Invasive species pose significant threats to forest ecosystems. Early intervention strategies
are the most cost-effective means to control biological invasions, but are reliant on robust …

Scabies is a common skin disease with an estimated worldwide incidence of 200 million
people infected per year. Its morbidity and mortality is principally due to secondary bacterial …

The reliable taxonomic identification of organisms through DNA sequence data requires a
well parameterized library of curated reference sequences. However, it is estimated that just …

Background Ambitious initiatives to coordinate genome sequencing of Earth's biodiversity
mean that the accumulation of genomic data is growing rapidly. In addition to cataloguing …

Highlights•Three groups of IGRs as commercial biorational insecticides: juvenile hormone
analogues, ecdysone agonists, chitin synthesis inhibitors.•What have we learned after 30 …

Current sequencing technology allows for the relatively affordable generation of highly
contiguous genomes. Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to …

Highlights•Insects must cope with fine-scale temporal and spatial abiotic
variation.•Phenotypes integrate genetics, environment, time, and individual …

Background Fruits are the seed-bearing structures of flowering plants and are highly diverse
in terms of morphology, texture and maturation. Dehiscent fruits split open upon maturation …

Entomologists have long puzzled over how insect herbivores rapidly adapt to
agroecosystems. As early as 1865, Benjamin Walsh wondered where the 'New Potato-bug' …

Highlights•New genome resources are expanding possibilities for developing insect model
systems.•The quality of genome assemblies varies in contiguity and gene content …