Khaled Michel Hazzouri et al. study the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, which causes agricultural damage. They provide a genome assembly and report duplications of detoxifying and insecticide resistance genes as well as genes under positive selection like the glycosyl hydrolyase gene family. Their work provides genetic insights that can help control this pest.
- Khaled Michel Hazzouri
- Naganeeswaran Sudalaimuthuasari
- Khaled M. A. Amiri
