Simple Summary Carboxyl/cholinesterases (CCEs) represent a family of enzymes
distributed in many organisms, including insects. Despite their relatively simple catalyzed …

Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous key enzymes with different activities as
transferases or isomerases. As key detoxifying enzymes, GSTs are expressed in the …

In order to develop anthranilic diamides with novel chemotypes, a series of anthranilic
diamides with acrylamide linkers were designed and synthesized. The results of preliminary …

The predatory stink bug P. Lewisi shows potential for Integrated Pest Management programs
for controlling Lepidoptera pest insects in crops and forests. The importance of this insect for …

The zoophytophagous stink bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, is a promising natural enemy of micro-
pests such as whiteflies and thrips. This bug possesses both phytophagous and …

The Hemiptera comprise the most species-rich order of the hemimetabolous insects.
Members of a number of superfamilies, most notably especially the more basal ones such as …

The predatory stink bug, Arma custos, is a highly effective beneficial predator of crop pests.
The lack of gene information related to xenobiotic detoxification and odorant degrading …

Background Hemiptera is one of the most speciose orders of insects, and the most speciose
considering Hemimetabola. Through their evolutive history, hemipterans with different …

Susceptibility to insecticides is one of the limiting factors preventing wider adoption of
natural enemies to control insect pest populations. Identification and selective breeding of …

Since 2007, diamide insecticides have been widely used in Korea to control various types of
lepidopteran pests including Spodoptera exigua. For nearly a decade, diamide resistance in …