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Identification and functional characterization of D-fructose receptor in an egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis by Liu, Jianbai, Wu, Han, Yi, Jiequn, Jiang, Dingxin, Zhang, Guren

“…In insects, the gustatory system has a critical function not only in selecting food and feeding behaviours but also in growth and metabolism. Gustatory…”
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The genome of the rice planthopper egg parasitoid wasps Anagrus nilaparvatae casts light on the chemo- and mechanosensation in parasitism by Ma, Ying, Guo, Zixiao, Wang, Liyang, Wang, Bingyang, Huang, Tingfa, Tang, Bingjie, Zhang, Guren, Zhou, Qiang

“…Abstract Background Mymaridae is an ancient insect group and is a basal lineage of the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Species of Mymaridae have great potential for…”
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Lead exposure improves the tolerance of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to cypermethrin by Zhou, Jialiang, Shu, Yinghua, Zhang, Guren, Zhou, Qiang

“…► First study the relationship between Pb exposure and insect tolerance to cypermethrin. ► Short-term or long-term lead exposure can improve larvae tolerance…”
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Molecular characterization and expression of six heat shock protein genes in relation to development and temperature in Trichogramma chilonis by Yi, Jiequn, Wu, Han, Liu, Jianbai, Lai, Xueshuang, Guo, Jixing, Li, Dunsong, Zhang, Guren

“…Trichogramma is a kind of egg parasitoid wasp that is widely used to control lepidopterous pests. Temperature is one of the main factors that determines the…”
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Two gustatory receptors are necessary for sensing sucrose in an egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis by Liu, Jianbai, Wu, Han, Yi, Jiequn, Zhang, Guren

“…The gustatory system plays vital roles in food selection and feeding behaviours, as well as in other life activities in insects. In the process of taste…”
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Response of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura to zinc stress: Zn accumulation, metallothionein and cell ultrastructure of the midgut by Shu, Yinghua, Zhang, Guren, Wang, Jianwu

“…By exposing the common cutworm Spodoptera litura Fabricius larvae to a range of Zinc (Zn) stress, we investigated the effects of dietary Zn on Zn accumulation,…”
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Development of Ophiocordyceps sinensis through Plant-Mediated Interkingdom Host Colonization by Lei, Wei, Zhang, Guren, Peng, Qingyun, Liu, Xin

“…Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a well-known entomogenous and medicinal fungus. After its anamorphs parasitize the larvae of the genus Thitarodes, fruit-bodies may…”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Gynaephora qinghaiensis in Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province Based on the Mitochondrial COI Gene by Wang, Haizhen, Zhong, Xin, Lin, Huafeng, Li, Shaosong, Yi, Jiequn, Zhang, Guren, Liu, Xin, Gu, Li

“…Gynaephora qinghaiensis (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae: Gynaephora ), a serious economic pest in alpine meadows, is mainly distributed in Yushu prefecture, Qinghai…”
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Four species of spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae, Eutichuridae) from Jinggang Mountains, Jiangxi Province, China by Zhang, Jianshuang, Zhang, Guren, Yu, Hao

“…Four species of spider genus C. L. Koch, 1839 are reported from Jinggang Mountains, Jiangxi Province, China. Two of them are described as new to science: (♀♂)…”
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Analysis of the transcriptome of blowfly Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) larvae in responses to different edible oils by Zhang, Min, Yu, Hao, Yang, Yanyan, Song, Chao, Hu, Xinjun, Zhang, Guren

“…Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), a prevalent necrophagous blowfly that is easily mass reared, is noted for being a mechanical vector of pathogenic…”
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real-time qPCR assay to quantify Ophiocordyceps sinensis biomass in Thitarodes larvae by Lei, Wei, Li, Shaosong, Peng, Qingyun, Zhang, Guren, Liu, Xin

“…Ophiocordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus parasitic in the larvae of moths (Lepidoptera), is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi, and it only…”
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Characterization of a coelomic gregarine parasite from Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) in the Tibetan Plateau by Sun, Zixuan, Peng, Qingyun, Wu, Wenjing, Zhang, Guren

“…[Display omitted] ► We report a coelomic gregarine parasite from Thitarodes pui confined to the Tibetan Plateau. ► Morphological and molecular analyses suggest…”
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Molecular cloning and characterization of two heat shock proteins in Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) by Zou, Zhiwen, Sun, Zixuan, Li, Junfeng, Zhang, Guren

“…Heat shock proteins (HSPs) show transient expression in response to rapid temperature increase. The larvae of Thitarodes insects are the host of Ophiocordyceps…”
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Effects of dietary nickel on detoxification enzyme activities in the midgut of Spodoptera litura Fabricius larvae by Sun, HongXia, Zhou, Qiang, Tang, WenCheng, Shu, YingHua, Zhang, GuRen

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Physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of chitosan from the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala larvae by Song, Chao, Yu, Hao, Zhang, Min, Yang, Yanyan, Zhang, Guren

“…•We extract the chitosan from a new source of insect easy to be mass reared.•The blowfly chitosan is characterized by a series of methods.•Our results show…”
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Stable carbon isotope evidence for tracing the diet of the host Hepialus larva of Cordyceps sinensis in the Tibetan Plateau by Chen, Di, Yuan, Jianping, Xu, Shiping, Zhou, Xiaogang, Zhang, Yan, Xu, Xiaoming, Zou, Zhiwen, Zhang, Guren, Wang, Jianghai

“…Two types of Hepialus larvae with different diets were distinguished in the Sejila Mountain,Tibetan Plateau based on the stable carbon isotope data of the host…”
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Prepupae and pupae transcriptomic characterization of Trichogramma chilonis by Liu, Jianbai, Yi, Jiequn, Wu, Han, Zheng, Lingyan, Zhang, Guren

“…The egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis, has significant control effects on agriculture and forestry pests and is widely employed in southern China for the…”
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Apoptosis ofSpodoptera litura larval hemocytes induced by heavy metal zinc by Xia Qiang, Sun, Hongxia, Hu, Xinjun, Shu Yinghua, Gu Dexiang, Zhang Guren

“…By adding different amount of zinc into the artificial medium of the insect larvae, the zinc-induced apoptosis of the larvae haemocytes of the herbivorous…”
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Effects of nickel exposure on testicular function, oxidative stress, and male reproductive dysfunction in Spodoptera litura Fabricius by Sun, Hongxia, Wu, Wenjing, Guo, Jixing, Xiao, Rong, Jiang, Fengze, Zheng, Lingyan, Zhang, Guren

“…Nickel is an environmental pollutant that adversely affects the male reproductive system. In the present study, the effects of nickel exposure on Spodoptera…”
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Characterization of novel β‐1,3‐glucan recognition proteins from a Tibetan Plateau ghost moth Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) by Sun, Zixuan, Wu, Wenjing, Zhang, Guren

“…β‐1,3‐glucan recognition proteins (βGRPs) function as pattern recognition receptors in the innate immune response against invading pathogens. In the present…”
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