Xuguo Zhou

2025

CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of the melanization gene ebony in the 28-spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Chen, S., Ruan, Y., Li, Z., Zhou, C., Chen, Q., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C. & Pan, H., Mar 2025, In: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 208, 106231.

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Molecular target for sprayable double-stranded RNA-based biopesticide against Amphitetranychus viennensis (Acari, Tetranychidae)

Duan, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, F., Gao, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., Lu, J., Fan, R., Zhou, X., Yang, J. & Ren, M., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 289, 138982.

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2024

Accessory gland protein regulates pairing process and oviposition in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis after swarming

Liu, Y., Zhang, F., Hassan, A., Zhou, X. & Huang, Q., Dec 2024, In: Insect Science. 31, 6, p. 1889-1907 19 p.

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A Horizontally Transferred Plant Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene Steers Whitefly Reproduction

Gong, C., Guo, Z., Hu, Y., Yang, Z., Xia, J., Yang, X., Xie, W., Wang, S., Wu, Q., Ye, W., Zhou, X., Turlings, T. C. J. & Zhang, Y., Mar 13 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 10, 2306653.

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A midgut transcriptional regulatory loop favors an insect host to withstand a bacterial pathogen

Guo, Z., Zhu, L., Cheng, Z., Dong, L., Guo, L., Bai, Y., Wu, Q., Wang, S., Yang, X., Xie, W., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X., Lafont, R. & Zhang, Y., Sep 9 2024, In: Innovation. 5, 5, 100675.

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Caste-biased patterns of brain investment in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Merchant, A. & Zhou, X., Jun 21 2024, In: iScience. 27, 6, 110052.

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Dual mutations in the whitefly nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor β1 subunit confer Target-site resistance to multiple Neonicotinoid insecticides

Yin, C., O'Reilly, A. O., Liu, S. N., Du, T. H., Gong, P. P., Zhang, C. J., Wei, X. G., Yang, J., Huang, M. J., Fu, B. L., Liang, J. J., Xue, H., Hu, J. Y., Ji, Y., He, C., Du, H., Wang, C., Zhang, R., Tan, Q. M. & Lu, H. T. & 8 others, Xie, W., Chu, D., Zhou, X. G., Nauen, R., Gui, L. Y., Bass, C., Yang, X. & Zhang, Y. J., Feb 20 2024, In: PLoS genetics. 20, 2, e1011163.

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Effects of miR-306 Perturbation on Life Parameters in the English Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Wu, L., Wei, G., Yan, Y., Zhou, X., Zhu, X., Zhang, Y. & Li, X., Jun 2024, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 25, 11, 5680.

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Functional Characterization of Abdominal-A in the Pine Caterpillar Moth, Dendrolimus punctatus

Liu, H., Chen, L., Ma, Q., Wang, X., Zhang, S. & Zhou, X., Jul 2024, In: Forests. 15, 7, 1157.

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GPCR–MAPK signaling pathways underpin fitness trade-offs in whitefly

Fu, B., Liang, J., Hu, J., Du, T., Tan, Q., He, C., Wei, X., Gong, P., Yang, J., Liu, S., Huang, M., Gui, L., Liu, K., Zhou, X., Nauen, R., Bass, C., Yang, X. & Zhang, Y., Jul 9 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 28, e2402407121.

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NezhNPV, a new biocontrol agent for Nesodiprion zhejiangensis Zhou & Xiao (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), an emerging forest pest

Wang, Q., Zhao, J., Li, E., Merchant, A., Su, Z., Liu, Q. & Zhou, X., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Pest Management Science.

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Protocol for whole-mount immunostaining of brains of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes

Merchant, A. & Zhou, X., Dec 20 2024, In: STAR Protocols. 5, 4, 103318.

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RNA m⁶A Methylation Suppresses Insect Juvenile Hormone Degradation to Minimize Fitness Costs in Response to A Pathogenic Attack

Guo, Z., Bai, Y., Zhang, X., Guo, L., Zhu, L., Sun, D., Sun, K., Xu, X., Yang, X., Xie, W., Wang, S., Wu, Q., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X. & Zhang, Y., Feb 9 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 6, 2307650.

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Single-cell transcriptome landscape elucidates the cellular and developmental responses to tomato chlorosis virus infection in tomato leaf

Yue, H., Chen, G., Zhang, Z., Guo, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhang, S., Turlings, T. C. J., Zhou, X., Peng, J., Gao, Y., Zhang, D., Shi, X. & Liu, Y., Jul 2024, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 47, 7, p. 2660-2674 15 p.

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Synergism of Cry1Ca toxicity by gut resident Enterococcus spp. in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis

Chen, G., Li, Q., Zhang, C., Zhao, W., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Zhou, X., Chen, F., Yang, X. & Han, L., Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257, 128654.

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Termite management by entomopathogenic fungi: Recent advances and future prospects

Hassan, A., Li, Z., Zhou, X., Mo, J. & Huang, Q., Jan 2024, In: Current Research in Biotechnology. 7, 100183.

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The development of an egg-soaking method for delivering dsRNAs into spider mites

Yang, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Ren, M., Wang, Y., Duan, Y., Gao, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., Fan, R. & Zhou, X., May 2024, In: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 201, 105905.

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The mitochondrial genome and life history of Tomostethus sinofraxini (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), an emerging pest of Fraxinus chinensis

Wang, Q., Wu, Y., Merchant, A., Li, E., Wei, M., Zhang, Y. & Zhou, X., Apr 12 2024, In: Journal of economic entomology. 117, 2, p. 564-577 14 p., toae016.

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The role of GPI-anchored membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase in the mode of action of Bt Cry1A toxins in the diamondback moth

Sun, D., Xu, Q., Guo, L., Bai, Y., Shentu, X., Yu, X., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X., Bravo, A., Soberón, M., Zhang, Y. & Guo, Z., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Fundamental Research.

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Transcriptional Reprogramming Deploys a Compartmentalized ‘Timebomb’ in Catharanthus roseus to Fend Off Chewing Herbivores

Liu, Y., Shi, J., Patra, B., Singh, S. K., Wu, X., Lyu, R., Liu, X., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., Pattanaik, S. & Yuan, L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant, Cell and Environment.

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Two horizontally acquired bacterial genes steer the exceptionally efficient and flexible nitrogenous waste cycling in whiteflies

Yang, Z., Guo, Z., Gong, C., Xia, J., Hu, Y., Zhong, J., Yang, X., Xie, W., Wang, S., Wu, Q., Ye, W., Liu, B., Zhou, X., Turlings, T. C. J. & Zhang, Y., 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 5, eadi3105.

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Uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferases are involved in spinosad resistance in western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)

Wang, J., Wan, Y., Zhang, Y., Yuan, J., Zheng, X., Cao, H., Qian, K., Feng, J., Tang, Y., Chen, S., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Liang, P. & Wu, Q., Mar 15 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 466, 133575.

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Utilizing Star Polycation Nanocarrier for the Delivery of miR-184 Agomir and Its Impact on the Life History Traits of the English Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae

Zhang, C., Wei, G., Wu, L., Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Merchant, A., Zhou, X., Liu, X. & Li, X., Jun 2024, In: Insects. 15, 6, 459.

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Vector-mediated viral exchange between crops and weedy plants

Shi, X. B., Zhang, Z., Li, F., Preisser, E. L., Huang, L. P., Zhang, D. Y., Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, S. B., Zhou, X. G., Zhang, A. S., Liu, H., Wu, Y. H., Cheng, X. F., He, Z. F. & Liu, Y., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Pest Science. 97, 1, p. 155-171 17 p.

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2023

An insertion in intron 3 of nAChR α6 subunit is associated with spinosad resistance in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis

Zhang, K., Yuan, J., Wan, Y., Wang, J., Zheng, X., Zhang, Y., Wu, S., Liang, P., Zhou, X. & Wu, Q., 2023, In: Entomologia Generalis. 43, 3, p. 605-613 9 p.

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Antennal transcriptomic analysis of carboxylesterases and glutathione S-transferases associated with odorant degradation in the tea gray geometrid, Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

Zhang, F., Chen, Y., Zhao, X., Guo, S., Hong, F., Zhi, Y., Zhang, L., Zhou, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Li, X., 2023, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 14, 1183610.

