Symbiotic interactions between insects and microorganisms are widespread in nature and
are often the source of ecological innovations. In addition to supplementing their host with …

The black soldier fly is the 'crown jewel'of the insects as feed industry. Over the past two
decades, a tremendous amount of research has been published on larval development …

Plastics are inexpensive and widely used organic polymers, but their high durability hinders
biodegradation. Polystyrene, including extruded polystyrene (also known as styrofoam), is …

In all stages of their life cycle, insects are threatened by a multitude of predators, parasites,
parasitoids and pathogens. The lifestyles and feeding ecologies of some hymenopteran taxa …

Our goal was to identify the bacteria inhabiting the reproductive system of the female oriental
fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), and evaluate the chemotaxis of B. dorsalis to the …

Simple Summary The Mediterranean fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is considered one of the
world's most destructive fruit pests, as it can attack commercially important fruit, thus causing …

Midguts from adult sterile male Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann and Anastrepha ludens Loew,
the Mediterranean fruit fly and Mexican fruit fly, respectively, were examined microscopically …

Many notorious insect pests live in the symbiotic associations with gut microbiota. However,
the mechanisms underlying how they host their gut microbiota are unknown. Most gut …

Insects harbor a wide variety of microorganisms that form complex and changing
communities and play an important role in the biology and evolution of their hosts. Aphids …

The melon fruit fly, B actrocera cucurbitae (C oquillett)(D iptera: T ephritidae), is
polyphagous and an important fruit and vegetable pest. Sterile insect technique (SIT) is a …