Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

Highlights•GSTs confer resistance by metabolizing or sequestering insecticides or by
protecting against oxidative stress caused by insecticides.•The role of BdGSTe2, BdGSTe4 …

Insects possess beneficial and nuisance values in the context of the agricultural sector and
human life around them. An ensemble of gut symbionts assists insects to adapt to diverse …

We are now living in the Anthropocene, the first time in Earth's history when synthetic
chemicals—created by humans—are damaging the planet and contributing to a major loss …

Pest management is mostly accomplished by the use of insecticides. However, the overuse
of insecticides has led to the development of resistance. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) …

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is a constant threat to sustainable
production of numerous economically important crops globally. Management of T. urticae is …

The evolution of resistance to insecticides is well known to be closely associated with the
overexpression of detoxifying enzymes. Although the role of glutathione S-transferase (GST) …

BACKGROUND As an important family of detoxification enzymes, carboxylesterases (CarEs)
have important roles in the development of insecticide resistance in almost all agricultural …

Mitochondrial electron transfer inhibitors at complex II (METI-II), also referred to as succinate
dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI), represent a recently developed class of acaricides …

Tetranychus urticae Koch is a phytophagous mite capable of altering the physiological
processes of plants, causing damages estimated at USD $4500 per hectare, corresponding …