Symbiotic microbes aid host adaptation by metabolizing a deterrent host pine carbohydrate d-pinitol in a beetle-fungus invasive complex
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add5051
Abstract: The red turpentine beetle (RTB) is one of the most destructive invasive pests in China and solely consumes pine phloem containing high amounts of d-pinitol. Previous studies reported that d-pinitol exhibits deterrent effects on insects.… read more here.
Keywords: adaptation; host adaptation; pinitol; symbiotic microbes ... See more keywords