Wolbachia are successful Gram-negative bacterial endosymbionts, globally infecting a large
fraction of arthropod species and filarial nematodes. Efficient vertical transmission, the …

Haematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, triatomine bugs and lice
(here referred to as vectors), are involved in the transmission of various pathogens to …

Bacterial symbionts, such as Wolbachia species, can manipulate the sexual development
and reproduction of their insect hosts. For example, Wolbachia infection induces male …

Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, chikungunya, Zika
fever, and filariasis have the greatest health and economic impact. These mosquito-borne …

Most heritable information in eukaryotic cells is encoded in the nuclear genome, with
inheritance patterns following classic Mendelian segregation. Genomes residing in the …

Highlights•Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) is effective for mosquito-
borne diseases.•Wolbachia-based approaches are proposed for the protection of plants …

Abstract The World Health Organization recently declared a global initiative to control
arboviral diseases. These are mainly caused by pathogenic flaviviruses (such as dengue …

Host reproduction can be manipulated by bacterial symbionts in various ways.
Parthenogenesis induction is the most effective type of reproduction manipulation by …

To understand insect abundance, distribution and dynamics, we need to understand the
relevant drivers of their populations and communities. While microbial symbionts are known …

Simple Summary To counter plant chemical defenses and exposure to agrochemicals,
herbivorous insects have developed several adaptive strategies to guard against the …