Analysis of Genes Associated with Feeding Preference and Detoxification in Various Developmental Stages of Aglais urticae.

ABSTRACT: Herbivorous insects and host plants have developed a close and complex relationship over a long period of co-evolution. Some plants provide nutrients for insects, but plants' secondary metabolites also influence their growth and development. Urtica cannabina roots and leaves are poisonous, yet Aglais urticae larvae feed on them, so we aimed to clarify the mechanism enabling this interaction. At present, studies on the detoxification mechanism of the A. urticae are rare. In our study, first, we used the A. urticae larval odor selection behavior bioassay and choice feeding preference assay to analyze the feeding preferences of A. urticae on its host plant, U. cannabina. Next, we used transcriptome sequencing to obtain the unigenes annotated and class

SUBMITTER: Xi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10816842 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature