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Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive species and a serious pest of berry and soft-skinned fruit crops. The close genetic relationship between D. suzukii and other well-studied Drosophila species has provided researchers with an already extensive genetic toolkit. The reference genome and transcriptome of this insect have been annotated and made publicly available since 2013, and facilitate basic and applied research. In this review, we present a synthesis of recent research that implements next-generation sequencing and genomic technologies to better understand biological questions concerning this important pest. Much of the work performed is directly applicable to improving agricultural management practices, and includes topics such as insecticide response and resistance, invasion demographics, seasonal biology, and RNA interference technologies for pest control.
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We thank Frank Zalom, Kelly Hamby, Vaughn Walton, and Peter Shearer for fruitful discussions. Work on D. suzukii in our laboratory is supported by the California Cherry Board award no. CCB5400-004, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission award no. PR-14-103C, and the Clarence and Estelle Albaugh Endowment to JCC. Sequencing of the D. suzukii genome was supported by the USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant award number 2010-51181-21167 awarded to V. Walton. JDW is a participant of the BUSP program at UC Davis, which is supported by NIH-IMSD GM56765 and HHMI grant 52005892, and a participant of BSHARP program, supported by NIGMS-MARC-U-STAR GM083894. RSK is supported by Grant Number T32-GM008799 from NIGMS-NIH. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIGMS or NIH.
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Murphy, K.A., West, J.D., Kwok, R.S. et al. Accelerating research on Spotted Wing Drosophila management using genomic technologies. J Pest Sci 89, 631–641 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-016-0741-z
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