a recently published article describing the draft genome of erwiniamallotivora bt-mardi (1), the causal pathogen of papaya dieback infection in peninsular malaysia, hassignificant potential to overcome and reduce the effect of this vulnerable crop (2). the authors found that the draft genome sequenceis approximately 4824 kbp and the g+c content of the genomewas 52-54%, which is very similarto t...

the relationship between female oviposition preference and offspring performance is a key area of study on the evolution of host specificity. this study investigates host prefer-ence of the polyphagous hover fly syrphus ribesii (diptera: syrphidae) and compares it with some components of its offspring`s performance. females and offspring were tested on six naturally used aphid hosts (blackberry...