MicroRNAs(miRNA)are non-coding 21-23nt RNAs that play important gene-regulatory roles in animals and plants; but their roles in the insect-plant interaction were kept unclear.
MicroRNAs(miRNAs)are post-transcriptional regulators that target specific mRNAs for repression and thus play key roles in many biological processes,including insect wing morphogenesis.
The rice stem striped borer(SSB),Chilo suppressalis Walker,is one of the most destructive pests for rice production in China and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Imidacloprid resistance in the brown planthopper(BPH),Nilaparvata lugens is primarily the result of the overexpression of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases.
As one of the most crucial components in the cuticle,cuticular lining of the foregut,hindgut,trachea,and peritrophic membrane in insects,chitin is widely distributed in fungi,nematodes and other arthr