De Novo Transcriptome Identifies Olfactory Genes in Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead).

ABSTRACT: Diachasmimoorpha longicaudata (Ashmead, D. longicaudata) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary species of parasitoid wasp and widely used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Although many studies have investigated the behaviors in the detection of their hosts, little is known of the molecular information of their chemosensory system. We assembled the first transcriptome of D. longgicaudata using transcriptome sequencing and identified 162,621 unigenes for the Ashmead insects in response to fruit flies fed with different fruits (guava, mango, and carambola). We annotated these transcripts on both the gene and protein levels by aligning them to databases (e.g., NR,

SUBMITTER: Tang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074194 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature