The first neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, was launched in 1991. Today this class of
insecticides comprises at least seven major compounds with a market share of more than …

China is the world's fourth-largest country in terms of landmass. Its highly diverse
biogeography presents opportunities for many invasive alien insects. However, physical and …

生物入侵已对入侵区的生态环境, 社会经济和人类健康造成了严重的威胁, 成为了21
世纪五大全球性环境问题之一. 本文回顾了2000 年以来, 中国生物入侵研究领域尤其是入侵种的 …

Background Accurate evaluation of gene expression requires normalization relative to the
expression of reliable reference genes. Expression levels of “classical” reference genes can …

High level resistance for a variety of insecticides has emerged in Bemisia tabaci, a globally
notorious insect. Neonicotinoid insecticides have been applied widely to control B. tabaci …

One of the biggest challenges for pathogens invading hosts is microbial symbionts but the
role of pathogens in symbionts in nature is unknown. By tracking the dynamics of the …

For many insect-vectored plant viruses, the relationship between feeding behavior and
vector competence may prove integral to an understanding of the epidemiology of the …

The sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a major agricultural pest with a wide host range
throughout the world. The species designation for B. tabaci includes numerous distinct …

Background Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) was introduced into China in 2006,
approximately 10 years after the introduction of an invasive whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) …

The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, comes up high metabolic resistance to most neonicotinoids in
long-term evolution, which is the key problem of pest control. UGT glycosyltransferase, as a …