Extensive use of chemical insecticides adversely affects both environment and human
health. One of the most popular biological pest control alternatives is bioinsecticides based …

The DNA methyltransferase family contains a conserved set of DNA-modifying enzymatic
proteins. They are responsible for epigenetic gene modulation, such as transcriptional …

The high diversity of insects has limited the volume of long‐term community data with a high
taxonomic resolution and considerable geographic replications, especially in forests …

Color traits are highly influenced by environmental conditions along the distributional range
of many species. Studies on the variation of animal coloration across different geographic …

The larvae of the insect Galleria mellonella, have recently been established as a non-
mammalian infection model for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). To gain …

Immune functions are costly, and immune investment is usually dependent on the
individual's condition and resource availability. For phytophagous insects, host plant quality …

Salmonella is a food and waterborne pathogen responsible for outbreaks worldwide, and it
can survive during passage through the stomach and inside host phagocytic cells. Virulence …

The co-evolutionary arms race between disease-causing agents and their insect victims is
ancient and complex–leading to the development of specialised attack and defence …

Adhesins facilitate bacterial colonization and invasion of host tissues and are considered
virulence factors, but their impact on immune-mediated damage as a driver of pathogenesis …

Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycete, known primarily for infecting
lepidopteran larval (caterpillars) and pupal hosts. Cordycepin, a secondary metabolite …