Insects are associated with multiple microbes that have been reported to influence various
aspects of their biology. Most studies in insects, including pest species, focus on the …

Acquisition and transmission by an insect vector is central to the infection cycle of the
majority of plant pathogenic viruses. Plant viruses can interact with their insect host in a …

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus and a major cause
of human viral encephalitis in Asia. We provide an overview of the knowledge on vector …

The recent development of high‐throughput NGS technologies,(ie, next‐generation
sequencing) has highlighted the complexity of tick microbial communities—which include …

West Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus of high medical and veterinary
importance. The main vectors for WNV are mosquito species of the Culex genus that …

Mosquitoes harbor an extensive diversity of 'insect-specific'RNA viruses in addition to those
important to human and animal health. However, because most studies of the mosquito …

Background Insect-specific viruses do not replicate in vertebrate cells, but persist in
mosquito populations and are highly prevalent in nature. These viruses may naturally …

Symbiotic microbial communities augment host phenotype, including defense against
pathogen carriage and infection. We sampled the microbial communities in 11 adult …

Background Dengue and other arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes,
including Zika and chikungunya, present an increasing public health challenge in tropical …

The longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is one of the most damaging invasive tramp
ants globally. It is generally found between latitudes 27° N and 27° S in Asia, although it has …