Spider mite control and resistance management: does a genome help?
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Application of Two-spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae for Plant-pest Interaction Studies
Published on: July 4, 2014
Thomas Van Leeuwen1, Wannes Dermauw, Miodrag Grbic
1Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. thomas.vanleeuwen@ugent.be
Pest Management Science
|June 15, 2012
Abstract:
The complete genome of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, has been reported. This is the first sequenced genome of a highly polyphagous and resistant agricultural pest. The question as to what the genome offers the community working on spider mite control is addressed.

