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β-tubulin functions in spermatogenesis in Lygus hesperus Knight
β-tubulin functions in spermatogenesis in Lygus hesperus Knight
Lygus hesperus Knight, the western tarnished plant bug, is an important pest of numerous agricultural crops throughout the...
Host plant-induced changes in metabolism and osmotic regulation gene expression in Diaphorina citri adults
Host plant-induced changes in metabolism and osmotic regulation gene expression in Diaphorina citri adults
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is one of the most serious sap-sucking pe...
Diel rhythm of volatile emissions from males and females of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae using PTR-ToF and GC-MS
Diel rhythm of volatile emissions from males and females of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae using PTR-ToF and GC-MS
The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae, is the major key pest of olive groves worldwide. As an odor-driven species, its intr...
Octopamine is involved in TRP- induced thermopreference responses in American cockroach
Octopamine is involved in TRP- induced thermopreference responses in American cockroach
Octopamine is a neurotransmitter, neuromodulator, and neurohormone widely distributed in the insect nervous system. Releas...
Effects of age and noise on tympanal displacement in the Desert Locust
Effects of age and noise on tympanal displacement in the Desert Locust
Animals that sensitively detect sound evolved specialised structures that capture sound energy. Some insect sound detector...
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
The adaptive mechanisms that organisms have evolved to rapidly respond to complex and variable external environmental cond...
The effects of dietary amino acid balance on post-embryonic development in a lubber grasshopper
The effects of dietary amino acid balance on post-embryonic development in a lubber grasshopper
Dietary protein in sufficient quantity is required for post-embryonic development of insects, both molting and reproductio...
Alcohol extract of the gypsy mushroom Cortinarius caperatus inhibits the development of Deformed wing virus infection in western honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Alcohol extract of the gypsy mushroom Cortinarius caperatus inhibits the development of Deformed wing virus infection in western honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most important pollinators of agricultural crops (Khalifa et al., 202...
Temperature dependence of gas exchange patterns shift as diapause progresses in the butterfly Pieris napi
Temperature dependence of gas exchange patterns shift as diapause progresses in the butterfly Pieris napi
Insects have the capacity to significantly modify their metabolic rate according to environmental conditions and physiolog...
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy
Yamatotettix flavovittatus Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is an insect vector of the sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) dise...
Chronic nicotine exposure influences learning and memory in the honey bee
Chronic nicotine exposure influences learning and memory in the honey bee
Nicotine targets a specific subset of acetylcholine receptors (nicotinic acetylcholine receptors or nAChRs) that are norma...
Metabolomes of bumble bees reared in common garden conditions suggest constitutive differences in energy and toxin metabolism across populations
Metabolomes of bumble bees reared in common garden conditions suggest constitutive differences in energy and toxin metabolism across populations
Cold tolerance is a fundamental trait linked to distributions of diverse animals (Andersen et al., 2015, Bishop et al., 20...
Exploring dose-response relationships in Aedes aegypti survival upon bacteria and arbovirus infection
Exploring dose-response relationships in Aedes aegypti survival upon bacteria and arbovirus infection
How microbe density affects host fitness (an ecological measure of disease tolerance) is an important problem in infection...
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality
Several concurrent stress factors can impact honey bee health and colony stability. Although a satisfactory knowledge of t...
Adult rhinoceros beetles use a sweeping pattern to ingest high-viscosity fluid
Adult rhinoceros beetles use a sweeping pattern to ingest high-viscosity fluid
In nature, highly diverse mouthparts allow liquid-feeding insects to exploit a remarkable range of food sources including ...
The effects of female age on blood-feeding, insemination, sperm storage, and fertility in the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
The effects of female age on blood-feeding, insemination, sperm storage, and fertility in the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Simple summaryIn numerous organisms, mating causes changes in females that are required for females to successfully genera...
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest
Aphids adapt to unfavourable environmental conditions, such as low temperatures in winter, by laying diapausing eggs that ...
Oxygen and temperature affect cell sizes differently among tissues and between sexes of Drosophila melanogaster
Oxygen and temperature affect cell sizes differently among tissues and between sexes of Drosophila melanogaster
Spatio-temporal gradients in thermal and oxygen conditions trigger evolutionary and developmental responses in ectotherms’...
Uncovering the Role of Juvenile Hormone in Ovary Development and Egg Laying in Bumble bees
Uncovering the Role of Juvenile Hormone in Ovary Development and Egg Laying in Bumble bees
Juvenile hormone (JH) has garnered significant attention from entomologists due to its multifaceted effects, ranging from ...
Role of trisaccharides in larval secretion of Lycaeides argyrognomon butterfly on ant attendance
Role of trisaccharides in larval secretion of Lycaeides argyrognomon butterfly on ant attendance
Several insect species live in trophobiosis with ants, a typical example being of aphids that feed ants with ‘honeydew’, a...
Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females
Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females
Several insect species living in temperate zones overwinter in diapause either at the embryonic, larval, pupal or adult st...
Selective Protein Self-deprivation by Mormon crickets Following Fungal Attack
Selective Protein Self-deprivation by Mormon crickets Following Fungal Attack
The relative importance of allocation versus acquisition of resources is a key feature of life-history theory (van Noordwi...
A mitotoxic fungicide alters post-ingestive glucose signals necessary for associative learning in honey bees
A mitotoxic fungicide alters post-ingestive glucose signals necessary for associative learning in honey bees
Classical conditioning is the process by which an animal learns to associate an environmental stimulus with either a good ...
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Parasitoid wasps are extensively studied for their ability to reduce insect pests in cultures and storage, but also for th...
Dietary calcium (Ca2+) impacts Ca2+ content and molecular expression of Ca2+-transporters in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Renal (Malpighian) tubules of insects play key roles in maintaining hemolymph osmotic and ionic balance, as well as in det...
The fa(c)ts that matter: Bumble bees differentially allocate and oxidate three common fatty acids in pollen
Lipids are essential macronutrients in animals' diets, exploited for energy storage, as primary structural components of a...
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees
Large body size is a sexual trait that causes skewed mating success owing to differences in access to females and mate cho...
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: differences between sexes?
Animals are exposed to a wide variety of stressors. Among them the lack of oxygen or anoxia and extreme temperatures such ...
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Steroid hormone ecdysteroids, which are synthesized and secreted by prothoracic glands (PGs), play critical roles in regul...
The tracheal system of the Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)– A micro-CT study
An extensive and comprehensively referenced paper on the insect tracheal systems of Apterygotes, Paleoptera and Polyneopte...
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