Hemipterans (such as aphids, whiteflies, and leafhoppers) are some of the most devastating
insect pests due to the numerous plant pathogens they transmit as vectors, which are …

Aphids are amongst the most damaging pests of plants that use their stylets to penetrate the
plant tissue to consume large amounts of phloem sap and thus deprive the plant of …

Phloem-feeding insects feed on plant phloem using their stylets. While ingesting phloem
sap, these insects secrete saliva to circumvent plant defenses. Previous studies have shown …

Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF) and mesencephalic astrocyte-derived
neurotrophic factor (MANF) promote the survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons which …

A transient rise in cytosolic calcium ion concentration is one of the main signals used by
plants in perception of their environment. The role of calcium in the detection of abiotic stress …

Vitellogenin (Vg) is a well‐known nutritious protein involved in reproduction in nearly all
oviparous animals, including insects. Recently, Vg has been detected in saliva proteomes of …

Recent studies have reported that aphids facilitate their colonization of host plants by
secreting salivary proteins into host tissues during their initial probing and feeding. Some of …

Aphids (Aphididae) are major agricultural pests that cause significant yield losses of crop
plants each year by inflicting damage both through the direct effects of feeding and by …

Gel and watery saliva are regarded as key players in aphid–pIant interactions. The salivary
composition seems to be influenced by the variable environment encountered by the stylet …

Abstract Background Halyomorpha halys (Stål), the brown marmorated stink bug, is a highly
invasive insect species due in part to its exceptionally high levels of polyphagy. This species …