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 …

Royal jelly, a honey bee secretion, plays a critical role in caste determination in honey bees
because it serves as the source of nutrition for young larvae destined to become queens. It is …

Due to the popularization of insect consumption, several studies have been carried out to
elucidate the most diverse questions about nutritional factors, risks related to consumption …

One group of promising pest control agents are the entomopathogenic fungi; one such
example is Conidiobolus coronatus, which produces a range of metabolites. Our present …

Western cultures do not use insects for direct human consumption. However, insects can be
sustainably reared to produce nutrients similar to other farmed animals. Lipid biochemical …

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), the evolutionary products of aquatic hexapod
ancestors expanding to terrestrial environment, are deposited on the surface of insect …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play a critical role in the establishment of the waterproof
barrier that prevents dehydration and wetting in insects. While rich data are available on …

Chitin, the major structural polysaccharide in arthropods such as insects and mites, is a
linear polymer of N-acetylglucosamine units. The growth and development of insects are …

The food flavour additive octanoic acid (C8: 0) is also a metabolite of the entomopathogenic
fungus Conidiobolus coronatus, which efficiently infects and rapidly kills Galleria mellonella …

Pesticides are used as plants protection products. Among those, insecticides serve as
agents to control insects. When incorrectly applied, however these substances may …