DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) is a key enzyme that connects melanin production and innate immunity in insects, yet its regulatory network in major lepidopteran pests remains poorly understood. We combined...

iORbase 2.0 is an analysis platform for insect odorant receptors that covers sequence, structure, and function analyses. It provides functionalities such as gene annotation, structure prediction, mol...

✓ HvLmx1b silencing causes molting failure and complete larval mortality. ✓ Knockdown impairs 20E signaling and cuticle tanning, and suppresses melanin synthesis. ✓ Suppression causes leg tissue dege...

Upon Riptortus pedestris feeding, salivary RPMINPP1 is secreted into host soybean tissues, where it partially hydrolyzes IP6 into inorganic phosphate (Pi) to facilitate seed content ingestion. Simult...

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) signaling via its receptor has integral roles in mosquito physiology, mediating fluid excretion, stimulating hindgut contractions, and in modulating uric acid levels. Together...

DNA metabarcoding and gut-fragment evidence showed that the earwig Gonolabis marginalis frequently exploited the subterranean termite Odontotermes formosanus as a major prey resource. Quantitative te...

Orius nagaii is an important predatory natural enemy in agricultural pest management. In this study, we established an artificial feeding system to collect oral secretions (OS) from O. nagaii and dem...

The cre-MaSp1 gene derived from the black widow spider was heterologously expressed in silkworms via TALEN-mediated homology-directed repair (HDR) under the regulation of the endogenous FibL promoter...

Aphids depend on the obligate symbiont Buchnera aphidicola, which may constrain thermal tolerance. Using a factorial heatwave experiment, we exposed nymphs and adults to moderate or extreme temperatu...

Elevation-driven habitat heterogeneity filters the functional traits of ground-dwelling beetles via environmental filtering, forming five distinct functional groups with a clear distribution pattern ...

The assassin bug tribe Saicini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) has a tropicopolitan distribution and exhibits considerable morphological diversity in the foreleg. Phylogenetic analyses based on mit...

A bacterial-derived AvPBL gene encoding a pantothenate-β-alanine ligase was identified in Amphitetranychus viennensis. RNAi silencing of AvPBL reduced pantothenic acid production, impairing reproduct...

This diagram illustrates that the horizontally transferred panBC influences the level and localization of vitellogenin (Vg) by facilitating pantothenate production and juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthe...

Targeting the GPCR TMEM145 with natural flavonoid inhibitors suppresses detoxification pathways and restores clothianidin susceptibility in Nilaparvata lugens, offering a sustainable synergistic stra...

BmCPV induces BmTSN in silkworms, and BmTSN promotes viral replication in association with lipid metabolic reprogramming.

Matl2 protein is secreted and targets the thoracic muscles. Under heat stress, the downregulation of matl2 maintains muscle protein homeostasis, potentially through autophagy and lysosome system, whi...

Symbiotic microorganisms are critical determinants of insecticide resistance, operating through both direct metabolic detoxification and the broader orchestration of host physiology. This review prov...

Drosophila suzukii larvae display complex chemotactic behaviors such as dose-dependent responses to fermentation volatiles and discriminating between species-specific developmental cues. D. suzukii l...

The Australian giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus) feeds within the galls of scale insects (Apiomorpha) before transitioning into its wood-boring eucalypt larval phase. This transitionary phase may b....

This study introduces a high-efficiency CRISPR/Cas9 genetic toolkit for Aedes aegypti. We identified the constitutive EF1A promoter as a potent driver for Cas9, achieving significantly higher express...

Nanocarrier-mediated RNAi enables efficient immersion delivery in Haemaphysalis longicornis by improving dsRNA stability and facilitating cuticle interaction. SPc enhances surface wettability and del...

All five Anastatus species successfully parasitized Riptortus pedestris eggs, showing a clear preference for younger (0- to 2-d-old) hosts. Anastatus dexingensis and A. japonicus exhibited the highes....

Highlights: 1.Whole-transcriptome sequencing identified 51 novel miRNAs and 269 novel circRNAs after Nosema bombycis infection. 2.Constructed of an interaction network of 36 DEmiRNAs and 24 DEcircR...

