Insects in agricultural greenhouses: a metagenomic analysis of microbes in Trialeurodes vaporariorum infesting tomato and cucumber crops
Our findings revealed <i>TRIAVA</i> hosted microbes with aptitudes to either serve as symbiotic microorganisms and protect <i>TRIAVA</i> against pathogens or to potentially cause damage to crops. This work provides additional insight into the insect pests paradigm in greenhouses, an upshot that could serve integrated insect pest management strategies in greenhouses for optimal agricultural practices.
Authors
- Abeer Qush
- Nada Assaad
- Asad Zeidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2858-6555)
- Hadi Mohamad Yassine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-2788)
- Layla Kamareddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4988-237X)
- Mohammed bin Saif Al-Kuwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-5107)
- Fadia Abd Al-Muhsin Al-Khayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-3898)
- Rozaimi Razali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8996-3975)
- Nasser Al-Khalaf
- Maya Bassil
Institutions
- Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1581707
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67
Funders
- Ministry of Environment
- Qatar University
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology