Qiong Yang

Molecular Identification of Leafmining Flies From Australia Including New Liriomyza Outbreaks.

Xuefen Xu, Marianne P Coquilleau, Peter M Ridland, Paul A Umina, Qiong Yang, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Econ Entomol

Some leafmining fly species are pests of agricultural and ornamental plants but they also include many species with little economi..

A wAlbB Wolbachia Transinfection Displays Stable Phenotypic Effects across Divergent Aedes aegypti Mosquito Backgrounds

Perran A Ross, Xinyue Gu, Katie L Robinson, Qiong Yang, Ellen Cottingham, Yifan Zhang, Heng Lin Yeap, Xuefen Xu, Nancy M Endersby-Harshman, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Aedes mosquitoes harboring intracellular Wolbachia bacteria are being released in arbovirus and mosquito control programs. With re..

The mitogenome of Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) and its relationships with other trombidiform mites as inferred from nucleotide sequences and gene arrangements

Joshua A Thia, Neil D Young, Pasi K Korhnen, Qiong Yang, Robin B Gasser, Paul A Umina, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker, 1925: Trombidiformes, Eupodoidea, Penthaleidae), is an invasive mite spec..

Spatial population genomics of a recent mosquito invasion

Thomas L Schmidt, T Swan, Jessica Chung, Stephan Karl, Samuel Demok, Qiong Yang, Matt A Field, Mutizwa Odwell Muzari, Gerhard Ehlers, Mathew Brugh, Rodney Bellwood, Peter Horne, Thomas R Burkot, Scott Ritchie, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Population genomic approaches can characterize dispersal across a single generation through to many generations in the past, bridg..

Anthropogenic and natural barriers affect genetic connectivity in an Alpine butterfly

Daronja Trense, Thomas L Schmidt, Qiong Yang, Jessica Chung, Ary A Hoffmann, Klaus Fischer

Journal article  |  2021  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Dispersal is a key biological process serving several functions including connectivity among populations. Habitat fragmentation ca..

Migration trajectories of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella in China inferred from population genomic variation

Ming-Zhu Chen, Li-Jun Cao, Bing-Yan Li, Jin-Cui Chen, Ya-Jun Gong, Qiong Yang, Thomas L Schmidt, Lei Yue, Jia-Ying Zhu, Hu Li, Xue-Xin Chen, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Shu-Jun Wei

Journal article  |  2020  |  PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

BACKGROUND: The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is a notorious pest of cruciferous plants...

Wolbachia Genome Stability and mtDNA Variants in Aedes aegypti Field Populations Eight Years after Release

Bixing Huang, Qiong Yang, Ary A Hoffmann, Scott A Ritchie, Andrew F van den Hurk, David Warrilow

Journal article  |  2020  |  ISCIENCE

A dengue suppression strategy based on release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis is bein..

Increased density of endosymbiotic Buchnera related to pesticide resistance in yellow morph of melon aphid

Shao-Kun Guo, Ya-Jun Gong, Jin-Cui Chen, Pan Shi, Li-Jun Cao, Qiong Yang, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Shu-Jun Wei

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE

Many invertebrates develop into different color morphs in response to changes in environmental conditions. Color morphs can differ..

Isolation of Bacillus subtilis strain SEM-2 from silkworm excrement and characterisation of its antagonistic effect against Fusarium spp.

Qingrong Li, Sentai Liao, Junhong Wei, Dongxu Xing, Yang Xiao, Qiong Yang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Fusarium wilt is a devastating soil-borne disease mainly caused by highly host-specific formae speciales of Fusarium spp. Antagoni..

An elusive endosymbiont: Does Wolbachia occur naturally in Aedes aegypti?

Perran A Ross, Ashley G Callahan, Qiong Yang, Moshe Jasper, Mohd AK Arif, Ahmad Noor Afizah, Wasi A Nazni, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecology and Evolution

Wolbachia are maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria found within many insect species. Aedes mosquitoes experimentally infect..