Impact of camptothecin exposures on the development and larval midgut metabolomic profiles of Spodoptera frugiperda.

Spodoptera frugiperda is an economic agricultural pest that has invaded many countries around the world and caused huge losses in grain production. Camptothecin (CPT) is one of the botanical compounds with insecticidal activity and has the potential for pest control. However, the effects of CPT on development and metabolism of S.

Exposure to Sublethal Concentrations of Dinotefuran Induces Apoptosis in the Gut of Adults via Activating the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway.

is a serious citrus pest. Dinotefuran is highly insecticidal against . To analyze the sublethal effects of dinotefuran on adults, an indoor toxicity test was performed, which revealed that the lethal concentration 50 (LC) values were 4.

Plant long noncoding RNAs: Recent progress in understanding their roles in growth, development, and stress responses.

Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) transcripts are longer than 200 nt and are not translated into proteins. LncRNAs function in a wide variety of processes in plants and animals, but, perhaps because of their lower expression and conservation levels, plant lncRNAs had attracted less attention than protein-coding mRNAs. Now, recent studies have made remarkable progress in identifying lncRNAs and understanding their functions.