Blissus insularis, the southern chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. It is found in North America and Oceania. The southern chinch bug is known to be a pest due to its feeding on St. Augustine grass.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

4 records

Symbiont records associated with Blissus insularis

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

The initial colonization by Burkholderia programs the ontogeny of the midgut in Blissus insularis, providing a sheltered residence protected from mic…

other
Burkholderia spp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Burkholderia spp. are beneficial to the host; antibiotic treatments of nymphs resulted in retarded development and high mortality of Blissus insulari…

growth regulation developmental modulation
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Burkholderia spp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Blissus insularis

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Blissus insularis

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

4 records

Research articles related to Blissus insularis