A resonant quadruped piezoelectric robot inspired by human butterfly swimming patterns.

Piezoelectric micro-robots have gained considerable attention in rescue and medical applications due to their rapid response times and high positioning accuracy. In this paper, inspired by the human butterfly locomotion pattern, we propose a novel resonant four-legged piezoelectric micro-robot designed to achieve fast and efficient movement in complex and confined spaces. The robot utilizes the parallel piezoelectric bimorph as the driving unit, and its leg structure mimics the butterfly motion.

Three antimicrobials alter gut microbial communities and causing different mortality of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stål.

The symbionts in the gut of brown planthopper play an important role in the nutrition utilization and growth of their host, Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Controlling the BPH infection on rice by inhibiting the symbionts using antimicrobials is feasible. However, the impact of antimicrobials on the microbiome in the gut has not been fully elucidated.

Antimicrobials Affect the Fat Body Microbiome and Increase the Brown Planthopper Mortality.

Symbionts in the abdomen fat body of brown planthopper (BPH) play an important role in the growth and reproduction of their host, Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). Thus, controlling BPH infection on rice by inhibiting symbionts with antimicrobials is feasible. However, the effect of antimicrobials on the microbiome in the fat body and the relationship between microbial community and mortality have not been fully elucidated.