The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has emerged as an important insect model system
for a variety of topics. With respect to studying gene function, it is second only to the vinegar …

The piggyBac transposon superfamily is a relatively recently recognized transposon
superfamily. The original piggyBac transposon was isolated from the genome of the …

Gene-editing techniques are revolutionizing the way we conduct genetics in many
organisms. The CRISPR/Cas nuclease has emerged as a highly versatile, efficient and …

Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has emerged as an important model
organism for the study of gene function in development and physiology, for ecological and …

Genetic screens are powerful tools to identify the genes required for a given biological
process. However, for technical reasons, comprehensive screens have been restricted to …

Background Insect pest control is challenged by insecticide resistance and negative impact
on ecology and health. One promising pest specific alternative is the generation of …

Background Chemoreception is based on the senses of smell and taste that are crucial for
animals to find new food sources, shelter, and mates. The initial step in olfaction involves the …

To highlight how gene drives could be useful for control of agricultural insect pests, we
selected species that are pests of animals (New World screwworm), plants (spotted wing …

Background The piRNA pathway has been shown in model organisms to be involved in
silencing of transposons thereby providing genome stability. In D. melanogaster the majority …

Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has developed into an insect model
system second only to Drosophila. Moreover, as a coleopteran it represents the most …