Rhagoletis pomonella
apple maggot or railroad worm
Rhagoletis pomonella is a species of fruit fly, and a pest of several types of fruits, mainly apples. This species evolved about 150 years ago through a sympatric shift from the native host hawthorn to the domesticated apple species Malus domestica in the northeastern United States. This fly is believed to have been accidentally spread to the western United States from the endemic eastern United States region through contaminated apples at multiple points throughout the 20th century. The apple maggot uses Batesian mimicry as a method of defense, with coloration resembling that of the forelegs and pedipalps of a jumping spider (family Salticidae).
Host Genome
Scaffold| Genome ID | Level | BUSCO Assessment |
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| GCA_013731165.1 | Scaffold |
C:93.9%[S:78.6%,D:15.3%],F:2.0%,M:4.1%,n:1367
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Related Symbionts
2 recordsSymbiont records associated with Rhagoletis pomonella
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Enterobacter agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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The gut symbiont had a phloridzin-degrading activity. Preincubation of phloridzin with the symbiont reduced its toxicity in insects |
Plant secondary metabolites
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Enterobacter agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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attract the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, to oviposition sites on host fruit |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Rhagoletis pomonella
| 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 Rhagoletis pomonella
| 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
1 recordsResearch articles related to Rhagoletis pomonella
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Lauzon, C. R.; Sjogren, R. E.; Prokopy, R. J.
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Journal of Chemical Ecology
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2000
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10.1023/A:1005460225664 |