Phthorimaea operculella
Phthorimaea operculella, also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of potato crops. Currently farmers utilize insecticides, parasites, and sprinkler irrigation in order to prevent P. operculella from infesting their croplands.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
2 recordsSymbiont records associated with Phthorimaea operculella
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Glutamicibacter halophytocola S2
Actinomycetota |
Bacteria
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could degrade the major toxic α-solanine and α-chaconine in potatoes |
Plant secondary metabolites
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Bacteria
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Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Phthorimaea operculella
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Phthorimaea operculella
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
2 recordsResearch articles related to Phthorimaea operculella
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Wang, WQ; Xiao, GL; Du, GZ ... Ye, JH; Chen, B
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PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
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2022
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10.1002/ps.6955 | |
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Zheng, YQ; Xiao, GL; Zhou, WW ... Du, GZ; Chen, B
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BMC MICROBIOLOGY
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2020
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10.1186/s12866-020-01740-8 |