consequences

(2016) Matthias Erb et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Unraveling the intraguild competition between Oscheius spp. nematodes and entomopathogenic nematodes: Implications for their natural distribution in Swiss agricultural soils

(2015) Raquel Campos-Herrera et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

3-β-d-Glucopyranosyl-6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA-N-Glc) is an insect detoxification product of maize 1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones

(2014) Daniel Maag et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

A Pathogenic Nematode Targets Recognition Proteins to Avoid Insect Defenses

(2013) Duarte Toubarro et al.   PLoS One

Immune gene transcription in Drosophila adult flies infected by entomopathogenic nematodes and their mutualistic bacteria

(2012) J.C. Castillo et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Toxic cardenolides: chemical ecology and coevolution of specialized plant-herbivore interactions

(2012) Anurag A. Agrawal et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Capsules containing entomopathogenic nematodes as a Trojan horse approach to control the western corn rootworm

(2012) Ivan Hiltpold et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The widely used small subunit 18S rDNA molecule greatly underestimates true diversity in biodiversity surveys of the meiofauna

(2012) C. Q. Tang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A specialist root herbivore exploits defensive metabolites to locate nutritious tissues

(2011) Christelle A. M. Robert et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Synergies and trade-offs between insect and pathogen resistance in maize leaves and roots

(2011) MATTHIAS ERB et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Induction and detoxification of maize 1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones by insect herbivores

(2011) Gaétan Glauser et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Insect immune responses to nematode parasites

(2011) Julio Cesar Castillo et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Selection of entomopathogenic nematodes for enhanced responsiveness to a volatile root signal helps to control a major root pest

(2010) I. Hiltpold et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Generational growth rate estimates of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera populations (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

(2010) Márk Szalai et al.   JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE

Dissecting the immune response to the entomopathogen Photorhabdus

(2010) Ioannis Eleftherianos et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Plant chemistry and insect sequestration

(2009) Sebastian E. W. Opitz et al.   CHEMOECOLOGY

Benzoxazinoid biosynthesis, a model for evolution of secondary metabolic pathways in plants

(2009) Monika Frey et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Adaptation and Invasiveness of Western Corn Rootworm: Intensifying Research on a Worsening Pest

(2008) Michael E. Gray et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Comparative susceptibility of larval instars and pupae of the western corn rootworm to infection by three entomopathogenic nematodes

(2008) B. Kurtz et al.   BIOCONTROL