Several shrimp diseases are new or newly emerged in Asia, including acute
hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis (HPM) …

RNA interference (RNAi), the sequence-specific suppression of gene expression, offers
great opportunities for insect science, especially to analyze gene function, manage pest …

Highlights•Insect RNA interference (RNAi) pathways detect and restrict viruses.•Dicer-2
detects diverse viral dsRNA signatures and initiates the RNAi pathway.•RNAi may play a …

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 …

Intensification and diversification of the aquaculture practices made an opening to the
emergence of new viral diseases daunting the farmers to achieve a sustained production …

Shrimp is one of the most important commercial marine species worldwide; however, viral
diseases threaten the healthy development of shrimp aquaculture. In order to develop …

Insects and other arthropods are the most important vectors of plant pathogens. The majority
of plant pathogens are disseminated by arthropod vectors such as aphids, beetles …

In the last 15 years, crustacean fisheries have experienced billions of dollars in economic
losses, primarily due to viral diseases caused by such pathogens as white spot syndrome …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool that can be used to specifically knock-down gene
expression using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) effector molecules. This approach can be …

Abstract Small RNAs, 21–24 nucleotides in length, are non-coding RNAs found in most
multicellular organisms, as well as in some viruses. There are three main types of small …