Adaptability Analysis of Tuta absoluta to Different Hosts and Related Salivary Genes Identification

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c09439
• Publication Date: 2025-01-15T11:57:13Z
• Authors: Xiujie Li; Xiangyun Cai; Luohua Shang; Yuzhou Wang; Inzamam Ul Haq; Jinda Wang; Youming Hou
• Keywords: Tuta absoluta; Adaptability; Identification

Tuta absoluta is a significant agricultural pest primarily affecting Solanaceae plants, resulting in substantial economic losses agriculture. Insect saliva an intermediary between insects and playing crucial role modulating host adaptability plant defense. This study analyzed the adaptive differences of T. on four plants using two-sex life table method. Results indicated that to tobacco worse than its other three varieties tomatoes. The salivary gland transcriptome analysis signal peptide prediction revealed Trypsin, B5 V51-1498, Ta74 were highly expressed glands subjected treatment exhibit characteristics secretory proteins, alongside feeding selection differences. Our findings elucidate strategies larvae various offer new insights into protein-mediated defense processes.