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A double-stranded RNA degrading enzyme reduces the efficiency of oral RNA interference in migratory locust.

scientific article published on 30 May 2017

A dsRNA-degrading nuclease (dsRNase2) limits RNAi efficiency in the Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis)

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

A gut-specific chitinase gene essential for regulation of chitin content of peritrophic matrix and growth of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae.

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

Acute lethal and behavioral sublethal responses of two stored-product psocids to surface insecticides.

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An acetylcholinesterase purified from the greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) with some unique enzymological and pharmacological characteristics.

scientific article published in October 2001

Biochemical characterization of chitin synthase activity and inhibition in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

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Biosynthesis, Turnover, and Functions of Chitin in Insects.

scientific article published on March 2016

Both LmCYP4G genes function in decreasing cuticular penetration of insecticides in Locusta migratoria

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Can acetylcholinesterase serve as a target for developing more selective insecticides?

scientific article published in April 2012

Changes in gene expression in the larval gut of Ostrinia nubilalis in Response to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protoxin ingestion

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Characterization and functional analysis of four glutathione S-transferases from the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria

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Characterization of Acetylcholinesterase Purified from the Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 1998

Characterization of a chitin synthase cDNA and its increased mRNA level associated with decreased chitin synthesis in Anopheles quadrimaculatus exposed to diflubenzuron.

scientific article published on 16 June 2006

Characterization of cDNAs encoding three trypsin-like proteinases and mRNA quantitative analysis in Bt-resistant and -susceptible strains of Ostrinia nubilalis.

scientific article published on August 2005

Characterization of six antibacterial response genes from the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) larval gut and their expression in response to bacterial challenge ⬇️

scientific article published on December 16, 2010

Chitosan/interfering RNA nanoparticle mediated gene silencing in disease vector mosquito larvae

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Cholinergic and non-cholinergic functions of two acetylcholinesterase genes revealed by gene-silencing in Tribolium castaneum.

scientific article published on 27 February 2012

Clathrin-dependent endocytosis plays a predominant role in cellular uptake of double-stranded RNA in the red flour beetle

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

Cloning and sequencing of a cDNA encoding acetylcholinesterase in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say).

scientific article published on December 1995

Comparative analysis of proteinase activities of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

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Comparative genomic analysis of chitinase and chitinase-like genes in the African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

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Comparative susceptibility and possible detoxification mechanisms for selected miticides in banks grass mite and two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae).

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Comparison of strategies for enhancing RNA interference efficiency in Ostrinia nubilalis

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Comparisons of microsomal cytochrome P450 content and enzymatic activity towards selected model substrates and insecticides in different tissues from the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Contributions of dsRNases to differential RNAi efficiencies between the injection and oral delivery of dsRNA in Locusta migratoria

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Differential heat shock tolerance and expression of heat-inducible proteins in two stored-product psocids.

scientific article published in December 2008

Effect of RNAi-mediated silencing of two Knickkopf family genes (LmKnk2 and LmKnk3) on cuticle formation and insecticide susceptibility in Locusta migratoria

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Effect of alachlor and metolachlor on toxicity of chlorpyrifos and major detoxification enzymes in the aquatic midge, Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae).

scientific article published on 17 November 2007

Efficacy of aerosol applications of methoprene and synergized pyrethrin against Tribolium castaneum adults and eggs.

scientific article published on June 2014

Efficacy of pesticide mixtures against the western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) under laboratory and greenhouse conditions.

scientific article published in February 2013

Evaluation of synergized pyrethrin aerosol for control of Tribolium castaneum and Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

scientific article published in February 2014

Evidence of evolving carbaryl resistance in western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in areawide-managed cornfields in north central Kansas.

scientific article published in August 2001

Genes related to mitochondrial functions are differentially expressed in phosphine-resistant and -susceptible Tribolium castaneum

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Genome organization, phylogenies, expression patterns, and three-dimensional protein models of two acetylcholinesterase genes from the red flour beetle

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Helicoidal Organization of Chitin in the Cuticle of the Migratory Locust Requires the Function of the Chitin Deacetylase2 Enzyme (LmCDA2).

