The insect's microbiota is well acknowledged as a “hidden” player influencing essential
insect traits. The gut microbiome of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) has been shown to …

Nowadays agriculture is facing constantly challenges to produce more and better food for a
growing population under a changing climate scenery. To afford this demand, agricultural …

Bacteria colonies from gut homogenates of fifth instar velvetbean caterpillars (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae) were subjected to antibiotic sensitivity experiments using discs containing 22 …

The characterization and identification of proteolytic bacteria from the gut of the velvetbean
caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis) were the objectives of this study. Twelve aerobic and …

0The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an important pest insect due to high degree
of polyphagia. In order to better understand its adaptation mechanism against plant protease …

Because food proteins are crucial for insect survival, growth, and fecundity, enzymes
involved in their digestion have attracted the attention of fundamental entomologists …

Insect pests such as Anticarsia gemmatalis cause defoliation and yield losses. Soybean
breeding has obtained resistant genotypes, however the mechanism remains unknown …

Plant defence mechanisms can reduce the digestive enzyme activity of insect pests. The aim
of this study was to determine the relationship between the production of proteinase …

The increased additive amount of adjuncts in the raw materials of Chinese beer requires the
usage of protease to release more water-soluble proteins. Here, a metallo-neutral protease …

Plants respond to insect herbivory through the production of biochemicals that function as
either direct defenses or indirect defenses via the attraction of natural enemies. While attack …