Structural and functional analysis of aquaporins in Bombus terrestris.

Bombus terrestris are efficient pollinators in forestry and agriculture, with higher cold tolerance than other bees. Yet, their cold tolerance mechanism remains unclear. Aquaporins (AQPs) function as cell membrane proteins facilitating rapid water flow, aiding in osmoregulation.

The dual coding of a single sex pheromone receptor in Asian honeybee Apis cerana.

In Asian honeybees, virgin queens typically only mate during a single nuptial flight before founding a colony. This behavior is controlled by the queen-released mandibular pheromone (QMP). 9-oxo-(E)-2-decenoic acid (9-ODA), a key QMP component, acts as sex pheromone and attracts drones.

Odorant Receptors Expressing and Antennal Lobes Architecture Are Linked to Caste Dimorphism in Asian Honeybee, (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Insects heavily rely on the olfactory system for food, mating, and predator evasion. However, the caste-related olfactory differences in , a eusocial insect, remain unclear. To explore the peripheral and primary center of the olfactory system link to the caste dimorphism in , transcriptome and immunohistochemistry studies on the odorant receptors (ORs) and architecture of antennal lobes (ALs) were performed on different castes.

Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to environmental adaptation of Zhou & Ren 2023.

is a true cave insect living in the dark areas of caves. It has the characteristics of sparse skin pigmentation, degeneration of the compound eyes and monocular eyes, and obvious preference for high-humidity and low-temperature environments. Given the highly specialized, rare, and limited distribution, is considered an endangered species and also a first-level national protected insect in China.

Descriptions of a new genus and a new species, (Grylloblattidae) from China.

We erected a new genus ( Zhou & Ren gen. nov.) and defined a new species ( Zhou & Ren sp.

Morphology and ultrastructure of antennal sensilla of the parasitic wasp Baryscapus dioryctriae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).

Baryscapus dioryctriae is an endoparasitic wasp in the pupae of many Pyralidae pests, such as Dioryctria mendacella, Ostrinia furnacalis, and Chilo suppressalis. To provide requisite background for our ongoing research on the mechanisms of host location in B. dioryctriae, the morphology, abundance, distribution, and ultrastructure of the antennal sensilla were investigated using scanning and transmission electron microscopy.