Seman-Kamarulzaman Ahmad-Faris, Pariamiskal Faizatul Atikah, Azidi Amiratul Nabihah, Hassan Maizom
Institute of Systems Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka 26400, Pahang, Malaysia.
Insects. 2023 May 31;14(6):506. doi: 10.3390/insects14060506.
commonly known as red palm weevil (RPW), is a high-risk insect pest that has become a threat to many important palm species. There are several dominant factors that lead to the successful infestation of RPW, including its stealthy lifestyle, highly chitinized mouthpart, and high fecundity rate. Due to that, millions of dollars of losses have been suffered by many countries invaded by RPW. Several methods have been designed to control its invasion, including the usage of insecticides, but many cause resistance and environmental pollution. Therefore, an environmentally friendly insecticide that targets specific systems or pathways in RPW is urgently needed. One of the potential targets is the digestive system of RPW, as it is the major interface between the insect and its plant host. The related knowledge of RPW's digestive system, such as the anatomy, microflora, transcriptomic analysis, and proteomic analysis, is important to understand its effects on RPW's survival. Several data from different omics regarding the digestive systems of RPW have been published in separate reports. Some of the potential targets have been reported to be inhibited by certain potential insecticides, while other targets have not yet been tested with any inhibitors. Hence, this review may lead to a better understanding on managing infestations of RPW using the system biology approach for its digestive system.
通常被称为红棕象甲（RPW），是一种高风险害虫，已对许多重要棕榈树种构成威胁。导致红棕象甲成功侵染的因素有几个，包括其隐秘的生活方式、高度几丁质化的口器和高繁殖率。正因如此，许多遭受红棕象甲入侵的国家都遭受了数百万美元的损失。已经设计了几种方法来控制其入侵，包括使用杀虫剂，但许多杀虫剂会导致抗性和环境污染。因此，迫切需要一种针对红棕象甲特定系统或途径的环保型杀虫剂。潜在目标之一是红棕象甲的消化系统，因为它是昆虫与其植物宿主之间的主要界面。红棕象甲消化系统的相关知识，如解剖学、微生物群落、转录组分析和蛋白质组分析，对于了解其对红棕象甲生存的影响很重要。关于红棕象甲消化系统的不同组学的一些数据已在单独的报告中发表。一些潜在目标已被报道会被某些潜在杀虫剂抑制，而其他目标尚未用任何抑制剂进行测试。因此，本综述可能有助于更好地理解利用系统生物学方法针对其消化系统来管理红棕象甲的侵染。
