The insect fat body is analogous to vertebrate adipose tissue and liver. In this review, the
new and exciting advancements made in fat body biology in the last decade are …

Simple Summary Efficient and proper functioning of processes within living organisms play
key roles in times of climate change and strong human pressure. In insects, the most …

Maintenance of biological functions under negative energy balance depends on
mobilization of storage lipids and carbohydrates in animals. In mammals, glucagon and …

Lipids are the primary storage molecules and an essential source of energy in insects during
reproduction, prolonged periods of flight, starvation, and diapause. The coordination center …

Rhodnius prolixus, the blood gorging kissing bug, is a model insect, extensively used by Sir
Vincent Wigglesworth and others, upon which the foundations of insect physiology …

More than a third of the world population is at constant risk of contracting some insect-
transmitted disease, such as Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, malaria, Chagas' disease …

Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease, is a hematophagous insect that feeds
exclusively on blood. Each blood meal is digested within the first fourteen days after feeding …

The increasing global population and demand for meat have led to the need to find
sustainable and viable alternatives to traditional production methods. One potential solution …

Adipokinetic hormone (AKH) is a neuropeptide produced in the insect corpora cardiaca that
plays an essential role in mobilising carbohydrates and lipids from the fat body to the …

Insects produce many peptide hormones that play important roles in regulating growth,
development, immunity, homeostasis, stress, and other processes to maintain normal life. As …