N. Negre

Identification of a viral gene essential for the genome replication of a domesticated endogenous virus in ichneumonid parasitoid wasps

This study identifies a viral gene, U16, essential for genome replication of an ichnovirus in ichneumonid wasps, showing its role in DNA amplification and virion production.

Host-plant adaptation as a driver of incipient speciation in the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

The paper examines genetic differentiation between corn and rice strains of fall armyworm to assess host-plant adaptation's role in incipient speciation.

Transcriptional differences between the two host strains of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The paper compares transcriptional differences between two Spodoptera frugiperda strains, finding significant mitochondrial transcription variation linked to potential specialization.

Genomic balancing selection is key to the invasive success of the fall armyworm

This study shows genomic balancing selection restored heterozygosity in the Fall armyworm, enabling its global invasion success despite population bottlenecks.

Adaptation by copy number variation increases insecticide resistance in fall armyworms

This study investigates whether copy number variation in detoxification genes contributes to insecticide resistance in fall armyworms, finding significant allelic differentiation in resistant populations.

Partner-specific induction of Spodoptera frugiperda immune genes in response to the entomopathogenic nematobacterial complex Steinernema carpocapsae-Xenorhabdus nematophila

This study investigates how Spodoptera frugiperda immune genes respond to the entomopathogenic nematobacterial complex Steinernema carpocapsae-Xenorhabdus nematophila, finding partner-specific induction patterns.

Divergent selection causes whole genome differentiation without physical linkage among the targets in Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae)

This study identifies divergent selection as a sufficient cause for whole genome differentiation in Spodoptera frugiperda without requiring physical linkage among differentiating loci.