The worldwide resurgence of bed bugs [both Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus
(F.)] over the past two decades is believed in large part to be due to the development of …

In poikilotherms, temperature changes challenge the integration of physiological function.
Within the complex nervous systems of the behaviorally sophisticated coleoid cephalopods …

The Colorado potato beetle is one of the most challenging agricultural pests to manage. It
has shown a spectacular ability to adapt to a variety of solanaceaeous plants and variable …

The molecular mechanisms of coevolution between plants and insects remain elusive.
GABA receptors are targets of many neurotoxic terpenoids, which represent the most diverse …

Genetically encoded effectors are important tools for probing cellular function in living
animals, but improved methods for directing their expression to specific cell types are …

Isoxazolines are a novel class of parasiticides that are potent inhibitors of γ-aminobutyric
acid (GABA)-gated chloride channels (GABACls) and l-glutamate-gated chloride channels …

Pesticide resistance in arthropods has been shown to evolve by two main mechanisms, the
enhanced production of metabolic enzymes, which bind to and/or detoxify the pesticide, and …

Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the effects on honeybee behavior of
sublethal doses of insecticides chronically administered orally or by contact. Emergent …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are major excitatory neurotransmitter receptors
in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, nAChRs are the target site for several …

The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel (cysLGIC) super family of Tetranychus urticae, the
two-spotted spider mite, represents the largest arthropod cysLGIC super family described to …