Dissecting cricket genomes for the advancement of entomology and entomophagy

K Kataoka, Y Togawa, R Sanno, T Asahi, K Yura - Biophysical Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Significant advances in biophysical methods such as next-generation sequencing
technologies have now opened the way to conduct evolutionary and applied research …

Large-scale comparative analysis of cytogenetic markers across Lepidoptera

I Provazníková, M Hejníčková, S Visser, M Dalíková… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allows identification of particular chromosomes
and their rearrangements. Using FISH with signal enhancement via antibody amplification …

A step forward in the genome characterization of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis: karyotype analysis, sex chromosome system and repetitive DNAs …

AE Gasparotto, D Milani, E Martí, ABSM Ferretti… - Chromosoma, 2022 - Springer
Moths of the family Crambidae include a number of pests that cause economic losses to
agricultural crops. Despite their economic importance, little is known about their genome …

Genome-wide exploration of metabolic-based pyrethroid resistance mechanism in Helicoverpa armigera

J Kim, MM Rahman, C Han, J Jeon, M Kwon… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
To elucidate the deltamethrin resistance mechanism in Helicoverpa armigera, we explored
mutations at the deltamethrin target site, genomic level variations between insecticide …

Chromosomal conservatism vs chromosomal megaevolution: enigma of karyotypic evolution in Lepidoptera

EA Pazhenkova, VA Lukhtanov - Chromosome Research, 2023 - Springer
In the evolution of many organisms, periods of slow genome reorganization (= chromosomal
conservatism) are interrupted by bursts of numerous chromosomal changes (= chromosomal …

Multiple sex chromosomes of Yponomeuta ermine moths suggest a role of sexual antagonism in sex chromosome turnover in Lepidoptera

P Irena, D Martina, V Anna, R Peter, S Ken, P Jan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Sex chromosome-autosome fusions give rise to neo-sex chromosomes, which provide an
insight into early evolution of sex chromosomes and drivers of chromosomal fusions. While …

Investigations into Two Modes of Ultraviolet Reflectance of Pierid Butterflies

VM Ficarrotta - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Lepidoptera (scaled-wing) are named after the scales on their wings. These scales are an
innovation that gives Lepidoptera access to a very large color space beyond our human …