Two new species and four new records of Diduga (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Laos.

Two new species, Diduga hastata sp. nov. and Diduga mucronata sp.

New record of Agrisius Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Cambodia, with description of a new species.

The genus Agrisius Walker (1855) is reported for the first time in Cambodia, for the new species Agrisius nigripunctata sp. n. Additionally, Agrisius fuliginosus is reported for the first time in Laos, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam.

Authoritative subspecies diagnosis tool for European honey bees based on ancestry informative SNPs.

Background: With numerous endemic subspecies representing four of its five evolutionary lineages, Europe holds a large fraction of Apis mellifera genetic diversity. This diversity and the natural distribution range have been altered by anthropogenic factors. The conservation of this natural heritage relies on the availability of accurate tools for subspecies diagnosis.

A revision of subspecies structure of western honey bee .

The taxonomy of honey bee contains a lot of issues due to the specificity of population structure, features of biology and resolutions of honey bee subspecies discrimination methods. There are a lot of transition zones between ranges of subspecies which led to the gradual changes of characteristics among neighbor subspecies. The modern taxonomic pattern of honey bee is given in this paper.

A new species and four new records of Diduga Moore (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Thailand.

One new species, Diduga sphaeracephalus n. sp., is described from Thailand along with four newly recorded species, D.

Comparison of Biochemical Constituents and Contents in Floral Nectar of spp.

Pollination is essential for efficient reproduction in pollinator-dependent crops that rely on the attraction of pollinators to flowers. Especially, floral nectar is considered to be an important factor attracting pollinator like honey bees, but differences among major chestnut species (, , , and ) are still little explored. This study aims to evaluate the value of honey source by analyzing floral nectar characteristics and comparing the composition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that mediate plant-pollinator interaction.

Estimation of C-derived introgression into A. m. mellifera colonies in the Russian Urals using microsatellite genotyping.

Background: Marker-assisted selection is well established in animal breeding method of selecting individuals with desirable traits in a breeding scheme based on DNA molecular marker patterns.

Objective: Genetic diversity and C-derived admixture into local purebred gene pool of A. m.

Abdominal contact of fluvalinate induces olfactory deficit in Apis mellifera.

τ-Fluvalinate (fluvalinate) is a highly selective pyrethroid insecticide compound used for controlling ectoparasitic mites that cause major damages in honey bee colonies. Although honey bees have resistance and low toxicity to this xenobiotic chemical, little is known about the effects of this chemical on sensory modulation and behaviors in honey bees. Here we addressed the effect on olfactory cognition at the behavioral, molecular, and neurophysiological levels.

Volatile disease markers of American foulbrood-infected larvae in Apis mellifera.

The honey bee, which lives in the crowded environment of a social hive, is vulnerable to disease infection and spread. Despite efforts to develop various diagnostic methods, American foulbrood (AFB) caused by Paenibacillus larvae infection has caused enormous damage to the apicultural industry. Here, we investigated the volatile organic compounds derived from AFB.

Classification and Morphological Analysis of Vector Mosquitoes using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

Image-based automatic classification of vector mosquitoes has been investigated for decades for its practical applications such as early detection of potential mosquitoes-borne diseases. However, the classification accuracy of previous approaches has never been close to human experts' and often images of mosquitoes with certain postures and body parts, such as flatbed wings, are required to achieve good classification performance. Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) are state-of-the-art approach to extracting visual features and classifying objects, and, hence, there exists great interest in applying DCNNs for the classification of vector mosquitoes from easy-to-acquire images.

Author Correction: Characterization and its implication of a novel taste receptor detecting nutrients in the honey bee, Apis mellifera.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Transcriptome Analysis and Metabolic Profiling of .

belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family and is a bulbous plant native to South Korea, China, and Japan. Galantamine, a representative alkaloid of Amaryllidaceae plants, including . , exhibits selective and dominant acetylcholinesterase inhibition.

Characterization and its implication of a novel taste receptor detecting nutrients in the honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Umami taste perception indicates the presence of amino acids, which are essential nutrients. Although the physiology of umami perception has been described in mammals, how insects detect amino acids remains unknown except in Drosophila melanogaster. We functionally characterized a gustatory receptor responding to L-amino acids in the western honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Metabolic Profiling of Nine Species and Prediction of Their Antioxidant Properties Using Chemometrics.

species are well recognized for their medicinal and aromatic properties. The comprehensive metabolite profiles of nine species have been determined. The extracts of these species were also screened for antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities.

The Effects of High Fat Diet-Induced Stress on Olfactory Sensitivity, Behaviors, and Transcriptional Profiling in .

High-fat diet (HFD) often causes obesity and it has detrimental effects on the sensory system. In particular, sensory-mediated responses are crucial for maintaining energy balance, as they are involved in a metabolic regulation; however, there is still no clear explanation about the relationship between HFD-induced stress and sensory system. To gain insight on how HFD-induced stress affects olfactory sensitivity and behavioral responses, we have used a model for olfactory and nutrient-related signaling and accessed physiological, behavioral, and transcriptional changes.

Comparative analysis of glucosinolates and metabolite profiling of green and red mustard () hairy roots.

Here, accumulation of glucosinolates and expression of glucosinolates biosynthesis genes in green and red mustard hairy roots were identified and quantified by HPLC and RT-PCR analyses. The total glucosinolates content of green mustard hairy root (10.09 µg/g dry weight) was 3.

Transcriptome Analysis in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) Provides the Role of Glucosinolate Metabolism in Response to Drought Stress.

Although drought stress is one of the most limiting factors in growth and production of Chinese cabbage ( L. ssp. pekinensis), the underlying biochemical and molecular causes are poorly understood.

Metabolite Profiling of Peppers of Various Colors Reveals Relationships Between Tocopherol, Carotenoid, and Phytosterol Content.

Unlabelled: Peppers are widely consumed in Korea; the varietal development of peppers with increased content of beneficial plant metabolites is, therefore, of considerable interest. This requires a comprehensive understanding of the metabolic profile of pepper plants and the factors affecting this profile. To this end, we determined the content of various metabolites, such as hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds, phenolic acids, carotenoids, and capsaicinoids in peppers of various colors (green, red, pale green, and violet peppers) and in a high-pungency (green) pepper.

Accumulation of Carotenoids and Metabolic Profiling in Different Cultivars of Tagetes Flowers.

Species of , which belong to the family Asteraceae show different characteristics including, bloom size, shape, and color; plant size; and leaf shape. In this study, we determined the differences in primary metabolites and carotenoid yields among six cultivars from two species, and . In total, we detected seven carotenoids in the examined cultivars: violaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, α-carotene, β-carotene, 9--β-carotene, and 13--β-carotene.