Insect cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) perform a variety of important
physiological functions, but it is their role in the detoxification of xenobiotics, such as natural …

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 …

As a superfamily of multifunctional enzymes that is mainly associated with xenobiotic
adaptation, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) facilitate insects' survival under chemical …

The peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae is a globally distributed crop pest with a host range
of over 400 species including many economically important crop plants. The intensive use of …

About a 100 years ago, the Drosophila white mutant marked the birth of Drosophila genetics.
The white gene turned out to encode the first well studied ABC transporter in arthropods …

The cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, is one of the world's major pest of agriculture,
feeding on over 300 hosts in 68 plant families. Resistance cases to most insecticide classes …

Acaricides are one of the cornerstones of an efficient control program for phytophagous
mites. An analysis of the global acaricide market reveals that spider mites such as …

The role, magnitude, and molecular nature of trans-driven expression variation underlying
the upregulation of detoxification genes in pesticide resistant arthropod populations has …

The recent accumulation of molecular studies on mutations in insects, ticks and mites
conferring resistance to insecticides, acaricides and biopesticides is reviewed. Resistance is …

Here, we provide mechanistic support for the involvement of the CYP9A subfamily of
cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in the detoxification of host plant defense compounds …