Insect herbivores have ubiquitous associations with microorganisms that have major effects
on how host insects may interact in their environment. Recently, increased attention has …

For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …

Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

As for most of the life that inhabits our planet, microorganisms play an essential role in insect
nutrition, reproduction, defence, and support their host in many other functions. More …

Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic
specialization. The aim of this study is to test whether species feeding on different plants …

Abstract Background The true bugs (Heteroptera) occupy nearly all of the known ecological
niches of insects. Among them, as a group containing more than 30,000 species, the …

Evolutionary and ecological forces are important factors that shape gut microbial profiles in
hosts, which can help insects adapt to different environments through modulating their …

Background To understand mechanisms of adaptation and plasticity of pollinators and other
insects a better understanding of diversity and function of their key symbionts is required …

Abstract Extant cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) includes widely distributed Cicadidae and
relictual Tettigarctidae, with fossils ascribed to these two groups based on several distinct …

As with many other trophic interactions, the interchange of microorganisms between plants
and their herbivorous insects is unavoidable. To test the hypothesis that the composition and …