Insect Molecular Biology

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Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	41
The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host‐seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus	33
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Neuronal calcium sensor 2 is key to moulting and oocyte development in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	26
Genome‐wide identification of PAR domain protein 1 ( PDP1 ) targets through ChIP ‐seq reveals the	24
Role of arylalkylamine N ‐acetyltransferase 7 in reproduction and limb pigmentation of	23
Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	21
2‐Oxocarboxylic acid metabolic pathway fuels mitochondrial ATP synthesis to power oviposition in Bactrocera dorsalis	20
Alternative double strand break repair pathways shape the evolution of high recombination in the honey bee, Apis mellifera	18
The interaction between the Dbf4 ortholog Chiffon and Gcn5 is conserved in Dipteran insect species	17
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CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated Nap knockout affects female reproduction and eg	17
Role of TRPV channels in texture discrimination during Bactrocera dorsalis egg‐laying behaviour	16
The influence of IR25a on electrophysiology and reproductive behaviour in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis	15
Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug	15
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Characterisation of the myosin light chain kinase ( MLCK ) gene of Locusta migratoria and the encoded	14
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Foraging in the darkness: Highly selective tuning of below‐ground larval olfaction to Brassicaceae volatiles in striped flea beetle	13
Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm	13
RNAi ‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Pe	13
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis , the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjecti	13
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The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)	12

Molecular characterization of a novel thioredoxin‐related transmembrane protein gene AcTMX3 that p	12
Identification and functional study of Fib‐L , a major silk fibroin gene component in rice leaf folders	12
Allele‐specific knockouts reveal a role for apontic‐like in the evolutionary loss of larval melanin pigmentation in the domest	12
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Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio	12
Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts	12
Expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii : Iso	12
The salivary gland transcriptome of Varroa destructor reveals suitable targets for RNAi ‐based mite co	11
Effects of catalpol on glycolipid homeostasis and lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster	11
Identification of genes associated with the silk gland size using multi‐omics in silkworm ( Bombyx mori )	11
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion	11
Publication interests and priorities for Insect Molecular Biology	11
Polygenic adaptation of a cosmopolitan pest to a novel thermal environment	11
The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology	10
Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (	10
Diverse PGRPs cooperatively maintain homeostasis of facultative symbiont Arsenophonus to promote repro	10
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Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters	10
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Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal	10
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (	9
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	9
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	9
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel antimicrobial peptide from the housefly, Musca domestica	9
A sex‐specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	9
A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis	9
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly B	9
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Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein LsHsp21.5 not only enhances heat tolerance but a	9
A critical role for the nuclear protein Akirin in larval development in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	9
Genomic regions underlying the species‐specific mating songs of green lacewings	9
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Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci	8
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.	8
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HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea	8
Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions	8
Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance	8
A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure	8
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Metabolome‐microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8 @ ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of	8
Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus	7
The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells	7
Prostaglandin E 2 mediates chorion formation of the Asian tiger mosquito	7
Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere	7
A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of Triatominae bugs: The analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals the role of satellite DNAs in the karyotypic evol	7
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body of Tribolium castaneum	7
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	7
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LncRNA : CR43306 modulates testicular aging via cell adhesion in Dr	7

