Over the past 30 years, the sterile insect technique (SIT) has become a regular component
of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programs against several major …

Antheraea pernyi is a commercially cultivated silk moth and a source of insect food with high-
quality protein. Insects suffer oxidative stress on exposure to heavy metals, and reactive …

Abstract Background The mudflat crab Helice tientsinensis is one of the most commercially
valuable species for crabmeat production due to its delicious taste. These crabs are mainly …

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a major health problem in the East and Southeast
Asia, and the intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is the current preferred treatment …

The unique genetic phenomena responsible for inherited sterility (IS) in Lepidoptera and
some other arthropods, as compared with full sterility, provide advantages for pest control …

Ionizing radiation (IR) causes biological effects either by directly damaging the molecules or
by generating free radicals. Antioxidant mechanisms are believed to be involved in …

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), is one of the notorious pests causing
substantial loses to many cruciferous vegetables across the nations. The effects of 60Co-γ …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators of the cytotoxicity induced by the
direct reaction of ionising radiation (IR) with all critical cellular components, such as proteins …

The sterile insect technique (SIT) may reduce pest populations by allowing sufficient amount
of irradiation-induced sterile males to mate with wild females whilst maintaining mating …

Insect cell lines have been utilized as an important higher eukaryotic model system to
decipher stress responses and cell death mechanisms. Lepidopteran Sf9 cells (derived from …