Aphids (Aphididae) are major agricultural pests that cause significant yield losses of crop
plants each year by inflicting damage both through the direct effects of feeding and by …

Molting is critical for growth, development, reproduction, and survival in arthropods.
Complex neuroendocrine pathways are involved in the regulation of molting and may …

Cereal plants in natural ecological systems are often either sequentially or simultaneously
attacked by different species of aphids, which significantly decreases the quality and …

Aphids produce gel saliva during feeding which forms a sheath around the stylet as it
penetrates through the apoplast. The sheath is required for the sustained ingestion of …

Aphids produce two types of saliva that mediate their interactions with plants. Watery saliva
is secreted during cell penetration and ingestion, whereas gel saliva is secreted during stylet …

BACKGROUND With the growing number of available aphid genomes and transcriptomes,
an efficient and easy‐to‐adapt tool for gene function study is urgently required. RNA …

The growth and reproduction of phloem sap-feeding insects requires the sustained function
of intracellular bacteria localized in specialized cells known as bacteriocytes, giving the …

Terrestrial insects deposit a layer of hydrocarbons (HCs) as waterproofing agents on their
epicuticle. The insect-specific CYP4G genes, subfamily members of P450, have been found …

BACKGROUND Aphids are agricultural pests that damage crops by direct feeding and by
vectoring important plant viruses. Bacterial symbionts can influence aphid biology, eg by …

RNA interference (RNAi) efficiency dramatically varies among different insects and among
administration methods. Numerous studies have revealed that a poor RNAi response is …