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Cloning and functional characterization of a tau class glutathione transferase associated with haloxyfop-P-methyl resistance in Digitaria sanguinalis

Liu, X., Hou, Z., Zhang, Y., Merchant, A., Zhong, M. E., Ma, G., Zeng, Q., Wu, L., Zhou, X., Luo, K. & Ding, C., Oct 2023, In: Pest Management Science. 79, 10, p. 3950-3958 9 p.

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Co-infection of TYLCV and ToCV increases cathepsin B and promotes ToCV transmission by Bemisia tabaci MED

Lu, D. Y. H., Liao, J. Y., Fajar, A., Chen, J. B., Wei, Y., Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z., Zheng, L. M., Tan, X. Q., Zhou, X. G., Shi, X. B., Liu, Y. & Zhang, D. Y., 2023, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 14, 1107038.

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CRISPR/Cas9-based functional characterization of PxABCB1 reveals its roles in the resistance of Plutella xylostella (L.) to Cry1Ac, abamectin and emamectin benzoate

OUYANG, C. Z., YE, F., WU, Q. J., WANG, S. L., CRICKMORE, N., ZHOU, X. G., GUO, Z. J. & ZHANG, Y. J., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 22, 10, p. 3090-3102 13 p.

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Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation

Qiu, L., Dong, J., Li, X., Parey, S. H., Tan, K., Orr, M., Majeed, A., Zhang, X., Luo, S., Zhou, X., Zhu, C., Ji, T., Niu, Q., Liu, S. & Zhou, X., 2023, In: Zoological research. 44, 3, p. 483-493 11 p.

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Effects of insulin-like peptide 7 in Bemisia tabaci MED on tomato chlorosis virus transmission

Xu, H. N., Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z., Peng, J., Gao, Y., Li, K. L., Chen, J., Du, J., Yan, S., Zhang, D. Y., Zhou, X. G., Shi, X. B. & Liu, Y., Apr 2023, In: Pest Management Science. 79, 4, p. 1508-1517 10 p.

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Functional Characterization of the Nuclear Receptor Gene SaE75 in the Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae

Zheng, H., Yan, Y., Wei, G., Merchant, A., Gu, Y., Zhou, X., Zhu, X., Zhang, Y. & Li, X., Apr 2023, In: Insects. 14, 4, 383.

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Global patterns of genomic and phenotypic variation in the invasive harlequin ladybird

Li, H., Peng, Y., Wang, Y., Summerhays, B., Shu, X., Vasquez, Y., Vansant, H., Grenier, C., Gonzalez, N., Kansagra, K., Cartmill, R., Sujii, E. R., Meng, L., Zhou, X., Lövei, G. L., Obrycki, J. J., Sethuraman, A. & Li, B., Dec 2023, In: BMC biology. 21, 1, 141.

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Heterogeneous distribution of Cardinium in whitefly populations is associated with host nuclear genetic background

Li, H., Liu, Y., Wei, X., Pan, H., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Chu, D., Dec 2023, In: Insect Science. 30, 6, p. 1701-1712 12 p.

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Identification and Functional Characterization of Two Chitin Synthases in the Black Cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Ren, M., Lu, J., Li, D., Yang, J., Zhang, Y., Dong, J., Niu, Y., Zhou, X. & Zhang, X., Apr 1 2023, In: Journal of economic entomology. 116, 2, p. 574-583 10 p.

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Insights into Surface Ion-imprinted Materials for Heavy Metal Ion Treatment: Challenges and Opportunities

Ding, C., Deng, Y., Merchant, A., Su, J., Zeng, G., Long, X., Zhong, M. E., Yang, L., Gong, D., Bai, L., Zhou, X. & Liu, X., 2023, In: Separation and Purification Reviews. 52, 2, p. 123-134 12 p.

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Knockout of ovary serine protease Leads to Ovary Deformation and Female Sterility in the Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis

Zhang, P., Jialaliding, Z., Gu, J., Merchant, A., Zhang, Q. & Zhou, X., Nov 2023, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 24, 22, 16311.

