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ReviewCurrent opinion in insect science2025

Where do all the pests go? Understanding the genomic mechanisms of crop pest dynamics during the off-season.

Frederico Hickmann, Megan E Meuti, Andrew P Michel, Alberto S Corrêa

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Review in Current opinion in insect science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Frederico HickmannDepartment of Entomology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691, USA; Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil. Electronic address: hickmann.2@osu.edu.
Megan E MeutiDepartment of Entomology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Andrew P MichelDepartment of Entomology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
Alberto S CorrêaDepartment of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.

Funding

Modeling biotic and environmental drivers of seasonal West Nile virus transmissionR01AI188567 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Megan Elizabeth Meuti · 2024 to 2026
$2.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI188567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agroecosystems provide abundant resources to insects. However, throughout the off-season, insects must overcome resource shortages and adverse climates to survive. This off-season persistence affects pest infestations in subsequent crops or seasons. Key pest species employ diapause, migration, and local-scale dispersal to persist during the off-season. Genomic approaches have advanced our understanding of these survival mechanisms. Clock genes regulate the circadian rhythm and interact with neuropeptides and downstream pathways, such as insulin-like peptides and hormonal factors-like ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones that regulate diapause. Migrant insects must manage processes like energy metabolism, oogenesis, and flight orientation. Local-scale dispersal requires mechanisms to locate, select, and exploit the most suitable host and habitat for survival and reproduction during the off-season. Here, we present advances in genomic research on pest survival during the off-season, focusing on diapause, migration, and local-scale dispersion. Understanding these phenomena is crucial for developing and optimizing effective integrated pest management programs.

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Animal DistributionInsectaAnimal MigrationAnimalsCrops, AgriculturalDiapause, InsectGenomicsSeasons

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PMID39909099
PMCPMC12136579

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