期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
The diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is an insect pest found around the world that feeds on cruciferous crop......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (4)
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a destructive horticultural pest which causes considerable economic losses every......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
The development of insect appendages requires the expression of multiple genes in a strict spatial and temporal order. The odd-skipped family genes ar......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (2)
Rab proteins constitute the largest family of small GTPases, which play pivotal roles in intracellular membrane trafficking in all eukaryotes. A numbe......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (2)
In addition to sperm, some accessory substances transferred to females during copulation act as nuptial gifts by passing on valuable nutrients in many......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
Clip-domain serine proteases (CLIPs) play important roles in insect innate immunity and development. Our previous studies indicated that CLIP13, an ep......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
The eicosanoid signaling pathway mediates insect immune reactions to a wide range of stimuli. This pathway begins with the biosynthesis of arachidonic......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (3)
RNA interference (RNAi) has developed rapidly as a potential green pest management strategy. At present, most studies have focused on the screening of......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (3)
Ionotropic receptors (IRs) were first found in Drosophila melanogaster, and derive from ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs), which are implicated ......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (4)
Despite worldwide distribution and rich diversity, the knowledge of mitochondrial genome (mtgenome) characteristics within the family Tenebrionidae (C......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (4)
Aphids are important agricultural pests, vectors of many plant viruses and have sophisticated relationships with symbiotic microorganisms. Abundant as......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (6)
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are noncoding transcripts that are more than 200 nucleotides long. They play essential roles in regulating a variety of ......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
Water retention is critical for physiological homeostasis and survival in terrestrial insects. While deposition of hydrocarbons on insect cuticles as ......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (2)
Spinosyns, including spinosad and spinetoram, act on the insect central nervous system, gradually paralyzing or destroying the target insect. Spinosad......
期刊: INSECT SCIENCE, 2022; 29 (1)
Periodic post-embryonic changes in insects, including growth, development and metamorphosis, are strictly controlled by many compounds, including ster......