Synthetic pesticides are extensively and injudiciously applied to control agriculture and
household pests worldwide. Due to their high use, their toxic residues have enormously …

Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of
a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has rendered honey bees …

Background Neonicotinoid insecticides are applied worldwide for the control of agricultural
insect pests. The evolution of neonicotinoid resistance has led to the failure of pest control in …

There is growing number of studies demonstrating a close relationship between insect gut
microbiota and insecticide resistance. However, the contribution of the honey bee gut …

Pesticide use is prevalent with applications from the backyard gardener to large-scale
agriculture and combatting pests in homes and industrial settings. Alongside the need to …

Symbionts participate in various physiological activities of their insect hosts, including
detoxification metabolism. Emerging evidence has revealed that the bacterial symbiont …

The stored product pest, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), has
developed resistance against many classes of pesticides applied in grain storage …

The German cockroach, Blatella germanica, is a common pest in urban environments and is
among the most resilient insects in the world. The remarkable ability of the German …

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the
most damaging, polyphagous insect pests of agricultural cropping systems around the …

Bacterial symbionts can promote insecticide resistance in their hosts by isolating and
degrading insecticidal compounds or altering the expression of host genes. Although …