Background Parasitic insects are well-known biological control agents for arthropod pests
worldwide. They are capable of regulating their host's physiology, development and …

Abstract Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an insect pest of major cultivated crops
in North and South America. The species has adapted to different host plants and developed …

Abstract Background The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) is an important insect pest of
wheat. It has tractable genetics, polytene chromosomes, and a small genome (158 Mb) …

The tremendous diversity of Hymenoptera is commonly attributed to the evolution of
parasitoidism in the last common ancestor of parasitoid sawflies (Orussidae) and wasp …

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

The stink bug Arma custos (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a predatory enemy successfully
used for biocontrol of lepidopteran and coleopteran pests in notorious invasive species. In …

Chironomus riparius is of great importance as a study species in various fields like
ecotoxicology, molecular genetics, developmental biology and ecology. However, only a …

Abstract Background The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, the most destructive pest
of rice, is a typical monophagous herbivore that feeds exclusively on rice sap, which …

Aphids are important agricultural pests and also biological models for studies of insect-plant
interactions, symbiosis, virus vectoring, and the developmental causes of extreme …

Hemipterans include some of the most important insect pests of agricultural systems and
vectors of plant pathogens. The vector, Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid) belonging to the …