In an environment with changing availability and quality of host plants, phytophagous
insects are under selection pressure to find quality hosts. They need to maximize their …

Simple Summary Chemical information, among various environmental cues, is the most
important factor for insect survival and reproduction. Insects usually rely on pheromone …

Beauveria bassiana, an entomopathogenic fungus, can exist asymptomatically as an
endophyte in many plants. This study aimed to determine the efficiency of B. bassiana …

Chemical communication is a widely used mode of communication for social insects and
has been demonstrated to be involved in many behaviours and physiological processes …

Abstract The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a highly destructive pest of various fruits.
The reproductive and host-finding behaviors of this species are affected by several plant …

Selecting a suitable oviposition site is crucial to the fitness of female insects because it
determines the successful development of their offspring. During the oviposition process, an …

Background Insects rely on chemosensory perception, mainly olfaction, for the location of
mates, food sources, and oviposition sites. Plant-released volatile compounds guide …

Multiple regulatory mechanisms including post-translational modifications (PTMs) confer
complexity to the simpler genomes and proteomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a devastating fruit fly pest in tropical and sub-
tropical countries. Like other insects, this fly uses its chemosensory system to efficiently …

Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are believed to play critical roles in host-seeking behavior.
However, little attention was paid to its different functions in male and female. The antenna …