Over the last decades, there was increasing evidence for the presence of innate immune
memory in living organisms. In this review, we compare the innate immune memory of …

Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae are used widely as surrogate infectious
disease models, due to ease of use and the presence of an innate immune system …

The majority of described hexapod species are holometabolous insects, undergoing an
extreme form of metamorphosis with an intercalated pupal stage between the larva and …

The ability of develo** immunological memory, a characteristic feature of adaptive
immunity, is clearly present also in innate immune responses. In fact, it is well known that …

Trans-generational immune priming (TGIP) refers to the transfer of the parental
immunological experience to its progeny. This may result in offspring protection from …

Covering: up to November 2017 Organismic interaction is one of the fundamental principles
for survival in any ecosystem. Today, numerous examples show the interaction between …

Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …

Parents invest in their offspring by preparing them for defense against pathogens and
parasites that only the parents have encountered, a phenomenon known as trans …

In this article, we review the latest works on the insecticidal mechanisms of Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry toxins and the resistance mechanisms of insects against Cry toxins …

Insects have evolved diverse interactions with a variety of microbes, such as pathogenic
fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The immune responses of insect hosts, along with the dynamic …