Research focus on Animal Ecology and Evolution

Some published articles：

[1] Ying Xie, Lulu Chen, Jiaying Wang, Aoqi Feng, Haifeng Wang, Zhiwen Zou, Bin Xia, Tianrong Xin*. RNAi-mediated knockdown of sphingomyelin synthase gene affects egg development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2026, 96, 16 .

[2] Haifeng Wang^#, Tianrong Xin^#, Chenyu Jiang, Yuehan Li, Bin Xia*. GONs-Based Delivery of a Fused dsRNA Targeting Key Cuticular Genes (PcCPAP3-E and PcFTZ-F1): A Novel Strategy for Panonychus citri Control. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2026,217,106872.  

[3] Wang, HF; Xin, TR; Jiang, CY; Wang, HY; Xia, B*. The dual role of the RR-2 cuticular protein gene in development and acaricide susceptibility of Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2025 May 27;95(1):5.

[4] Tianrong Xin, Ying Xie, Chengyu Jiang, Mengru Jin, Haifeng Wang, Bin Xia*. Fatty acid synthase regulates lipid metabolism in Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its potential for mite control. Pest Management Science. 2025,81:4382-4392.

[5]Tianrong Xin, Xinyan Kong, Chenyu Jiang, Zhenzhen Li, Zhiwen Zou, Bin Xia* Reproductive and detoxifying responses of Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) to sulfoxaflor stress. Crop Protection. 2025, 190, 107100.

[6] Xinyan Kong, Ying Xie, Ying Cao, Yujing Li, Yujie Zhang, Zhiwen Zou, Bin Xia, Tianrong Xin*. Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone gene reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Insect Molecular Biology. 2025,34(3):394–408.

[7]Tianrong Xin, Xiaojing Zhang, Cui Yang, Xianyan Ye, Zhiwen Zou, Bin Xia*. Impact of chromafenozide on the expression of Halloween gene and nuclear receptor gene in Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval). Journal of Applied Entomology, 2024,148（8）,965-976. 

[8] Hongyan Wang, Bin Xia, Haifeng Wang, Tianrong Xin*. Fatty acid elongase gene PcELO7 is essential for lipid accumulation and fecundity of Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2024, 72,2100-2108.