Establishment of transgenic Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the	7
Fungal, not insect: Revisiting a misidentified Bemisia tabaci protein interacting with a begomovirus coat protein	7
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly ( Musca domestica ) and the transcription factors that may regulate them	6
The transformer‐2 gene is essential for female and male development in Gryllus bimaculatus	6
Histone acetyltransferase p300/ CBP regulates reproductive diapause via the juvenile hormone pathway in the cabbage beetle, Co	6
Development of transgenic corn planthopper Peregrinus maidis that express the	6
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Effective target genes for RNA interference‐based management of the cabbage stem flea beetle	6
Correction to “Transcription factor CAAT /enhancer‐binding protein is involved in regulation of expression of sterol carrier protein x in	6
Ecdysone‐induced microRNA miR ‐276a‐3p controls developmental growth by targeting the insulin‐like receptor in Drosophila	6
Insecticide resistance management scenarios differ for RNA ‐based sprays and traits	6
Developmental expression of Ap‐Vas proteins in aphids and flies reveals their evolutionary roles in insects	6
Validation of selective catalytic BmCBP inhibitors that regulate the Bm30K ‐24 protein expression	6
TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high‐ CO 2	6
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GC – MS ‐based metabonomic analysis of silkworm haemolymph reveals four‐stage metabolic responses to nucleopolyhedrovi	6
Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) larvae	6
Bmo‐miR ‐6498‐5p suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection by down‐regulating	6
Juvenile hormone inhibits adult cuticle formation in Drosophila melanogaster through Kr‐h1/Dnmt2‐mediated DNA	6
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Why do viruses make aphids winged?	6
Ligand binding properties of three odorant‐binding proteins in striped flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata towards two phthalate esters	5
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The larval gut of Spodoptera frugiperda harbours culturable bacteria with metabolic versatility af	5
Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	5
Function analysis and characterisation of a novel chitinase, MdCht9 , in Mu	5
Gut‐associated bacteria and their roles in wood digestion of saproxylic insects: The case study of flower chafer larvae	5
Drivers of genomic diversity and phenotypic development in early phases of domestication in Hermetia illucens	5
The genome‐wide characterisation of cold shock proteins and prominent roles involved in cold response by configuring metabolic pathways in Haemaphysalis longicornis	5
Modulation of DNA methyltransferases ( DNMTs ) in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
Response of the serine/threonine kinase AKT and phosphoinositide‐dependent kinase PDK in	5
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Carbohydrate biosynthesis pathway is associated with lineage‐specific diapause termination in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	5
PBAN regulates sex pheromone biosynthesis by Ca 2+ / CaN /	5
CRISPR/Cas9 ‐mediated knockout of the abdominal‐B homeotic gene in the global pest, fall armyworm (	5
Knockdown of the ecdysone receptor disrupts development and causes mortality in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	5
Whole‐genome resequencing reveals genetic evolution of honeybees ( Apis cerana ) in high‐altitude and overwintering adaptation	5
Cuticle protein gene LmCP8 is involved in the structural development of the ovipositor in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria<	5
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Evaluation of the toxic effects and midgut biological changes induced by low concentrations of cyantraniliprole in Bombyx mori	5
Male vitellogenin regulates gametogenesis through a testis‐enriched big protein in Chrysopa pallens	5
The diapausing mosquito Culex pipiens exhibits reduced levels of H3K27me2 in the fat body	5
Apolygus lucorum effector Al6 promotes insect feeding performance on soybean plants: RNAi analysis and feeding behaviour s	5
Eye can see clearly now: Identifying the locus associated with a white‐eye mutation in honey bees ( Apis mellifera	5
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Octopamine terminates sex pheromone biosynthesis by suppressing PBAN signal in moths	4
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PBX and Dfd cooperatively regulate stage‐specific expression of 30 K protein BmLP1 in Bombyx mori	4
Non‐CG DNA methylation marks the transition from pupa to adult in Helicoverpa armigera	4
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Transcriptome‐wide analysis uncovers regulatory elements of the antennal transcriptome repertoire of bumblebee at different life stages	4
ζTrypsin is required for spermatid elongation and individualization in Drosophila	4
Dissecting roles of pannier splice variants during pupal and adult morphogenesis in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	4
A parasitoid regulates 20E synthesis and antibacterial activity of the host for development by inducing host nitric oxide production	4
The role of epigenetics in insects in changing environments	4
The expression of Catsup in the hindgut is essential for zinc homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster	4
Age‐associated morphology and transcriptome analyses reveal functional transformation of Malpighian tubules of cicadas in response to development and niche shift	4
Acetylcholine titre regulation by non‐neuronal acetylcholinesterase 1 and its putative roles in honey bee physiology	4
Isolation, purification and biochemical characterization of Conopomorpha cramerella farnesol dehydrogenase	4
Spraying dsRNA with chitosan formulation improves control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	3
Knockdown of CYP9A9 increases the susceptibility to lufenuron, methoxyfenozide and a mixture of bo	3
Uric acid metabolism promotes apoptosis against Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus in silkworm, Bombyx mori	3
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Correction to: Rhythmic change of adipokinetic hormones diurnally regulates locust vitellogenesis and egg development	3
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Efficient CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated genome editing in the European	3
The Hox gene Abdominal‐B regulates the appendage development during the embryogenesis of scorpionflies	3
The spread of s atellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evoluti	3
Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi	3
Functional characterisation of Fe ( II ) and 2OG ‐dependent dioxygenase TcA	3
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Histone and N‐terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	3
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Introgression of a synthetic sex ratio distortion transgene into different genetic backgrounds of Anopheles coluzzii	3
Inhibition of mevalonate pathway by macrophage‐specific delivery of atorvastatin prevents their pro‐inflammatory polarisation	2
Genomic architecture and sexually dimorphic expression underlying immunity in the red mason bee, Osmia bicornis	2
Effect of copper exposure on the silkworm Bombyx mori : Insights into the changes of metabolism, gut microbial composition and gene expression	2

Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause	2
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly M	2
Multiple CRISPR / Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters	2
Identification and function of the Pax gene Bmgsb in the silk gland of Bombyx mori<	2
Characterisation of the bacteriomes harboured by major wireworm pest species in the Canadian Prairies	2
Myofilaments promote wing expansion and maintain genitalia morphology in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana	2
Reminiscences on the honeybee genome project and the rise of epigenetic concepts in insect science	2
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Nitric oxide synthase is required for the pea aphid's defence against bacterial infection	2
Heat‐responsive ame‐ miR ‐1‐3p modulates thermotolerance in honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.)	2
An OBP gene highly expressed in non‐chemosensory tissues affects the phototaxis and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda	2
The molecular mechanisms of defensive‐grade organic acid biosynthesis in ground beetles	2
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	2
The ci‐ miR ‐5 regulates the CiCYP18A1 to control moulting process of Chilo inf	2
Ame‐miR ‐980‐3p participates in autophagy‐mediated midgut remodelling in Apis mellifera via targeting	2
Mechanism of starvation induced autophagy and apoptosis in the midgut of silkworm, Bombyx mori , based on calcium homeostasis	2
The quest for the best target genes for RNAi ‐mediated pest control	2
Minibrain plays a role in the adult brain development of honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) workers	2
Evolution of mitogenomic gene order in Orthoptera	2
Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	2
Resolving the zinc binding capacity of honey bee vitellogenin and locating its putative binding sites	2
‘Drifting’ Buchnera genomes track the microevolutionary trajectories of their aphid hosts	2