Insects are the most widespread group of organisms and more than one million species
have been described. These animals have significant ecological functions, for example they …

More than a third of the world population is at constant risk of contracting some insect-
transmitted disease, such as Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, malaria, Chagas' disease …

Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect, which feeds on large and infrequent blood
meals, and is a vector of trypanosomatids that cause Chagas disease. After feeding, lipids …

Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease, is a hematophagous insect that feeds
exclusively on blood. Each blood meal is digested within the first fourteen days after feeding …

Heavy metals are major environmental pollutants that affect organisms across different
trophic levels. Herbivorous insects play an important role in the bioaccumulation, and …

Fatty acid synthase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in the formation of fatty acids.
Despite the role of fatty acids in cell signalling and energy metabolism, and as precursors to …

The energy stored in fatty acids is essential for several critical activities of insects, such as
embryogenesis, oviposition, and flight. Rhodnius prolixus is an obligatory hematophagous …

Insect cuticle hydrocarbons are involved primarily in waterproofing the cuticle, but also
participate in chemical communication and regulate the penetration of insecticides and …

The insect integument, formed by the cuticle and the underlying epidermis, is essential for
insect fitness, regulation of lipid biosynthesis and storage, insect growth and feeding …

Rhodnius prolixus is an obligatory hematophagous insect, vector of Chagas disease. After
blood meal, lipids are absorbed, metabolized, synthesized, and accumulated in the fat body …