Toward an integrated understanding of the lepidoptera microbiome
Research over the past 30 years has led to a widespread acceptance that insects establish
widespread and diverse associations with microorganisms. More recently, microbiome …
widespread and diverse associations with microorganisms. More recently, microbiome …
Chemical, physiological and molecular responses of host plants to lepidopteran egg-laying
Plant-lepidopteran interactions involve complex processes encompassing molecules and
regulators to counteract defense responses they develop against each other. Lepidoptera …
regulators to counteract defense responses they develop against each other. Lepidoptera …
The genetic legacy of the Quaternary ice ages for West Palearctic butterflies
The interplay between geographic barriers and climatic oscillations over the past 2.6 million
years structured genetic variation at the continental scale. The genetic legacy of the …
years structured genetic variation at the continental scale. The genetic legacy of the …
The cultivable gut bacteria Enterococcus mundtii promotes early‐instar larval growth of Conogethes punctiferalis via enhancing digestive enzyme activity
J Li, B Ni, Y Wu, Y Yang, D Mu, KN Wu… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Gut bacteria are crucial in influencing insect development and even
phenotypic plasticity. The yellow peach moth Conogethes punctiferalis, as a significant borer …
phenotypic plasticity. The yellow peach moth Conogethes punctiferalis, as a significant borer …
The Pleistocene species pump past its prime: evidence from European butterfly sister species
S Ebdon, DR Laetsch, L Dapporto… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Pleistocene glacial cycles had a profound impact on the ranges and genetic make‐up of
organisms. While it is clear that the contact zones that have been described for many sister …
organisms. While it is clear that the contact zones that have been described for many sister …
Evaluation of cellulose degrading bacteria isolated from the gut-system of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera and their potential values in biomass conversion
Background Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera is a widely distributed, devastating pest
of over 200 crop plants that mainly consist of some cellulosic materials. Despite its economic …
of over 200 crop plants that mainly consist of some cellulosic materials. Despite its economic …
One's trash is someone else's treasure: sequence read archives from Lepidoptera genomes provide material for genome reconstruction of their endosymbionts
Background Maternally inherited bacterial symbionts are extremely widespread in insects.
They owe their success to their ability to promote their own transmission through various …
They owe their success to their ability to promote their own transmission through various …
Host plant-dependent effects of microbes and phytochemistry on the insect immune response
SA Yoon, JG Harrison, CS Philbin, CD Dodson… - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
Herbivorous insects can defend themselves against pathogens via an immune response,
which is influenced by the nutritional quality and phytochemistry of the host plant. However …
which is influenced by the nutritional quality and phytochemistry of the host plant. However …
Diversity of Wolbachia infection and its influence on mitochondrial DNA variation in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella
X Zhu, T Liu, A He, L Zhang, J Li, T Li, X Miao… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plutella xylostella is a pest that severely damages cruciferous vegetables worldwide and
has been shown to be infected with the maternally inherited bacteria Wolbachia, with the …
has been shown to be infected with the maternally inherited bacteria Wolbachia, with the …
Temporal and spatial microbiome dynamics across natural populations of the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola
Host–symbiont interactions may form obligatory or facultative associations that are context
dependent. Long-term studies on microbiome composition from wild populations should …
dependent. Long-term studies on microbiome composition from wild populations should …