Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) is an important pest that attacks Pinus species in China. It impacts the vitality of local pine vegetation, reduces the ability to prevent windbreak and sand fixation, and causes ecological loss. MaxEnt and ArcGIS are used to predict and analyze the changes in suitable distribution areas of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiological invasion is a major global problem, leading to the loss of biodiversity and species extinction, and causing huge economic losses to countries. Obolodiplosis robiniae is a major invasive forest pest that has caused economic losses in Asia and Europe. Here, the chromosome- level genome of O.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis economically important as a highly specific parasitoid of the invasive pest which was introduced into the Euro-Asia region in the last decade. Despite being a critical and specific parasitoid of the invasive pest and its use as an effective biocontrol agent, the absence of sequence information from have limited its genetic applications for pest management in forests. Mitochondrial (mt) genomes generally contain abundant nucleotide information and thus are helpful for understanding species history.
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