Pest Genomics Initiative

High quality annotated insect pest genomes for global crop protection research

Mission of the project

Worldwide, pests account for a 5-20% loss of crop yield, and this is estimated to increase to 10-25% due to a warming climate. The availability of pest insect genomes is playing an increasingly important role in crop protection research.

This site represents information from a pre-competitive project between three partners, Rothamsted, Bayer, and Syngenta to sequence and assemble high quality genomes for 20 insect agricultural pests of world-wide importance. We aimed to complete the genomes to chromosome level and have accompanying gene annotations with curated models from the P450, UGT, ABC (see extra's section for list), and IRAC set (see extra's section for list) of genes to ensure research ready resources and that they are freely available upon completion of the project.

Chrysodeixis includens

Soybean Looper genome and gene annotation

Meligethes aeneus

Pollen Beetle genome and gene annotation

Spodoptera exigua

Beet army worm genome and gene annotation

Chilo suppressalis

Stripped rice stemborer genome and gene annotation


Nezara viridula

Green Stinkbug genome and gene annotation

Nilaparvata lugens

Brown plant hopper genome and gene annotation

Spodoptera littoralis

Cotton leaf worm genome and gene annotation

Aphis gossypii

Cotton Aphid genome and gene annotation


Psylliodes chrysocephala and microctonus Brassicae

Cabbage stem flea beetle genome and gene annotation

Diabrotica balteata

Cucumber Beetle genome and gene annotation


Bemisia tabaci

Silver leaf whitefly genome and gene annotation

Diatraea saccharalis

Sugar cane borer genome and gene annotation

Phaedon cochleariae

Mustard Beetle genome and gene annotation

Phyllotreta cruciferae

Crucifer flea beetle genome only

Phyllotreta striolata

Striped flea beetle genome and gene annotation

Chironomus riparius

Harlequin fly genome and gene annotation

Ceutorhynchus assimilis

Seedpod weevil genome and gene annotation

Diabrotica virgifera

Western corn root worm genome only

Agriotes lineatus

Common click beetle genome and gene annotation

Mahanarva fimbriolata

Spittle bug genome only

Euchistus Heros

Brown stink bug genome only

Other extras

Some minor corrections to public genomes

Questions?

Contact rob234king@gmail.com to get more information on the project

Majority of information contained in this website as a Report.