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Data Report

Accepted on 07 Feb 2025

Metatranscriptomic and metagenomic analyses of cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii) collected from cotton fields in Alabama, USA

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Chaoyang Zhao
Cesar Escalante
Alana L Jacobson
Kip S Balkcom
Kassie N Conner
Kathleen M Martin

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1461588

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2025

Bug off or bug out: mapping flight secrets of Triatoma garciabesi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) through climate, geography, and greenery

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Thaiane Verly
Federico G. Fiad
Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente
Sebastián Pita
Romina V. Piccinali
Patricia A. Lobbia
Paz Sánchez-Casaccia
Antonieta Rojas de Arias
María José Cavallo
Gisel V. Gigena

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1532298

357 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Jan 2025

Evaluation of Candidate Reference Genes for Gene Expression Research in Vespula vulgaris

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Gemma McLaughlin
Peter Dearden

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1495626

Mini Review

Published on 26 Aug 2024

RNA modifications in insects

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Yaoyu Jiao
Subba Reddy Palli

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2024.1448766

1,267 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Jun 2024

Identification of specific reference gene for normalization of RT-qPCR data in rhythmic gene expression studies of the effect of developmental hormone antagonist in postembryonic development in Bombyx mori

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Minurani Dalai
Anita Jagota

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2024.1362473

1,121 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2024

Conservation of shibire and RpII215 temperature-sensitive lethal mutations between Drosophila and Bactrocera tryoni

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Thu N. M. Nguyen
Amanda Choo
Simon W. Baxter

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2024.1249103

1,007 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2024

Sub-optimal temperatures lead to altered expression of stress-related genes and increased ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ accumulation in potato psyllid

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Tonja W. Fisher
Joseph E. Munyaneza
Judith K. Brown

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1279365

1,621 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Oct 2023

RNA interference-mediated knockdown of genes involved in sugar transport and metabolism disrupts psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Order: Hemiptera) gut physiology and results in high mortality

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Neda Arad
Jorge R. Paredes-Montero
Mosharrof Hossain Mondal
Nathaniel Ponvert
Judith K. Brown

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1283334

2,367 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 04 Oct 2023

RNAi turns 25:contributions and challenges in insect science

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Subba Reddy Palli

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1209478

6,756 views
20 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Aug 2023

Midgut serine proteinases participate in dietary adaptations of the castor (Eri) silkworm Samia ricini Anderson transferred from Ricinus communis to an ancestral host, Ailanthus excelsa Roxb

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Sochanngam Kashung
Parul Bhardwaj
Mahaswetta Saikia
Sudeshna Mazumdar-Leighton

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1169596

2,154 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 12 Jun 2023

Transposable elements and xenobiotic resistance

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Richard H. ffrench-Constant

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1178212

1,674 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2023

Efficient RNA interference method during caste differentiation with hormone treatment in the termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Ryutaro Suzuki
Yudai Masuoka
Ryohei H. Suzuki
Kiyoto Maekawa

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1188343

2,113 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 26 Apr 2023

Structural changes upon membrane insertion of the insecticidal pore-forming toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Sabino Pacheco
Isabel Gómez
Angel E. Peláez-Aguilar
Luis A. Verduzco-Rosas
Rosalina García-Suárez
Nathaly A. do Nascimento
Lucero Y. Rivera-Nájera
Pablo Emiliano Cantón
Mario Soberón
Alejandra Bravo

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1188891

3,681 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2023

Cry1Ba1-mediated toxicity of transgenic Bergera koenigii and Citrus sinensis to the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Vladimir Orbović
Seyed Ali Ravanfar
Diann S. Achor
Turksen Shilts
Freddy Ibanez-Carrasco
Rahul Banerjee
Choaa El-Mohtar
Lukasz L. Stelinski
Bryony C. Bonning

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1125987

1,506 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Apr 2023

CO1 barcodes resolve an asymmetric biphyletic clade for Diabrotica undecimpunctata subspecies and provide nucleotide variants for differentiation from related lineages using real-time PCR

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Luke R. Tembrock
Christina R. Wilson
Frida A. Zink
Alicia E. Timm
Todd M. Gilligan
Alexander S. Konstantinov
Alexey K. Tishechkin

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1168586

1,454 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 08 Mar 2023

A narrow host-range and lack of persistence in two non-target insect species of a bacterial symbiont exploited to deliver insecticidal RNAi in Western Flower Thrips

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Miranda M. A. Whitten
Qi Xue
Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning
Reuben James
Guy Smagghe
Ricardo del Sol
Matthew Hitchings
Paul Dyson

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1093970

2,299 views
3 citations

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Metatranscriptomic and metagenomic analyses of cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii) collected from cotton fields in Alabama, USA

Bug off or bug out: mapping flight secrets of Triatoma garciabesi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) through climate, geography, and greenery

Evaluation of Candidate Reference Genes for Gene Expression Research in Vespula vulgaris

RNA modifications in insects

Identification of specific reference gene for normalization of RT-qPCR data in rhythmic gene expression studies of the effect of developmental hormone antagonist in postembryonic development in Bombyx mori

Conservation of shibire and RpII215 temperature-sensitive lethal mutations between Drosophila and Bactrocera tryoni

Sub-optimal temperatures lead to altered expression of stress-related genes and increased ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ accumulation in potato psyllid

RNA interference-mediated knockdown of genes involved in sugar transport and metabolism disrupts psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Order: Hemiptera) gut physiology and results in high mortality

RNAi turns 25:contributions and challenges in insect science

Midgut serine proteinases participate in dietary adaptations of the castor (Eri) silkworm Samia ricini Anderson transferred from Ricinus communis to an ancestral host, Ailanthus excelsa Roxb

Transposable elements and xenobiotic resistance

Efficient RNA interference method during caste differentiation with hormone treatment in the termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Structural changes upon membrane insertion of the insecticidal pore-forming toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis

Cry1Ba1-mediated toxicity of transgenic Bergera koenigii and Citrus sinensis to the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

CO1 barcodes resolve an asymmetric biphyletic clade for Diabrotica undecimpunctata subspecies and provide nucleotide variants for differentiation from related lineages using real-time PCR

A narrow host-range and lack of persistence in two non-target insect species of a bacterial symbiont exploited to deliver insecticidal RNAi in Western Flower Thrips