The common histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 are the characteristic components of
eukaryotic nucleosomes, which function to wrap DNA and compact the genome as well as to …

Highlights•Insect endogenous viral elements (EVE) belong to at least 28 viral families.•The
number of EVE is correlated to insect genome size.•So far most insect EVE derive from ss (−) …

Large dsDNA viruses from the Naldaviricetes class are currently composed of four viral
families infecting insects and/or crustaceans. Since the 1970s, particles described as …

Nudiviruses (Nudiviridae) are double-stranded DNA viruses with enveloped and rod-shaped
virions. Several insect orders (eg, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Orthoptera) and aquatic …

Abstract Microplitis manilae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important parasitoid
of agricultural pests in lepidopteran species. So far, two extant genome assembles from the …

Paleovirology is the study of ancient viruses and how they have coevolved with their hosts.
An increasingly detailed understanding of the diversity, origins, and evolution of the DNA …

Background A fundamental feature of parasitism is the nutritional exploitation of host
organisms by their parasites. Parasitoid wasps lay eggs on arthropod hosts, exploiting them …

Highlights•Many viruses can integrate into the genomes of hosts.•BVs, IVs, and VLPs
evolved from viruses that integrated into parasitoid wasps.•BVs and IVs have evolved similar …

Abstract The Ichneumonoidea (Ichneumonidae and Braconidae) is an incredibly diverse
superfamily of parasitoid wasps that includes species that produce virus-like entities in their …

The parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens is an important biological control agent of stored
products moth pests and serves as a model to study the function and evolution of …