Entomology Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Entomology, including details on insects, parasites, diseases.

Volume 5 (2009), Issue 10 (October)

1. A single gene, AIN, in Medicago truncatula mediates a hypersensitive response to both bluegreen aphid and pea aphid, but confers resistance only to bluegreen aphid.
   J Exp Bot, 60(14): 4115-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Rubisco activase and wheat productivity under heat-stress conditions.
   J Exp Bot, 60(14): 4003-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The presence of webbing affects the oviposition rate of two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae).
   Exp Appl Acarol, 49(3): 167-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Abundant conserved microRNA target sites in the 5'-untranslated region and coding sequence.
   Genetica, 137(2): 159-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Multidisciplinary Approach to Unravelling the Relative Contribution of Different Oxylipins in Indirect Defense of Arabidopsis thaliana.
   J Chem Ecol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Determination of malathion levels and its effect on the development of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) in South China.
   Forensic Sci Int, 192(1): 14-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Monoalkenes as Contact Sex Pheromone Components of the Woodwasp Sirex noctilio.
   J Chem Ecol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Comparative GC-EAD Responses of A Specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and A Generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) Parasitoid to Cotton Volatiles Induced by Two Caterpillar Species.
   J Chem Ecol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. A review of the leafhopper genus scaphotettix matsumura (hemiptera: cicadellidae: deltocephalinae), with description of a new genus.
   Zoolog Sci, 26(9): 656-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Vector dynamics and transmission of dengue virus: implications for dengue surveillance and prevention strategies: vector dynamics and dengue prevention.
    Curr Top Microbiol Immunol, 338: 115-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. The phytohormone precursor OPDA is isomerized in the insect gut by a single, specific glutathione transferase.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(38): 16304-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Discovery, mechanisms of action and combination therapy of artemisinin.
    Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 7(8): 999-1013. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Honey bee aggression supports a link between gene regulation and behavioral evolution.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(36): 15400-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Changes in transcript abundance relating to colony collapse disorder in honey bees (Apis mellifera).
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(35): 14790-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The origin of malignant malaria.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(35): 14902-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Long-Lasting Insecticidal Hammocks for controlling forest malaria: a community-based trial in a rural area of central Vietnam.
    PLoS One, 4(10): e7369. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Insect repellents and sunscreen: implications for personal protection strategies against mosquito-borne disease.
    Aust N Z J Public Health, 33(5): 485-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Odorants that Induce Hygienic Behavior in Honeybees: Identification of Volatile Compounds in Chalkbrood-Infected Honeybee Larvae.
    J Chem Ecol, 35(9): 1108-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Comparative efficacy of BioUD to other commercially available arthropod repellents against the ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on cotton cloth.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81(4): 685-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Vector incrimination of sand flies in the most important visceral leishmaniasis focus in Iran.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81(4): 572-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Coartem: the journey to the clinic.
    Malar J, 8: S3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. BeetleBase in 2010: revisions to provide comprehensive genomic information for Tribolium castaneum.
    Nucleic Acids Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Quercetin-metabolizing CYP6AS enzymes of the pollinator Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol, 154(4): 427-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Functional characterization of PAS and HES family bHLH transcription factors during the metamorphosis of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
    Gene, 448(1): 74-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Multiplex detection of Solenopsis invicta viruses -1, -2, and -3.
    J Virol Methods, 162(1): 276-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Evolutionary analysis of herbivorous insects in natural and agricultural environments.
    Pest Manag Sci, 65(11): 1174-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Comparative in vivo gene expression of the closely related bacteria Photorhabdus temperata and Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferi upon infection of the same insect host, Rhizotrogus majalis.
    BMC Genomics, 10: 433. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Anopheles gambiae alkaline phosphatase is a functional receptor of Bacillus thuringiensis jegathesan Cry11Ba toxin.
    Biochemistry, 48(41): 9785-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Termites eavesdrop to avoid competitors.
    Proc Biol Sci, 276(1675): 4035-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. A mechanistic approach for accurate simulation of village scale malaria transmission.
    Malar J, 8: 223. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Recent rapid rise of a permethrin knock down resistance allele in Aedes aegypti in México.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 3(10): e531. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Fungal infection counters insecticide resistance in African malaria mosquitoes.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(41): 17443-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase by trans-4-[4-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-cyclohexyloxy]-benzoic acid (t-AUCB) is protective against ischemia reperfusion injury.
