Simple Summary Coffee berry borer (CBB) is the most serious insect pest of coffee
worldwide, causing more than US $500 M in damages annually. Reduction in the yield and …

Simple Summary This review addresses research and extension efforts towards the
development of an IPM program for coffee berry borer (CBB) in Hawaii and Puerto Rico …

The diversity and ecological variety of Holometabola foregrounds a wide array of dynamic
symbiotic relationships with gut-dwelling bacteria. A review of the literature highlights that …

Bacterial symbionts of insects affect a wide array of host traits including fitness and immunity.
Octodonta nipae (Maulik), commonly known as hispid leaf beetle is a destructive palm pest …

Plant toxins constitute an effective defense against herbivorous animals. However, many
herbivores have evolved adaptations to cope with dietary toxins through detoxification …

The coffee berry borer, the most economically important insect pest of coffee worldwide, is
the only insect capable of feeding and reproducing solely on the coffee seed, a food source …

Facultative intracellular symbionts like the α-proteobacteria Wolbachia influence their insect
host phenotype but little is known about how much they affect their host microbiota. Here, we …

Simple Summary This research sheds light on the intricate connections between Bambusa-
feeding insects and their symbiotic bacteria. It represents the first comparative analysis of …

The coffee berry borer (CBB); Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is widely
recognized as the major insect pest of coffee crops. Like many other arthropods, CBB …

Abstract Knowledge about the impact of different ecological environments on the
composition and function of gut bacteria of Gynaephora species is largely unknown. Here …