Insects outnumber humans, and indeed almost all animals, in the number of organisms belonging to this class. Scientists say they make up over 950,000 insect species, with about 25,000 being bees, ...

Neuropeptides are short chains of amino acids that act as chemical messengers to regulate a wide array of physiological processes in insects, including development, metabolism, reproduction and ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

Insect-killing bacteria typically release toxins to slay their hosts. The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens, for example, pumps insect larvae full of the lethal 'Makes caterpillars floppy 1' (Mcf1) ...

SERCMAI copy 39088009135252 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Fay & Michael Bidlack in memory of Jean Sylvia Mon-Bidlack on October 14, 2019. Foreword / Richard ...

Cockroaches tend to unsettle people for obvious reasons, though their biology is often stranger than their appearance. One detail that repeatedly surp.

Ion channels in the nervous system are among the most important targets for insecticides. Understanding the structure of the channels is key for the identification of novel species-specific binding ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Basic insect functional anatomy and physiological principles -- 3. Temperature -- 4. Water -- 5. Nutrition, growth, and size -- 6. Oxygen -- 7. Techniques and applications -- 8.

Biological control applications based on the use of sterile insects and natural enemies are sustainable and environment-friendly control methods that are increasingly being used against pest insects.