The present study was supported by the Guangzhou Collaborative Innovation Center on Science-Tech of Ecology and Landscape(202206010058);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000327).
The genus Diomus Mulsant,1850(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae:Diomini)from China is herein revised.Five species of Diomus are occurring in the Chinese fauna to date,including a new species from the Dafushan Mountains Forest ...
This research was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFE0104900)awarded to Ling Meng.
We attempt to determine the effect of the dietary switch from a native to non-native prey on the gut microbiota in the predaceous ladybird Harmonia axyridis larvae and adults and examine how the dietary effect may var...
supported by a grant from the Key S&T Special Project of Henan,China(201300111500);the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD0200600);the Modern Agricultural System in Industry Technology of Henan Province,China(S2015-02-G05);the Key R&D and Promotion Project in Henan Province,China(212102110471).
Propylea japonica(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae)is a natural enemy insect with a wide range of predation in Chinese mainland and is commonly used in pest management.However,its genetic pattern(i.e.,genetic variation,geneti...
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFD0201000);the Hangzhou Science and Technology Development Program of China(Grant No.20190101A01).
Glucose is vital to embryogenesis,as are glucose transporters.Glucose transporter 4(Glut4)is one of the glucose transporters,which is involved in rapid uptake of glucose by various cells and promotes glucose homeostas...
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Develop Program of China(2017YFD0200400);the Shandong Province Modern Agricultural Technology System Peanut Innovation Team,China(SDAIT-04-08);the Beijing Leafy Vegetables Innovation Team of Modern Agroindustry Technology Research System,China(BAIC07-2020).
The olfactory system of insects is crucial in modulating behaviors such as host seeking,mating,and oviposition.Odorantbinding proteins(OBPs)are involved in semiochemical recognition.OBPs recognize and bind odorants an...
Special thanks to Dr.Xuguo Zhou(University of Kentucky)for his valuable suggestion on preparing this manuscript.This research was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0200900);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972269),and GDUPS(2017).The granting agencies had no role in the study design,data collection and analysis,decision to publish,or preparation of the manuscript.
RNA interference(RNAi)techniques have emerged as powerful tools that facilitate development of novel management strategies for insect pests,such as Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae),which is...
the National Key R and DProgram of China(Grant No.2017YFD0200900);the Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme(2017).
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is an emerging horticultural pest of Solanaceae plants in Asia.Here,we employed transcriptome sequencing of three female and three male H.vigintioctopunctata libraries to identify se...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272095);the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0201004);the Hebei Modern Agriculture Industry Technology System, China (HBCT2018060204)
In this study, the Harmonia axyridis vitellogenin gene 2 (HmVg2) sequence was identified from transcriptomic databases of female adult H. axyridis and cloned into pMD18-T vector. The HmVg2 gene was 5 460 bp in length,...
financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0201900);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31621064);the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-15-19)
The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is a common generalist predator in China and is occasionally found gathering on the Chinese pagoda tree, Sophora japonica, in summer. I...
Coccinellid pupae use an array of defensive strategies against their natural enemies. This study aims to assess the efficiency of gregarious pupation as a defensive mechanism against intraguild predators and cannibals...