A study in Insect Science finds that butterfly communities in China’s Qinling Mountains respond differently to environmental change based on their biological traits, with univoltine specialists ...

Functional structure of butterfly community was divided into univoltine andbivoltine specialists and generalists. Altitude had a negative and resource availability had a positive impact on species ri...

Oral infection of Spodoptera frugiperda by Serratia marcescens SM001 triggers an excessive, host-mediated oxidative burst in the midgut. This intense immunopathological response induces severe epithe...

Larvae of the parasitoid secrete apolipophorin-II/I into the host hemolymph, where it interacts with host ITIH4. This interaction inhibits PPO activation, reduces antimicrobial peptide expression, an....

Mechanism of synergistic pest control based on nano-delivery systems and synergistic agents for RNAi. We summarize five key physiological target pathways amenable to RNAi intervention, including neur....

Ascoviruses, as obligate insect pathogens that exclusively infect lepidopteran hosts, rely heavily on the precise regulation of host physiological processes to support their successful infection, sub....

Bombyx mori is emerging as a promising insect chassis for synthetic biology. Recent advances in transgenesis, targeted integration, genome editing, and gene regulation have enabled applications in fu...

This study elucidates the dynamic succession of the egg-associated microbiota in Hermetia illucens, revealing a synchronized enrichment of genes encoding chorion-degrading enzymes essential for hatch...

A working model of Pot function in T. castaneum. Under normal conditions, Pot restricts JH degradation, thereby activating IIS. Activation of IIS suppresses nuclear FOXO levels, which in turn inhibit...

Insects have evolved remarkable ways to avoid predators, with plant mimicry among the most effective. Many living and extinct insects resemble twigs, bark, mosses, lichens or leaves, allowing them to ...

The earliest known insect mimicking angiosperm leaves, Dryadithone cretacea gen. et sp. nov. (Neuroptera: Ithonidae), is reported from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, extending such complex insect b...

Two Minus-C odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) were functionally characterized in Dendroctonus valens. Molecular and behavioral assays confirmed that these OBPs exhibit high binding affinity to the kair...

miR-375-3p regulates food wanting in honeybees by directly targeting Ddc-mediated dopamine synthesis. Under starvation, miR-375-3p expression is downregulated in the honeybee brain, leading to increa....

Previous studies have reported insecticide resistance in Tuta absoluta. However, the resistance situation in the China region remains unclear. We evaluated the resistance of field populations across ....

During the process of feeding on different host plants by Hyphantria cunea, the activity of UGTs displays a seesaw pattern relationship with host preference. In the adaptation to different host plant...

Why should biparental care exist if offspring fare just as well when only one parent is present? In the facultatively dependent burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides, manipulating environmental qu....

• First demonstration of functional RNAi in the beet leafhopper, Neoaliturus tenellus, using both dsRNA microinjection and star polycation nanoparticle-mediated topical spray delivery.•Microinjection...

This review synthesizes recent global research on the invasive pest Megalurothrips usitatus, highlighting how its biological traits, invasion dynamics, and evolving insecticide resistance drive its d....

ΔBmMre11 exhibited mitochondrial dysfunction and altered lipid metabolism, which contributed to the characteristics of fat body senescence. Specifically, genes involved in energy production and oxida....

Using an integrative taxonomic framework that combines COI DNA barcodes, geometric morphometrics and phylogeography, we revise the assassin bug genus Tapirocoris and recover seven well-supported spec...

Wolbachia infection increases pesticide resistance in spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Wolbachia infection upregulates the expression of detoxification genes in T. urticae. Abamectin treatment signif...

This study demonstrated changes in microbial diversity and the reshaping of microbial community structure in the pear lace bug Stephanitis nashi when it fed on 2 different host plants, and showed how...

Harboring the facultative symbiont Serratia symbiotica contributes to: (i) enhanced growth and fecundity of aphids, albeit at the cost of a shorter lifespan; (ii) hindered development of their predat...

Bombus breviceps demonstrated better colony performance than Bombus atripes or Bombus bicoloratus, as they produced 96 ± 4 workers and consumed only 18 ± 2 mg of pollen and 1.2 ± 0.1 g of syrup. Bomb...