20-hydroxyecdysone(20E)as a main regulator of metamorphosis,development,and reproduction,also regulates the innate immune response in many holometabolous insects.
The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone(20E)and the serine/threonine Ste20-like kinase Hippo signal promote programmed cell death(PCD)during development,although the interaction between them remains un
Insects solve the ecophysiological problem of restricting water loss to prevent dessication by depositing long-chain hydrocarbons as essential waterproofing components on their epicuticle.
Tetrastichus bronstipae Ferrière(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)can be a biological agent to control Octodonta nipae(Maulik)-an important quarantine pest on palm in south China,because of its parasitism effi
Nrf2,a transcript factor belong to the antioxidative stress system,involves in insect resisting phytochemicals and insecticides by activating the expression of oxidordeuctases and detoxification enzym
CYP6FD1 is an important member of Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase in Locust migratory which is an important agricultural pests and model organism for physiology,biochemistry and developmental research.