Antibiotic-induced gut microbiota perturbation is associated with impaired fitness and reduced starvation tolerance in the invasive pest Hyphantria cunea.
Hyphantria cunea is a destructive invasive pest that poses severe threats to forest ecosystems and agroforestry economies globally, yet research on the functional roles of its gut microbiota remains limited. In this study, fourth-instar larvae were treated with a five-antibiotic cocktail incorporated into artificial di...