Research over the past 30 years has led to a widespread acceptance that insects establish
widespread and diverse associations with microorganisms. More recently, microbiome …

The insect's microbiota is well acknowledged as a “hidden” player influencing essential
insect traits. The gut microbiome of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) has been shown to …

Symbioses between insects and microbes are ubiquitous, but vary greatly in terms of
function, transmission mechanism, and location in the insect. Lepidoptera (butterflies and …

Insects develop efficient antimicrobial strategies to flourish in a bacterial world. It has long
been proposed that native gut microbiota is an important component of host defense; …

Insects are an incredibly diverse group of animals with species that benefit and harm natural
ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Many insects have consequential associations …

Insect herbivores have ubiquitous associations with microorganisms that have major effects
on how host insects may interact in their environment. Recently, increased attention has …

The complex gut microbiome is a malleable microbial community that can undergo
remodeling in response to many factors, including the gut environment and microbial …

Asion corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenee)) is one of the most important factors affecting
the normal growth and yield of corn. However, chemical control methods currently in use …

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is a major insect order including important pollinators
and agricultural pests, however their microbiomes are little studied. Here, using next …

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is an important polyphagous agricultural pest in
the Western Hemisphere and currently invasive to countries of the Eastern Hemisphere. This …