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ISSN 2075-4450 · MDPI AG · 8,527 articles in the index
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How Environmental and Ecological Stressors Reprogram Honey Bee Chemistry Through the Microbiome–Metabolome Axis
Honey bees are exposed to a wide range of environmental and ecological stressors that threaten individual health and colony sustainability. Growing evidence suggests that many of these stressors converge on a common target: the gut microbiome and its metabolic functions. The honey bee…
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Characterization of BmCeP, a Salivary Gland-Predominant Expression Promoter in the Silkworm Bombyx mori
The salivary gland is a key organ in insects that plays essential roles in food digestion, nutrient absorption, and energy metabolism, thereby highlighting the importance of studying salivary gland function for gaining a better understanding of nutritional utilization and insect–plant interactions…
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Simple and Rapid Detection of Salivary Sheaths at Philaenus spumarius Feeding Points
Hemipteran plant sap feeders acquire food by inserting their piercing–sucking mouthparts into the apoplast (xylem sap feeders) or symplast (phloem sap feeders). When feeding, these insects seal their stylets inside the plant with a salivary sheath, minimising embolisms. The main impact of the…
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Advances in the Health, Behavior, and Physiology of Honeybees and Other Pollinators
The health, behavior, and physiology of honeybees and other pollinators are critical areas of research with profound implications for biodiversity, agriculture, and ecosystem stability [...]
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Diversity of Phytoplasmas Infecting Plants and Insects in Iran Reveals Two Novel Ribosomal Subgroups
Phytoplasmas are obligate bacterial pathogens transmitted by phloem-feeding insects and responsible for severe diseases in numerous crops worldwide. In Iran, insect-associated phytoplasma transmission pathways remain poorly resolved, particularly at fine phylogenetic and vector-specific scales…
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A Circular Bioeconomy Model for Oaxaca: Integrating Entomophagy and Zootechnical Validation in Small-Scale Tilapia Farming
Global population growth necessitates sustainable food systems, positioning Circular Bioeconomy as a key transition framework. In Oaxaca, Mexico, semi-intensive tilapia aquaculture faces economic viability issues due to a critical reliance on expensive external commercial feeds. This study proposes…
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Rainfall Timing as a Key Driver of Cicada Peak Emergence in Urban Habitats
Synchronous emergence is a widespread adaptive strategy in cicadas, yet the proximate cues governing its timing in urban environments remain poorly understood. We examined the emergence phenology of three common urban cicada species (Cryptotympana atrata, Hyalessa maculaticollis, Graptopsaltria…
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Deacetylation of BmHSP90 at Lysines 550/567 Stimulates Its Chaperone Function and Actin Polymerization to Drive the Proliferation of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus
The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a model organism with significant agricultural and economic importance, but it is threatened by Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). A crucial chaperone, heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), can also facilitate the proliferation of viruses, and our previous quantitative…
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Binding Mechanism of PsauPBP3 to Sex Pheromones in Peridroma saucia: Insights from Computational and Experimental Approaches
The variegated cutworm Peridroma saucia Hübner, a recently emerged polyphagous pest in China’s Huang-Huai River Basin, uses sex pheromones (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate (Z11-16: Ac) and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14: Ac) for mate finding. Insect pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs) serve as the…
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Developmental and Reproductive Impacts of Arsenophonus Symbiont on the Population of Nilaparvata lugens
The Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål.) (Hemiptera: Delphinidae), is one of the most destructive pests of rice. Its reproductive and developmental traits are influenced by various environmental and biological factors including endosymbiotic microorganisms. Arsenophonus, a widespread…
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Laboratory and Field Soil Tunneling/Tubing by Subterranean Termites in Response to 2-Phenoxyethanol
The chemical 2-phenoxyethanol (2-PE) has been found to elicit trail following responses in subterranean termites and could have potential use as an enhancement to termite treatments. In this paper, similar glycol ethers to 2-phenoxyethanol were found to elicit significant trail following compared…
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Aerial Trajectories and Meteorological Drivers of Transboundary Loxostege sticticalis Migration Across Northern China and Mongolia, 2022
Clarifying migration pathways and the source area–destination relationships of the domestic and foreign beet webworm Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus) populations, as well as understanding the meteorological mechanisms shaping these processes, is pivotal for remote, accurate, and location-specific…
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Life History Traits and Developmental Duration of the Yellow Coster Telchinia issoria Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Under Laboratory Conditions
Understanding a species’ life history is essential for assessing its adaptability and resource trade-offs under environmental stress. Given their diversity and ecological significance, Lepidoptera represent an ideal model system for studying such adaptive responses. Under controlled laboratory…
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First Insights into the Comparative Transcriptomic Response of Field and Laboratory Aedes aegypti Strains to Partial-Mortality Concentration (
Insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), the primary vector of several arboviruses, threatens vector control efficacy and motivates evaluation of current and candidate public health insecticides, such as imidacloprid and broflanilide, and their molecular impacts. Here, we used RNA…
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DNA Barcodes and Morphology Reveal Five New Species of Phanerotoma (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) from China
The genus Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae, Phane- rotomini) is distributed across all six major zoogeographical regions, with the highest species diversity recorded in the Palaearctic Region. DNA barcoding provides a robust method for species identification, yet its…
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Mitochondrial Gene Expression as a Novel Biomarker for Detecting and Discriminating Neurotoxic Pesticide Exposure in Ramulus phyllodeus (Chen & He, 2008)
This study investigates the mitochondrial transcriptomic responses of Ramulus phyllodeus (Chen & He, 2008); Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) to acute exposure to four widely used neurotoxic insecticides: chlorpyrifos, cyfluthrin, emamectin benzoate, and acetamiprid. Using quantitative real-time PCR…
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The Impact of Energy and Protein Levels on Yellow Mealworm Growth and Chemical Composition
To maximize protein production from insects, it is essential to understand their nutritional requirements, production characteristics, and the chemical properties of the resulting feed, along with how these factors depend on the insects’ diets. This research involved the use of nine different…
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Impacts of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Leaf Age on Larval Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Survival, Growth, Development, and Feeding Behavior
Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) is the sole host plant for monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae, yet its quality varies within and among individual plants. This study examined how leaf position, used as a proxy for leaf age, on Asclepias syriaca influences monarch larval performance and feeding…
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Mowing Enhances Insect Resistance in Glycyrrhiza uralensis by Reprogramming Volatile Profiles and Inducing Flavonoid Accumulation
Mowing is a widely used agricultural management practice, yet its role in shaping plant–insect interactions remains largely unexplored. In this study, we investigated how mowing influences resistance of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) to the whitefly Bemisia tabaci by integrating behavioral assays…
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Endophytic Beauveria bassiana Blastospores Enhance Susceptibility of Ostrinia furnacalis to Chlorantraniliprole via Modulating Immune-Related Pathways
Endophytic colonization by entomopathogenic fungi represents a promising sustainable pest management strategy. This study investigated the physiological and molecular effects of maize endophytically colonized by Beauveria bassiana (strain BbOFDH1-5) conidia and blastospores on the Asian corn borer…
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