Rapid evolution of pesticide resistance via adaptation and interspecific introgression in a major North American crop pest
H. L. North, Z. Fu, R. Metz, M. A. Stull, C. D. Johnson, X. Shirley, K. Crumley, D. Reisig, D. L. Kerns, T. Gilligan, T. Walsh, C. D. Jiggins, G. Sword
This study identifies two mechanisms of rapid pesticide resistance evolution in Helicoverpa zea: introgression from H. armigera and intraspecific adaptation.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2023Evolutionary Biology