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Heterologous expression and characterization of a sigma glutathione S-transferase involved in carbaryl detoxification from oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen).

scientific article published on 2 November 2011

Heterologous expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of a greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) acetylcholinesterase encoded by a paralogous gene (ace-1).

scientific article published in January 2010

Identification and characterization of a novel chitinase-like gene cluster (AgCht5) possibly derived from tandem duplications in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Identification and characterization of two chitin synthase genes in African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

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Identification and functional analysis of a cytochrome P450 gene CYP9AQ2 involved in deltamethrin detoxification from Locusta migratoria

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Identification of a novel aminopeptidase P-like gene (OnAPP) possibly involved in Bt toxicity and resistance in a major corn pest (Ostrinia nubilalis)

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Identification of two new cytochrome P450 genes and RNA interference to evaluate their roles in detoxification of commonly used insecticides in Locusta migratoria.

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Induction of reproductive diapause in Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) when reared at different photoperiods at low temperatures.

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LmCYP4G102: An oenocyte-specific cytochrome P450 gene required for cuticular waterproofing in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria

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Major putative pesticide receptors, detoxification enzymes, and transcriptional profile of the midgut of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

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Mechanisms of organophosphate resistance in a field population of oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen).

scientific article published in May 2009

Molecular and functional characterization of cDNAs putatively encoding carboxylesterases from the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria.

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Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding cytochrome c oxidase subunit Va from the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae).

scientific article published in October 2003

Molecular cloning and characterization of a greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) cDNA encoding acetylcholinesterase possibly evolved from a duplicate gene lineage.

scientific article published on July 2002

Molecular cloning, characterization and positively selected sites of the glutathione S-transferase family from Locusta migratoria

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Molecular mechanisms influencing efficiency of RNA interference in insects

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Novel and viable acetylcholinesterase target site for developing effective and environmentally safe insecticides

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Preface to the Special Issue: Insecticide Toxicology in China.

scientific article published in September 2016

RNA interference of cytochrome P450 CYP6F subfamily genes affects susceptibility to different insecticides in Locusta migratoria

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

RNA interference revealed the roles of two carboxylesterase genes in insecticide detoxification in Locusta migratoria.

scientific article published on 27 July 2013

RNA interference: Applications and advances in insect toxicology and insect pest management

scientific article published on 09 January 2015

Redox potentials, laccase oxidation, and antilarval activities of substituted phenols ⬇️

scientific article published on January 21, 2012

Selective and Irreversible Inhibitors of Mosquito Acetylcholinesterases for Controlling Malaria and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases

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Selective and irreversible inhibitors of aphid acetylcholinesterases: steps toward human-safe insecticides

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Silencing of two alternative splicing-derived mRNA variants of chitin synthase 1 gene by RNAi is lethal to the oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen).

scientific article published on 14 August 2010

Spatial pattern in aerosol insecticide deposition inside a flour mill.

scientific article published in February 2014

Structural and catalytic role of two conserved tyrosines in Delta-class glutathione S-transferase from Locusta migratoria.

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Sublethal effects of three pesticides on activities of selected target and detoxification enzymes in the aquatic midge, Chironomus tentans (diptera: chironomidae).

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

Sublethal effects of three pesticides on larval survivorship, growth, and macromolecule production in the aquatic midge, Chironomus tentans (diptera: chironomidae).

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

Susceptibility of dipel-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to individual Bacillus thuringiensis protoxins

scientific article published on August 2005

The lethal giant larvae gene in Tribolium castaneum: molecular properties and roles in larval and pupal development as revealed by RNA interference

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Transcript analysis and expression profiling of three heat shock protein 70 genes in the ectoparasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

scientific article published on 23 July 2013

Transcriptional response of two metallothionein genes (OcMT1 and OcMT2) and histological changes in Oxya chinensis (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) exposed to three trace metals.

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Two chitinase 5 genes from Locusta migratoria: molecular characteristics and functional differentiation

scientific article published on 24 January 2015

Two homologous carboxylesterase genes from Locusta migratoria with different tissue expression patterns and roles in insecticide detoxification.

scientific article published on April 2015

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