Insects are major contributors to our understanding of the interaction between transposable
elements (TEs) and their hosts, owing to seminal discoveries, as well as to the growing …

Abstract Ensembl Genomes (https://www. ensemblgenomes. org) provides access to non-
vertebrate genomes and analysis complementing vertebrate resources developed by the …

Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …

It is fascinating that the amnion and serosa/chorion, two extraembryonic (EE) tissues that are
characteristic of the amniote vertebrates (mammals, birds and reptiles), have also …

Abstract The New World Screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a major pest of
livestock in South America and Caribbean. However, few genomic resources have been …

Diptera is one of the biggest insect orders and displays a large diversity of visual
adaptations. Similarly to other animals, the dipteran visual process is mediated by opsin …

Diurnal biting flies are strongly attracted to blue objects. This behaviour is widely exploited
for fly control, but its functional significance is debated. It is hypothesized that blue objects …

Members of the true fruit flies (family Tephritidae) are among the most serious agricultural
pests worldwide, whose control and management demands large and costly international …

The biology of disease vector arthropods is shaped by the nature of their interactions with
the hosts, which are used as their source of a blood meal, the pathogens acquired in the …

Background Insects have several genes coding for insulin-like peptides and they have been
particularly well studied in Drosophila. Some of these hormones function as growth …