Mirids (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) feed upon a wide variety of cultivated and wild
plants and can be economically important crop pests. They have traditionally been …

Abstract In China, the genus Adelphocoris (Hemiptera: Miridae) includes three dominant
pest species (A. suturalis, A. lineolatus and A. fasciaticollis), which cause great damage to …

In herbivorous insects, host plant switching is commonly observed and plays an important
role in their annual life cycle. However, much remains to be learned about seasonal host …

Abstract Holotrichia parallela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) is a notorious pest of many
crops. To improve the effectiveness of its female-produced sex pheromone (L-isoleucine …

Simple Summary In agroecosystems, predatory ladybeetles play an important role in
suppressing aphid populations. How ladybeetles make use of host plant diversity in …

Plant volatiles such as floral scent compounds play a crucial role in mediating insect host
locating, mate search, and oviposition sites selection. The alfalfa plant bug, Adelphocoris …

Background Color vision and phototactic behavior based on opsins are important for the
fitness of insects because of their roles in foraging and mate choice. Related topics …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression and contribute to numerous physiological
processes. However, little is known about the functions of miRNAs in insect …

Understanding the population genetic structure and demographic dynamics of important
agricultural pest insects is very important in studying insecticide resistance and control …

Backgroud Horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication are two major mechanisms
contributing to the evolutionary adaptation of organisms. Previously, polygalacturonase …