Extensive use of chemical insecticides adversely affects both environment and human
health. One of the most popular biological pest control alternatives is bioinsecticides based …

In insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, cell death is essential for reshaping or
removing larval tissues and organs, thus contributing to formation of the adult's body …

In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy.
Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered …

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 bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human
ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades. This global …

Although several features of apoptosis and autophagy have been reported in the larval
organs of Lepidoptera during metamorphosis, solid experimental evidence for autophagy is …

Autophagy is finely regulated at multiple levels and plays crucial roles in development and
disease. In the fat body of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, autophagy occurs and Atg gene …

Nanotechnology has the potential to overcome the challenges of sustainable agriculture,
and nanopesticides can control agricultural pests and increase farm productivity with little …

Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) is the insect vector of the
bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the pathogen associated with citrus …

We previously showed that autophagy and apoptosis occur in the removal of the
lepidopteran larval midgut during metamorphosis. However, their roles in this context and …