Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for
environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding …

Insects are the most widespread group of organisms and more than one million species
have been described. These animals have significant ecological functions, for example they …

With the advent of the post-genome era, omics technologies have developed rapidly and are
widely used, including in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and …

Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum is an emerging insect model
organism representing the largest insect order, Coleoptera, which encompasses several …

Latrophilin (LPH) is an adhesion G protein-coupled receptor (aGPCR) that participates in
multiple essential physiological processes. Our previous studies have shown that lph is not …

The oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is a species of tephritid fruit fly, endemic to
Southeast Asia but also introduced to many regions of the US, and it is one of the major pest …

Background Since chemosensory genes play key roles in insect behaviour, they can
potentially be used as new targets for pest control. The cabbage beetle, Colaphellus …

Background Predatory syrphid larvae are an important natural enemy of aphids in cotton
agro-ecosystems in China. Their behaviors in prey foraging, localization and oviposition …

The triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus is a main vector of Chagas disease, which affects
several million people, mostly in Latin-America. Host searching, pheromone communication …

Abstract Background The oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata, is an economically
important and common Lepidopteran pest of cereal crops. Chemoreception plays a key role …