The buzz on insecticides: a review of uses, molecular structures, targets, adverse effects, and alternatives

MF Araújo, EMS Castanheira, SF Sousa - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Insecticides play a critical role in controlling the spread of insect-borne diseases and
preserving crop health. These chemical substances are specifically formulated to kill or …

Insect ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters: roles in xenobiotic detoxification and Bt insecticidal activity

C Wu, S Chakrabarty, M Jin, K Liu, Y Xiao - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, a large class of transmembrane proteins, are
widely found in organisms and play an important role in the transport of xenobiotics. Insect …

A β-cyclodextrin-functionalized metal–organic framework enhances the insecticidal activity of indoxacarb by affecting amino acid metabolism in red imported fire ants

L Yang, H Chen, Q Zheng, P Luo, W Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The invasion area of red imported fire ants (RIFAs) in China continues to expand due to
factors such as ecological changes and human activities, and the resulting damage is …

Xenobiotic responses in insects

L Gao, H Qiao, P Wei, B Moussian… - Archives of Insect …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Insects have evolved a powerful detoxification system to protect themselves against
environmental and anthropogenic xenobiotics including pesticides and nanoparticles. The …

Pb exposure causes non-linear accumulation of Pb in D. melanogaster controlled by metallothionein B and exerts ecological effects

X Yu, Y Li, X Tian, X Zang, S Yang, H Qiao… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pb pollution can harm human health and the ecosystem. Therefore, it is worthwhile to study
the metabolic processes of heavy metals in individual bodies and their influence on …

Identification and transcriptional response of ATP‐binding cassette transporters to chlorantraniliprole in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis

X Meng, X Yang, Z Wu, Q Shen, L Miao… - Pest Management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND As the largest transporter gene family in metazoans, ATP‐binding cassette
(ABC) transporters regulate the efflux of a broad spectrum of substrates from the cytoplasm …

Genome-wide annotation of cuticular protein genes in non-biting midge Propsilocerus akamusi and transcriptome analysis of their response to heavy metal pollution

W Liu, T Chang, K Zhao, X Sun, H Qiao, C Yan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The insect cuticle is a sophisticated chitin-protein extracellular structure for mutable
functions. The cuticles varied their structures and properties in different species, and the …

Reduced expression of the P‐glycoprotein gene PxABCB1 is linked to resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in Plutella xylostella (L.)

J Zhou, Z Guo, S Kang, J Qin, L Gong… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Rapid evolution of pest resistance has seriously threatened the sustainable
use of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), is the first …

Transcriptome analysis reveals global gene expression changes of Chilo suppressalis in response to sublethal dose of chlorantraniliprole

X Meng, F Dong, K Qian, L Miao, X Yang, H Ge, Z Wu… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The anthranilic diamide insecticide chlorantraniliprole was widely used for the controlling of
Chilo suppressalis in China. Previous studies have revealed sublethal effects of …

Transcriptomic investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam and the pyrethroid lambda‐cyhalothrin in …

EC Lira, ARB Nascimento, C Bass… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Laboratory‐selected resistant strains of Euschistus heros to thiamethoxam
(NEO) and lambda‐cyhalothrin (PYR) were recently reported in Brazil. However, the …