Termites are eusocial arthropod decomposers, and improve soil fertility, crop yield, and also
are used by humans for their benefits across the world. However, some species of termites …

Insects are one of the most successful animals in nature, and entomopathogenic fungi play a
significant role in the natural epizootic control of insect populations in many ecosystems. The …

Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) is a serious disease causing considerable losses to harvested
tomato during storage and transportation. Extensive and unjudicial use of fungicides has …

Abstract Introduction Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are a class of small molecular weight
soluble proteins that exist as expanded gene families in all insects, acting as ligand carriers …

Biopesticides are considered eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals. However,
their impact on non-target organisms is still poorly understood. Social wasps, in particular …

As chemical pesticides have caused serious environmental pollution, fungus-based
biological control has become a developing alternative to chemical control. Here, we aimed …

Cooperative disease defense emerges as group-level collective behavior, yet how group
members make the underlying individual decisions is poorly understood. Using garden ants …

Eusocial insects can employ various behavioural and physiological disease defences to
avoid, resist and tolerate pathogen infections in their closely related and packed colonies …

Characterizing ancient clades of fungal symbionts is necessary for understanding the
evolutionary process underlying symbiosis development. In this study, we investigated a …

This study aimed to investigate the biomass production of Bacillus subtilis in flask and
bioreactor conditions. It is necessary to carry the culture from the shake flask to the pH, air …