Geographical variation of Ceracris kiangsu gut microbiota and its association with environmental factors

The yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) is one of the most serious bamboo pests in China, causing extensive economic and ecological losses across southern provinces. However, the influence of geographic and environmental factors on its gut microbiota remains poorly understood. In this study, 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing was applied to analyze the gut bacterial communities of C. kiangsu collected from six geographically distinct populations across Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Hubei Provinces.