Throughout the past century, the global spread of Bactrocera pests has continued to pose a
significant threat to the commercial fruit and vegetable industry, resulting in substantial costs …

Simple Summary Tephritid fruit flies comprise pests of high agricultural relevance and
species that have emerged as global invaders. Chemical signals play key roles in multiple …

All metazoan guts are subject to opposing pressures wherein the immune system must
eliminate pathogens while tolerating the presence of symbiotic microbiota. The Imd pathway …

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912)(Diptera: Tephritidae), commonly known as the oriental
fruit fly, is a highly destructive pest that globally infests fruits and vegetables, resulting in …

Gut bacteria play important roles in insect life cycle, and various routes can be used by
insects to effectively transmit their gut bacteria. However, it is unclear if the gut bacteria can …

Volatile molecules produced by the microbiota play a primary role in chemical
communication between insects, 1 and direct production of pheromone components by the …

Black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), is a prominent insect for
the bioconversion of various organic wastes. As a saprotrophic insect, the BSF inhabits …

Background Nitrogen is considered the most limiting nutrient element for herbivorous
insects. To alleviate nitrogen limitation, insects have evolved various symbiotically mediated …

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is an important crop that can be used for the
production of paper and animal feed. The aim of this study was to study the influence of …

Finding ideal oviposition sites is a task of vital importance for all female insects. To ensure
optimal conditions for their progeny, females of herbivorous insects detect not only the odors …