Transgenic crops have revolutionized insect pest control, but their effectiveness has been
reduced by evolution of resistance in pests. We analyzed global monitoring data reported …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

We present the draft 273 Mb genome of the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
and a set of 16,866 protein-coding genes. Orthology properties suggest that the Lepidoptera …

Although eusociality evolved independently within several orders of insects, research into
the molecular underpinnings of the transition towards social complexity has been confined …

The mechanisms that control the sizes of a body and its many parts remain among the great
puzzles in developmental biology. Why do animals grow to a species‐specific body size …

Despite the phylogenetic distance between plants and insects, these two groups of
organisms produce some secondary metabolites in common. Identical structures belonging …

Complex membrane structures induced by West Nile virus (WNV), an enveloped RNA virus,
are required for efficient viral replication. How these membranes are induced and how they …

Transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) are extensively cultivated worldwide. To counter rapidly increasing pest resistance to …

The exceptional longevity of social insect queens despite their lifelong high fecundity
remains poorly understood in ageing biology. To gain insights into the mechanisms that …

Social insects are important models for social evolution and behavior. However, in many
species, experimental control over important factors that regulate division of labor, such as …