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Midgut cysteine protease-inhibiting activity in Trichoplusia ni protects the peritrophic membrane from degradation by plant cysteine proteases.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 39(10): 726-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Structural features conferring dual geranyl/farnesyl diphosphate synthase activity to an aphid prenyltransferase.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 39(10): 707-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Structural model and functional characterization of the Bemisia tabaci CYP6CM1vQ, a cytochrome P450 associated with high levels of imidacloprid resistance.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 39(10): 697-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Functions of ion transport peptide and ion transport peptide-like in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 39(10): 717-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Mosquito abundance and behavior in the influence area of the hydroelectric complex on the Madeira River, Western Amazon, Brazil.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 103(11): 1174-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Ectoparasites and associated pathogens of free-roaming and captive animals in zoos of South Carolina.
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 9(5): 469-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The chemosensilla on tarsi of Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae): distribution, ultrastructure, expression of chemosensory proteins.
    J Morphol, 270(11): 1356-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Amaranthus oleracea and Euphorbia hirta: natural potential larvicidal agents against the urban Indian malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae).
    Parasitol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Genetic variability and phylogenetic analysis of hosta virus X.
    Arch Virol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Interview with the expert: William E. Collins, Ph.D. Interviewed by Vicki Glaser.
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 9(5): 569-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Transgenic plants as vital components of integrated pest management.
    Trends Biotechnol, 27(11): 621-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Analysis of potato virus X replicase and TGBp3 subcellular locations.
    Virology, 393(2): 272-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Regulation of female reproduction in mites: a unifying model for the Acari.
    J Insect Physiol, 55(12): 1079-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Study of kinetic parameters for the production of recombinant rabies virus glycoprotein.
    Cytotechnology. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Intersectoral coordination, community empowerment and dengue prevention: six years of controlled interventions in Playa Municipality, Havana, Cuba.
    Trop Med Int Health, 14(11): 1356-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. The need for molecular genetic perspectives in evolutionary education (and vice versa).
    Trends Genet, 25(10): 427-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae).
    Naturwissenschaften, 96(12): 1421-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Accurate strand-specific quantification of viral RNA.
    PLoS One, 4(10): e7468. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Silk production from tarantula feet questioned.
    Nature, 461(7267): E9; discussion E9-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. The natural genetic engineering of polydnaviruses.
    Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1178: 146-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Epidemiology of malaria in the forest-savanna transitional zone of Ghana.
    Malar J, 8: 220. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Plant-microbes interactions in enhanced fertilizer-use efficiency.
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 85(1): 1-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Identification, RNAi knockdown, and functional analysis of an ejaculate protein that mediates a postmating, prezygotic phenotype in a cricket.
    PLoS One, 4(10): e7537. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Evo-Devo and the Evolution of Social Behavior: Brain Gene Expression Analyses in Social Insects.
    Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Plants on early alert: glandular trichomes as sensors for insect herbivores.
    New Phytol, 184(3): 644-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Effects of zinc exposure on the reproduction of Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
    Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 72(8): 2130-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Permutation of the active site of putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in a newly identified species of plant alpha-like virus.
    Virology, 394(1): 1-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Comparing the refuge strategy for managing the evolution of insect resistance under different reproductive strategies.
    J Theor Biol, 261(3): 423-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Two novel neuropeptides in innervation of the salivary glands of the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis: myoinhibitory peptide and SIFamide.
    J Comp Neurol, 517(5): 551-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. The origin of a selfish B chromosome triggering paternal sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma kaykai.
    Proc Biol Sci, 276(1676): 4149-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Molecular identification of forensically important blowfly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Germany.
    Parasitol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time.
    PLoS One, 4(10): e7595. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Phylogenetic and trait similarity to a native species predict herbivory on non-native oaks.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(43): 18097-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Parallel metatranscriptome analyses of host and symbiont gene expression in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes.
    Biotechnol Biofuels, 2: 25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Repeated climate-linked host shifts have promoted diversification in a temperate clade of leaf-mining flies.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(43): 18103-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Heterorhabditis gerrardi n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae): the hidden host of Photorhabdus asymbiotica (Enterobacteriaceae: gamma-Proteobacteria).
    J Helminthol, 83(4): 309-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Fifty years later: the sequence, structure and function of lacewing cross-beta silk.
    J Struct Biol, 168(3): 467-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Stripy Ftz target genes are coordinately regulated by Ftz-F1.
    Dev Biol, 335(2): 442-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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