About the Authors

Joel González-Cabrera

joel.gonzalez@uv.es

Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ERI BIOTECMED, Department of Genetics, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain

Sonia Rodríguez-Vargas

Current address: Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos-CSIC, Valencia, Spain

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

T. G. Emyr Davies

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Linda M. Field

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Daniel Schmehl

Current address: Bayer Division of Crop Science, Pollinator Safety, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

James D. Ellis

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Klemens Krieger

Affiliation Bayer Animal Health GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany

Martin S. Williamson

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Klemens Krieger is an employee of Bayer Animal Health GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany (https://animalhealth.bayer.com/ah/) and received support in the form of salary. Joel González-Cabrera was supported by a grant from Bayer Animal Health GmbH but is not an employee of Bayer. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JGC MSW DS JDE. Performed the experiments: JGC SRV DS. Analyzed the data: JGC MSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JGC SRV DS MSW. Wrote the paper: JGC TGED LMF DS JDE KK MSW.