ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
Unravelling the molecular determinants of insecticide sensitivity in the Hymenoptera HYMOTOX
Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants, and bees) are an environmentally and economically important order of insects that carry out vital ecosystem services in their role as parasitoids, predators, and pollinators. However, while performing this function, hymenopteran species may come into contact with potentially harmful xenobiotics in the environment such as pesticides. We have recently demonstrated that the impact of pesticides on the health of managed bee species is profoundly influenced by the capacity of a small group of cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) to convert these compounds to less toxic forms. However, for the vast majority of the >150,000 hymenopteran species the role of these…
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