Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Neuropeptides in insects act as neuromodulators in the central and peripheral nervous
system and as regulatory hormones released into the circulation. The functional roles of …

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

Insects, like other organisms, must deal with a wide variety of potentially challenging
environmental factors during the course of their life. An important example of such a …

The insect adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) are a large family of peptide hormones that are
involved in the mobilization of sugar and lipids from the insect fat body during energy …

▪ Abstract Neuropeptides regulate all important physiological, developmental, and
behavioral processes in insects. Here, I review two major physiological events that are …

Our knowledge on primary structure, synthesis, release, receptor binding, structure–activity
relationships, mode of action and degradation of, mainly, neuropeptides from insects has …

The extensive annual loss of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) represents a global problem
affecting agriculture and biodiversity. The parasitic mite Varroa destructor, associated with …

Since all life processes depend on energy, the endocrine control of energy metabolism is
one of the driving forces for the performance of an individual. Here, we review the literature …

Parasitic infections are often followed by changes in host behaviour. Numerous and
exquisite examples of such behavioural alterations are known, covering a broad spectrum of …