Insects constitute the largest and most diverse group of animals on Earth with an equally
diverse virome. The main antiviral immune system of these animals is the post …

Highlights•Several peptides have direct or indirect gonadoregulatory activities.•The insulin
signalling pathway regulates different stages of oogenesis.•Male accessory gland secretions …

Ecdysteroid hormones influence the development and reproduction of arthropods by binding
a heterodimeric complex of nuclear receptors, the ecdysone receptor (EcR) and the retinoid …

Juvenile hormones (JH) are key endocrine regulators produced by the corpora allata (CA) of
insects. Together with ecdysteroids, as well as nutritional cues, JH coordinates different …

Ecdysteroids are widely investigated for their role during the molting cascade in insects;
however, they are also involved in the development of the female reproductive system …

Currently (2020), Africa and Asia are experiencing the worst desert locust (Schistocerca
gregaria) plague in decades. Exceptionally high rainfall in different regions caused …

In insects, neuropeptides constitute a group of signaling molecules that act in regulation of
multiple physiological and behavioral processes by binding to their corresponding …

Abstract The American cockroach Periplaneta americana (L.)(Blattodea, Blattidae) has been
a model organism for biochemical and physiological study for almost a century, however, its …

Vector-borne diseases and especially malaria are responsible for more than half million
deaths annually. The increase of insecticide resistance in wild populations of Anopheles …

The primary sequence of the Arthropod neurohormone neuroparsin is so variable that so far
no orthologs from moths and butterflies have been characterized, even though classical …