Substantial efforts to characterize the structural and functional diversity of soil, plant and
insect-associated microbial communities have illuminated the complex interacting domains …

A growing number of studies indicate an association between symbiotic microbes and
insecticide resistance in a diverse range of insects. However, the prevalence, possible …

In aphids, hormesis and symbiotic bacteria are the drivers for the development of pesticide
resistance. However, the related mechanism remains unclear. Here, we evaluated the …

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 …

BACKGROUND Aphis gossypii, a polyphagous and recurrent pest induced by pesticides,
causes tremendous loss crop yields each year. Previous studies on the mechanism of …

Aphids live in symbiosis with a variety of bacteria, including the obligate symbiont Buchnera
aphidicola and diverse facultative symbionts. The symbiotic associations for one aphid …

Many invertebrates develop into different color morphs in response to changes in
environmental conditions. Color morphs can differ in their biology and stress tolerance …

Human beings are greatly threatened by the dangerous pathogens spread by mosquitoes,
especially malarial parasite transmitted by Anopheles sp., dengue virus by Aedes sp., and …

Entomologists have long puzzled over how insect herbivores rapidly adapt to
agroecosystems. As early as 1865, Benjamin Walsh wondered where the 'New Potato-bug' …

Microbiome composition has been associated with insecticide resistance in malaria vectors.
However, the contribution of major symbionts to the increasingly reported resistance …