Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are produced by several species including insects,
other animals, micro-organisms and synthesis, are a critical component of the natural …

Multidrug-resistant bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections are major health threats.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has expressed concern on the decrease of …

Yellow mealworm larvae (YML; Tenebrio molitor) are considered as a valuable insect
species for animal feed due to their high nutritional values and ability to grow under different …

Insects or products derived from insects are considered as a valuable feed ingredient for
aquaculture, poultry, and pigs but also exert possible secondary effects of health stimulators …

Entomopathogenic nematodes have been proposed as biological agents for the control of
Drosophila suzukii, an invasive pest of small-stone and soft-skinned fruits. Larvae of the fly …

Immune‐associated genes of the beet armyworm, S podoptera exigua, were predicted from
454 pyrosequencing transcripts of hemocytes collected from fifth instar larvae challenged …

Host-pathogen interactions result in complex relationship, many aspects of which are not
completely understood. Vip proteins, which are Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) insecticidal toxins …

Relationships between parasites and hosts can be drastic, depending on the balance
between parasite strategies and the efficiency of the host immune response. In the case of …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and lysozymes are the main effectors of the insect immune
system, and they are involved in both local and systemic responses. Among local …

Steinernema carpocapsae is an entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) used in biological
control of agricultural pest insects. It enters the hemocoel of its host via the intestinal tract …