The evolutionary success of insects is arguably due to their ability to build up a complex,
highly-adaptable and very effective defense system against numerous pathogens, including …

Epicuticular lipids in many terrestrial arthropods consist of vast numbers of polar and non-
polar aliphatic compounds, which are mainly responsible for the water balance in these …

Ectoparasitoids may change host metabolism, making the environment more favorable for
the development of their larvae. These alterations may also be suitable for growth and …

Insects employ different defense strategies against fungal infections and chemicals. We
aimed to identify the lipid compositions of the fat body of Zophobas morio larvae before and …

Differences in free fatty acids (FFAs) chemical composition of insects may be responsible for
susceptibility or resistance to fungal infection. Determination of FFAs found in cuticular lipids …

The interactions between entomopathogenic fungi and insects serve a classic example of a
co-evolutionary arms race between pathogens and their target host. The cuticle, site of the …

The entomopathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus produces enzymes that may
hydrolyze the cuticle of Galleria mellonella. Of these enzymes, elastase activity was the …

Simple Summary The interaction between insect and fungus is characterised on the one
hand by the parasite developing more effective strategies of host exploitation, and on the …

The cuticular and internal lipid composition in Calliphoravomitoria larvae, pupae, and male
and female adults was studied. The free fatty acid (FA) compositions of the lipids were …

The relationship between insect pathogenic fungi and their insect hosts is a classic example
of a co-evolutionary arms race between pathogen and target host: parasites evolve towards …