Anopheles gambiae blood feeding Initiates an anticipatory defense response to plasmodium berghei
, 2014 Mosquitoes have potent innate defense mechanisms that protect them from infection by diverse pathogens. Much remains unknown about how different pathogens are sensed and specific responses triggered.
Christophides, GK +2 more
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Proteomic identification of PKC-mediated expression of 20E-induced protein in Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
, 2007 Ecdysone receptor (EcR) and its heterodimeric partner, ultraspiracle protein (USP), are nuclear receptors that mediate the action of the insect molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E). There is evidence that the activity of both receptors is affected by
An, Shiheng +4 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 3050-3060, November 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Interactions between developing embryos and a multitude of environmental factors (e.g. climate, nutrition, social cues, stress and anthropogenic contaminants) underlie adaptive and non‐adaptive developmental plasticity and carry broad implications across ecological ...
Benjamin B. Parrott, Samantha L. Bock
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Azadirachtin disrupts ecdysone signaling and alters sand fly immunity
Parasites & VectorsBackground Leishmaniasis is a group of neglected vector-borne diseases transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. Leishmania parasites must overcome various defenses in the sand fly midgut, including the insects’s immune response.
Cecilia Stahl Vieira +4 more
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Monitoring resistance of Cydia pomonella (L.) Spanish field populations to new chemical insecticides and the mechanisms involved [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: A widespread resistance of Cydia pomonella to organophosphates was demonstrated in populations from the Spanish Ebro Valley area that showed high levels of enzymatic detoxification.
Avilla Hernández, Jesús +2 more
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APPi: A Multiscale Qualitative–Quantitative Insecticide‐Likeness Evaluation Platform and Application
Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 11, Page 4844-4856, November 2025.An Agrochem Predictive Platform for Insecticide‐likeness: From Qualitative Rules to Quantitative Modeling and Visualization. ABSTRACT According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), pests reduce global crop production by 14% annually. The growing challenge of pest resistance, coupled with the relatively low success rates
Jia‐lin Cui +7 more
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Developmental Expression of \u3cem\u3eDrop-Dead\u3c/em\u3e is Required for Early Adult Survival and Normal Body Mass in \u3cem\u3eDrosophila melanogaster\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]
, 2012 In Drosophila melanogaster, mutations in the gene drop-dead (drd) result in early adult lethality, with flies dying within 2 weeks of eclosion. Additional phenotypes include neurodegeneration, tracheal defects, starvation, reduced body mass, and female ...
Blumenthal, Edward M +1 more
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Dynamic eIF3‐S6 Phase Separation Switch Instructed by m6A Modification Drives the Molting of Locusts
Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 39, October 20, 2025.This research reveals that reduced m6A modifications during insect molting trigger liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of the m6A reader eIF3‐S6, which binds and stabilizes key molting mRNAs, including EcR and Cht10. Disrupting m6A or LLPS causes cuticle remodeling defects and molting failure, highlighting the synergistic control of gene expression ...
Zhihao Hu +8 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.We assessed how an acute heat shock event experienced at two different points in Manduca sexta larval development (early and late) impacted adult performance and fitness traits and whether thermal exposure of parents elicited plastic changes in offspring traits.
Meggan A. Alston +2 more
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Evaluation of the susceptibility of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, to a selection of novel biorational insecticides using an artificial diet [PDF]
, 2009 An improved technique was developed to assay the toxicity of insecticides against aphids using an artificial diet. The susceptibility of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) was determined for a selection of novel ...
Sadeghi, Amin +2 more
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