Various animals across the tree of life express some form of programmed dormancy (eg
hibernation, diapause) to maximize fitness in highly seasonal environments. The integrated …

Our highly seasonal world restricts insect activity to brief portions of the year. This feature
necessitates a sophisticated interpretation of seasonal changes and enactment of …

In seasonal environments, many animals, including insects, enter dormancy, where they are
limited to a fixed energy budget. The inability to replenish energetic stores during these …

Seasons impose different selection pressures on organisms through contrasting
environmental conditions. How such seasonal evolutionary conflict is resolved in organisms …

External conditions can drive biological rates in ectotherms by directly influencing body
temperatures. While estimating the temperature dependence of performance traits such as …

Winter diapause in insects is commonly terminated through cold exposure, which, like
vernalization in plants, prevents development before spring arrives. Currently, quantitative …

In Lepidoptera and Diptera, the fat body dissociates into single cells in nondiapause pupae,
but it does not dissociate in diapause pupae until diapause termination. Using the cotton …

Assessing the potential effects of insecticides on beneficial biological control agents is key to
facilitating the success of integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. Flupyradifurone …

Phenotypic plasticity is produced and maintained by processes regulating the transcriptome.
While differential gene expression is among the most important of these processes …

In temperate climates, the recurring seasonal exigencies of winter represent a fundamental
physiological challenge for a wide range of organisms. In response, many temperate insects …