Application of conventional synthetic pesticides and agrochemicals has boosted the yield
and productivity of crops by reducing pest infestation and promoting crop growth yet …

Transcriptomic studies lend insights into the role of transcriptional plasticity in adaptation
and specialization. Recently, there has been growing interest in understanding the …

To better understand the olfactory mechanisms in the two lepidopteran pest model species,
the Helicoverpa armigera and H. assulta, we conducted transcriptome analysis of the adult …

To obtain accurate and reliable results from quantitative real-time reverse transcription
polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis, it is necessary to select suitable reference …

Aphis craccivora (Koch) is an economically important pest that affects legumes in worldwide.
Chemical control is still the primary efficient method for A. craccivora management …

Background Several agricultural fungicides are known to affect insect pests directly and
these effects may be transgenerational and mediated through impacts on endosymbionts …

A resistant strain of the cotton aphid (SR) developed 441.26-fold and 11.97-fold resistance
to spirotetramat for adult aphids and nymphs, respectively, compared with the susceptible …

Cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover damages plants such as cotton directly by feeding on
leaves and indirectly by transmitting viruses and excreting honeydew, which interferes with …

The cotton–melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a major insect pest worldwide.
Lysiphlebia japonica (Ashmead) is an obligate parasitic wasp of A. gossypii, and has the …

Plant allelochemicals are a group of important defensive agents of plants, which have been
documented to be deleterious to insect herbivores. In the present study, we found that the …