Peptides of the adipokinetic hormone (AKH)/red pigment‐concentrating hormone (RPCH)
family in insects are involved in the mobilization of stored macromolecules in the fat body by …

This review deals with some lesser known functions of adipokinetic hormones (AKHs),
specifically those that are not associated directly with flight activity. The data summarized …

Since all life processes depend on energy, the endocrine control of energy metabolism is
one of the driving forces for the performance of an individual. Here, we review the literature …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the hormonal controllers of the supply of
endogenous metabolic energy and the hormonal control of fluid and electrolyte balance …

The southern green stink bug (SGSB) Nezara viridula L. is one of the most common stink
bug species in the United States and can cause significant yield loss in a variety of crops. A …

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 …

This overview summarizes important features of the majority of neuropeptide families that
occur in two species-rich and widely-radiated arthropod taxa, the crustaceans and the …

Lepidoptera is amongst one of the four most speciose insect orders and ecologically very
successful because of their ability to fly. Insect flight is always aerobic and exacts a high …

Red pigment concentrating hormone (RPCH) is a member of the chromatophorotropic
hormones and, in crustaceans, it is synthesized in the eyestalk. We have isolated a full …

The adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) from 15 species of heteropteran Hemiptera
(encompassing eight families, six superfamilies and three infraorders) have been isolated …