Code
01SF0314
Duration
01 October 2014 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
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Medical and health sciences
- Nutrition and dietetics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
spite mite
adaptations
pest control
comparative genomics
Project description
Spider mites represent a group of cosmopolitan agricultural pests with an extensive host plant range and extreme pesticide resistance. The Tetranychus urticae genome has revealed important herbivorous pest adaptations and plant-herbivore interactions. Through comparative analysis with Tetranychus lintearius and Tetranychus evansi genomes, we are hoping to uncover genome signatures that explain different feeding models of these major agricultural pests.