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Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Summary
Analysis
Assembly Stats
Other Information
Summary
Resource Type
Organism
Genus
Leptinotarsa
Species
decemlineata
Common Name
Colorado potato beetle
Description

The Colorado potato beetle originated from the Mexican highlands, and is now considered the economically most significant defoliator of potato in northern latitudes worldwide. The range of this insect is continuing to expand, and it is likely to eventually colonize all potato-producing areas with temperate climate. Within Mexico, the beetle feeds on native solanaceous plants, S. angustifolium, S. elaeagnifolium, and buffalo bur, S. rostratum. However, it has adapted to potatoes and other solanaceous crops after its range expansion.

Due to the lack of any natural enemies that have been able to evolve seasonal adaptations, the cornerstone of Colorado potato beetle management has been the use of insecticides. However, the beetle has shown a remarkable ability to develop resistance to most insecticides used for its control. The mechanism(s) of insecticide resistance is yet unknown and genomic sequencing will lead to major advances in managing this pest in commercial plant production.

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Publication
  1. Thomas GWC, Dohmen E, Hughes DST, Murali SC, Poelchau M, Glastad K, Anstead CA, Ayoub NA, Batterham P, Bellair M, Binford GJ, Chao H, Chen YH, Childers C, Dinh H, Doddapaneni HV, Duan JJ, Dugan S, Esposito LA, Friedrich M, Garb J, Gasser RB, Goodisman MAD, Gundersen-Rindal DE, Han Y, Handler AM, Hatakeyama M, Hering L, Hunter WB, Ioannidis P, Jayaseelan JC, Kalra D, Khila A, Korhonen PK, Lee CE, Lee SL, Li Y, Lindsey ARI, Mayer G, McGregor AP, McKenna DD, Misof B, Munidasa M, Munoz-Torres M, Muzny DM, Niehuis O, Osuji-Lacy N, Palli SR, Panfilio KA, Pechmann M, Perry T, Peters RS, Poynton HC, Prpic NM, Qu J, Rotenberg D, Schal C, Schoville SD, Scully ED, Skinner E, Sloan DB, Stouthamer R, Strand MR, Szucsich NU, Wijeratne A, Young ND, Zattara EE, Benoit JB, Zdobnov EM, Pfrender ME, Hackett KJ, Werren JH, Worley KC, Gibbs RA, Chipman AD, Waterhouse RM, Bornberg-Bauer E, Hahn MW, Richards S. Gene content evolution in the arthropods.. Genome biology. 2020 01 23; 21(1):15.
  2. Schoville SD, Chen YH, Andersson MN, Benoit JB, Bhandari A, Bowsher JH, Brevik K, Cappelle K, Chen MM, Childers AK, Childers C, Christiaens O, Clements J, Didion EM, Elpidina EN, Engsontia P, Friedrich M, García-Robles I, Gibbs RA, Goswami C, Grapputo A, Gruden K, Grynberg M, Henrissat B, Jennings EC, Jones JW, Kalsi M, Khan SA, Kumar A, Li F, Lombard V, Ma X, Martynov A, Miller NJ, Mitchell RF, Munoz-Torres M, Muszewska A, Oppert B, Palli SR, Panfilio KA, Pauchet Y, Perkin LC, Petek M, Poelchau MF, Record É, Rinehart JP, Robertson HM, Rosendale AJ, Ruiz-Arroyo VM, Smagghe G, Szendrei Z, Thomas GWC, Torson AS, Vargas Jentzsch IM, Weirauch MT, Yates AD, Yocum GD, Yoon JS, Richards S. A model species for agricultural pest genomics: the genome of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).. Scientific reports. 2018 01 31; 8(1):1931.
Organism Image
Image Credit
Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org. CCBY license. View Source.
Analysis
NameProgramDate Constructed
Whole genome assembly of Leptinotarsa decemlineataBaylor College of Medicine genome assembly pipelineSep 18th, 2013
BCM annotation of the Leptinotarsa decemlineata assembly using Maker and additional analysesMAKERFeb 6th, 2014
Leptinotarsa decemlineata genome assembly Ldec_2.0 (GCF_000500325.1)AllPaths v. 35218; ATLAS-link v. 1.0; ATLAS-gapfill v. 2.0; redundans v. 0.12cOct 31st, 2017
Leptinotarsa decemlineata annotations lepdec_OGSv1.2MAKER2, manual annotation, GFF3toolkit, remap-gff3Apr 19th, 2018
Leptinotarsa decemlineata annotations lepdec_OGSv1.1MAKER2, manual annotation, GFF3toolkitJun 18th, 2018
Long-Island-NY-control-resistant-adult-males_v1.0_09-13-2019hisat2Sep 20th, 2019
London-Ontario-susceptible-adults_v1.0_09-17-2019hisat2Sep 20th, 2019
Hancock-WI-resistant-adults_v1.0_09-20-2019hisat2Sep 20th, 2019
Long-Island-NY-control-resistant-adult-females_v1.0_09-13-2019hisat2Sep 20th, 2019
Functional annotation of NCBI Leptinotarsa decemlineata Annotation Release 100AgBase functional annotation pipelineMar 11th, 2022
Assembly Stats
Contig N50
NA
Scaffold N50
139046
GC Content
35.55
Other Information
Community Contact
Yolanda Chen, University of Vermont; Sean Scoville, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Links
Leptinotarsa decemlineata @ Baylor College of Medicine
NCBI BioProject
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