The recent accumulation of molecular studies on mutations in insects, ticks and mites
conferring resistance to insecticides, acaricides and biopesticides is reviewed. Resistance is …

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

Simple Summary Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is an invasive moth species and
one of the most destructive pests of maize. It is native to the Americas but recently invaded …

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major pest native to the Americas that
has recently invaded the Old World. Point mutations in the target‐site proteins …

Since its discovery, RNA interference (RNAi) has revolutionized functional genomic studies
due to its sequence-specific nature of post-transcriptional gene silencing. In this paper, we …

Organophosphate (OP) insecticides are inhibitors of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase
(AChE), which terminates nerve impulses by catalyzing the hydrolysis of the …

Most insects possess two different acetylcholinesterases (AChEs)(ie, AChE1 and AChE2;
encoded by ace1 and ace2 genes, respectively). Between the two AChEs, AChE1 has been …

We compared biological functions of two acetylcholinesterase genes (TcAce1 and TcAce2)
in Tribolium castaneum, a globally distributed major pest of stored grain products and an …

Aims: To evaluate whether the gut bacteria of insecticide‐resistant, insecticide‐susceptible
and field‐caught populations of the lepidopteran insect pest diamondback moth (DBM) …

Abstract BACKROUND: In Tetranychus urticae Koch, acetylcholinesterase insensitivity is
often involved in organophosphate (OP) and carbamate (CARB) resistance. By combining …