The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is a severely destructive pest
native to the Americas, but has now become an alien invasive pest in China, and causes …

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Pandemis cinnamomeana (the
White-faced Tortrix; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Tortricidae). The genome sequence is …

Despite the rapid advances in sequencing technology, limited genomic resources are
currently available for phytophagous spider mites, which include many important agricultural …

Nipa palm hispid beetle (Octodonta nipae) is an insect species that is native to Malaysia but
has spread to southern China and beyond, seriously threatening palm production. A lack of …

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Agonum fuliginosum (ground
beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Carabidae). The genome sequence is 695.9 …

Insect embryogenesis is best understood in the fruit fly Drosophila. However, Drosophila
embryogenesis shows evolutionary-derived features: anterior patterning is controlled by a …

Abstract Background The Chinese praying mantis, Tenodera sinensis (Saussure), is a
carnivorous insect that preys on a variety of arthropods and small vertebrates, including pest …

The number of managed honey bee colonies has considerably decreased in many
developed countries in recent years and ectoparasitic mites are considered as major threats …

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) plays an important role in revealing molecular
evolution. In this study, the complete mitogenome of Grammodes geometrica (G …

Abstract The moth Heortia vitessoides Moore (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a major pest of
ecologically, commercially and culturally important agarwood-producing trees in the genus …