Clustered regularly spaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR) structure family forms the
acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …

Migration is a complex behavioural adaptation for survival that has evolved across the
animal kingdom from invertebrates to mammals. In some taxa, closely related migratory …

The intensely studied white gene is widely used as a genetic marker in Drosophila
melanogaster. Here, we cloned and characterized the white gene in an important pest of the …

Visible genetic markers are critical to gene function studies using genome editing
technology in insects. However, there is no report about visible phenotypic markers in Apis …

Sugar beet is a crop with high sucrose content, known for sugar production and recently
being considered as an emerging raw material for bioethanol production. This crop is also …

The short neuropeptide F (sNPF) signaling system, consisting of sNPF and its receptor
(sNPFR), influences many physiological processes in insects, including feeding, growth and …

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), has become one of the most
damaging pests worldwide since its invasion of Africa, Asia and Oceania from 2016 …

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), is an economically important pest of
cruciferous crops worldwide. This pest is notorious for rapid evolution of the resistance to …

Melanin is involved in cuticle pigmentation and sclerotization of insects, which is critical for
maintaining structural integrity and functional completeness of insect cuticle. The 2 key …

For a devastating agricultural pest, functional genomics promotes the finding of novel
technology to control Spodoptera frugiperda, such as the genetics-based strategies. In the …