Considering the challenges of controlling carmine spider mites and protecting pollinators, chitin deacetylase genes (TecCDA1 and TecCDA2) of spider mites were characterized as a group I and were expressed in a stage-specific pattern, which imply their role during development. The differences in sequences and structures between T. cinnabarinus and honeybee CDAs offer possibilities to design new selective pesticides protecting pollinator honeybees.
Comparative characterization of putative chitin deacetylases from Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Year: 2019