Brenda Oppert, Anna Muszewska, Kamil Steczkiewicz, Eva Šatović-Vukšić, Miroslav Plohl, Jeffrey A Fabrick, Konstantin S Vinokurov, Igor Koloniuk, J Spencer Johnston, Timothy P L Smith, Raul Narciso C Guedes, Walter R Terra, Clélia Ferreira, Renata O Dias, Konstantin A Chaply, Elena N Elpidina, Valeriia F Tereshchenkova, Robert F Mitchell, Audra J Jenson, Rachel McKay, Tisheng Shan, Xiaolong Cao, Zelong Miao, Chao Xiong, Haobo Jiang, William R Morrison, Sergey Koren, David Schlipalius, Marcé D Lorenzen, Raman Bansal, Yu-Hui Wang, Lindsey Perkin, Monica Poelchau, Kenlee Friesen, Morgan L Olmstead, Erin Scully, James F Campbell
The lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), is a major global pest of cereal grains. Infestations are difficult to control as larvae feed inside grain kernels, and many populations are resistant to both contact insecticides and fumigants. We sequenced the genome of R. dominica to identify genes responsible for important biological functions and develop more targeted and efficacious management strategies. The genome was assembled from long read sequencing and long-range scaffolding technologies...
February 28, 2022: Genes