Sensory receptors enable animals to perceive their external world, and functional properties
of receptors evolve to detect the specific cues relevant for an organism's survival. Changes …

Background Visual opsins are expressed in the compound eyes and ocelli of insects and
enable light detection. Three distinct phylogenetic groups of visual opsins are found in …

Light traps have been widely used to monitor and manage pest populations, but natural
enemies are also influenced. The Dastarcus helophoroides Fairmaire is an important …

Stomatopod crustaceans possess some of the most complex animal visual systems,
including at least 16 spectrally distinct types of photoreceptive units (eg, assemblages of …

Ciliary opsins were classically thought to function only in vertebrates for vision, but they have
also been identified recently in invertebrates for non-visual photoreception. Larvae of the …

Gene duplication plays a central role in adaptation to novel environments by providing new
genetic material for functional divergence and evolution of biological complexity. Several …

Abstract Drosophila suzukii Matsumara (Diptera: Drosophilidae) has become a serious pest
in soft-skin fruits and berries, infesting both ripe and ripening fruits. Crop damage in …

The genome of Drosophila melanogaster contains seven rhodopsin genes. Rh1-6 proteins
are known to have respective absorption spectra and function as visual pigments in ocelli …

Predators control prey populations and influence communities and the functioning of
ecosystems through a combination of consumptive and nonconsumptive effects. These …

Simple Summary Yellow stem borer (YSB), is the most destructive and widely occurring pest
that attacks rice throughout the growing season. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major staple …