The increasing interest for Galleria mellonella larvae as an infection model is evidenced by
the number of papers reporting its use, which increases exponentially since the early 2010s …

abstract Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth or honeycomb moth) has been introduced as
an alternative model to study microbial infections. G. mellonella larvae can be easily and …

Insects are one of the major sources of antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs). Since
observation of antimicrobial activity in the hemolymph of pupae from the giant silk moths …

Lepidopteran insects provide important model systems for innate immunity of insects,
particularly for cell biology of hemocytes and biochemical analyses of plasma proteins …

Significant progress has been achieved in silkworm (Bombyx mori) research since the last
review on this insect was published in this journal in 2005. In this article, we review the new …

In many aspects, the immune response against pathogens in insects is similar to the innate
immunity in mammals. This has caused a strong interest in the scientific community for the …

Bombyx mori L., a primary producer of silk, is the main tool in the sericulture industry and
provides the means of livelihood to a large number of people. Silk cocoon crop losses due to …

We investigated variations in the gene expression of Bombyx mori following infection with a
nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). Two B. mori strains, KN and 306, which are highly resistant …

Simple Summary The Toll-Spätzle pathway is a crucial defense mechanism in insect innate
immunity through inducing the expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) against …

To gain an insight into the effects of different diets on growth and development of the
domesticated silkworm at protein level, we employed comparative proteomic approach to …