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Molecular insights into the evolution of woody plant decay in the gut of termites

Li, H., Kang, X., Yang, M., Kasseney, B. D., Zhou, X., Liang, S., Zhang, X., Wen, J. L., Yu, B., Liu, N., Zhao, Y., Mo, J., Currie, C. R., Ralph, J. & Yelle, D. J., May 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 21, eadg1258.

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Oral RNAi assays in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata suggest HvSec23 and HvSar1 as promising molecular targets for pest control

Guo, M., Nanda, S., Yang, C., Li, Z., Liu, J., Gao, R., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Pan, H., 2023, In: Entomologia Generalis. 43, 1, p. 147-155 9 p.

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Over-expression of CP9 and CP83 increases whitefly cell cuticle thickness leading to imidacloprid resistance

He, C., Liang, J., Yang, J., Xue, H., Huang, M., Fu, B., Wei, X., Liu, S., Du, T., Ji, Y., Yin, C., Gong, P., Hu, J. Y., Du, H., Zhang, R., Xie, W., Wang, S., Wu, Q., Zhou, X. & Yang, X. & 1 others, Zhang, Y., Apr 1 2023, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 233, 123647.

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Residual behavior and dietary risk assessment of albendazole as fungicide in citrus orchards

Yang, L., Yao, S., Fajar, A., Merchant, A., Shi, J., Luo, H., Qing, Z., Deng, Y., Tang, X., Gong, D. & Zhou, X., Sep 1 2023, In: Food chemistry. 419, 135796.

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Retrotransposon-mediated evolutionary rewiring of a pathogen response orchestrates a resistance phenotype in an insect host

Guo, Z., Guo, L., Bai, Y., Kang, S., Sun, D., Qin, J., Ye, F., Wang, S., Wu, Q., Xie, W., Yang, X., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X. & Zhang, Y., 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 14, e2300439120.

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RNAi assays in the striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) suggest Psγ-COPI and PsArf1COPI as potential molecular targets for pest control

Guo, M., Gao, R., Nanda, S., Li, Y., Guo, C., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C. & Pan, H., Jun 2023, In: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 193, 105428.

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RNAi-based silencing of proteasome 20S subunit alpha 2 affected the survival and development of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Liu, J., Guo, M., Nanda, S., Li, Z., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C. & Pan, H., Sep 2023, In: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 195, 105547.

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Splicing and Expression Regulation of fruitless Gene in Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Liu, Y., Xie, J., Wang, W., Lei, Y., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y. & Xie, W., Sep 2023, In: Horticulturae. 9, 9, 962.

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Target gene selection for RNAi-based biopesticides against the hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Yang, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Gao, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., Fan, R., Xing, S. & Zhou, X., Jul 2023, In: Pest Management Science. 79, 7, p. 2482-2492 11 p.

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The complete mitochondrial genome and novel gene arrangement in Nesodiprion zhejiangensis Zhou & Xiao (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae)

Bai, C., Wu, Y., Merchant, A., Xie, D., Cao, J., Wang, Q. & Zhou, X., Mar 2023, In: Functional and Integrative Genomics. 23, 1, 41.

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Transcriptomic dissection of termite gut microbiota following entomopathogenic fungal infection

Tang, Y. L., Kong, Y. H., Qin, S., Merchant, A., Shi, J. Z., Zhou, X. G., Li, M. W. & Wang, Q., 2023, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 14, 1194370.

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2022

A comparison of microbiota in the ladybird Harmonia axyridis between native and invaded ranges

Li, H., Shu, X., Zhou, J., Meng, L., Zhou, X., Obrycki, J. J. & Li, B., Nov 2022, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 170, 11, p. 993-1000 8 p.

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A single transcription factor facilitates an insect host combating Bacillus thuringiensis infection while maintaining fitness

Guo, Z., Guo, L., Qin, J., Ye, F., Sun, D., Wu, Q., Wang, S., Crickmore, N., Zhou, X., Bravo, A., Soberón, M. & Zhang, Y., Dec 2022, In: Nature communications. 13, 1, 6024.

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