We introduce SilkBase as an integrated database for transcriptomic and genomic resources
of the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori and related species. SilkBase is the oldest B …

We recently showed that the Masculinizer gene (Masc) plays a primary role in sex
determination in the lepidopteran model insect Bombyx mori. However, it remains unknown …

Abstract The Masculinizer gene (Masc) encodes a CCCH tandem zinc finger protein
essential for masculinization and dosage compensation in the silkworm Bombyx mori …

Trilocha varians is a member of the bombycid moths. Since T. varians has a considerably
shorter generation period than the prevailing model species, Bombyx mori, this species …

In addition to the blend ratio, the quantity of sex pheromone components secreted by female
moths may affect the efficient attraction of conspecific males. The present study using the …

Ficus spp.(Rosales: Moraceae) are a large group of plants grown for landscape and
medicinal purposes in various regions and also known for absorbing various toxic pollutants …

Fem is a W‐linked gene that encodes a piRNA precursor, and its product, Fem piRNA, is a
master factor of female determination in Bombyx mori. Fem has low similarity to any known …

Ficus plants are commonly planted as ornamentals along roadsides in Malaysia. In 2010,
Ficus plants in Kuala Terengganu were found to be attacked by a moth, identified as …

The occurrence of Trilocha varians (Bombycidae: Lepidoptera) larvae damaging the leaves
of Ficus religiosa, Ficus infectoria, Ficus benjamina, Ficus elastica and Ficus benghalensis …

We investigated the neuroanatomy of the macroglomerular complex (MGC), which is
involved in sex pheromone processing, in five species in the subfamily Bombycinae …