Global analysis of the transcriptional difference between indigenous and invasive whiteflies reveals the possible mechanism of whitefly invasion. Bemisia tabaci

The whitefly Bemisa tabaci is a species complex of more than 31 cryptic species which include some of the most destructive invasive pests of many ornamental and glasshouse crops worldwide. Among them, Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (herein MEAM1) and Mediterranean (herein MED) have invaded many countries around the world and displaced the native whitefly species. However, the molecular differences between invasive and indigenous whiteflies remain largely unknown. Overall design: The global transcriptional difference between the two invasive whitefly Bemisia tabaci species (MEAM1, MED) and one indigenous whitefly species (Asia II 3) were analyzed using the Illumina sequencing technology.

烟粉虱（Bemisa tabaci）是一个包含31种以上隐存种的物种复合群，其中部分类群是全球范围内危害多种观赏植物与温室作物的极具破坏性的入侵害虫。其中，中东-小亚细亚1型（Middle East-Asia Minor 1，下文简称MEAM1）与地中海型（Mediterranean，下文简称MED）已入侵全球众多国家，并取代了本地烟粉虱物种。然而，入侵型与本地烟粉虱之间的分子差异目前仍未得到充分解析。实验设计：本研究利用Illumina测序技术，对两种入侵型烟粉虱（MEAM1、MED）与一种本地烟粉虱物种（Asia II 3）的全转录组差异进行了分析。