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This research aims to quantify germline mutation rates in the Colorado potato beetle and link these rates to evolutionary implications.

Trio-sequencing reveals high germline mutation rates in the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata )

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Sequencing reveals high germline mutation rates in Colorado potato beetle, suggesting rapid evolution of pesticide resistance.

This research aims to quantify germline mutation rates in the Colorado potato beetle and link these rates to evolutionary implications.
Sequenced genomes from 16 trios of Colorado potato beetle
Estimated germline mutation rate per site per generation
Analyzed association between mutation rate and genome-wide GC content
Estimated a germline mutation rate of 5.8 × 10-9 per site per generation in CPB
Mutation rate is 2-fold higher than the median for other insects
Estimated that one female CPB can introduce nearly 141 new mutations into coding regions each generation

Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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