Summary
, as potential hosts of ARGs, highlighting the vector risks for both above- and below-ground parts of the orchard food chain. Notably, the elevated levels of antibiotics and pesticide residues in orchard soils increase ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and VFGs in the soil-bayberry-fruit fly food chain. Our study highlighted that agricultural management, including the overuse of antibiotics and pesticides, could be the key factor in accumulating resistomes in the orchard food chain.
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