Cole crops are globally consumed as vegetables and important sources of our dietary requirements, but they infested by an array pests, specifically the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae (L). It is a critical global pest cruciferous vegetable crops. We investigated consequences diverse on fitness P. under laboratory conditions in 2021-22, to survive, develop, reproduce conditions, extent d...

Abstract Aims We aimed to elucidate whether the DNA extraction kit and bacteria therein affect characterization of bacterial communities associated with butterfly samples harbouring different abundancies. Methods Results analysed eggs Pieris brassicae adults this butterfly, which were either untreated or treated antibiotics (ABs). Three kits used. Regardless used, PCR amplification 16S rRNA gen...