Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Stage-resolved transcriptomic profiling of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) from egg to adult: molecular signatures of a notorious polyphagous fruit-fly pest

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Daniel Cerqueda-García
Ixchel Osorio-Paz
Javier Carpinteyro-Ponce
Enrique Ibarra-Laclette
Alma Altúzar-Molina
Martín Aluja

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1618382

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Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Complete mitochondrial genome of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) reared on sauce-flavor Daqu

in Insect Economics

Xiaomeng Zhang
Rujia Huang
Yubin Chen
Wang Li
Xueqing Zhang
Jianghao Yang
Jun Lv

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1621855

284 views

Review

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Panoramic view of diversity and function of cuticular proteins in insects and mosquitoes biology

in Insect Physiology

Yamini Thakur
Sanjay Tevatiya
Gaurav Kumar
Meenakshi Jeena
Vaishali Verma
Rajnikant Dixit
Shweta Pasi
Alex Eapen
Jaspreet Kaur

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1602055

574 views

Perspective

Accepted on 21 Aug 2025

Barrier or breach? Assessing swine housing features for mosquito threats

in Pest Management

Christy Hanthorn
Lee W Cohnstaedt
Natalia Cernicchiaro

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1606259

155 views

Review

Accepted on 20 Aug 2025

State of the Ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior?

in Insect Systematics

Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo
Yorlenis González
Dumas Gálvez
Peter Marting
Armando Castillo
Jane Aguilar
Stephen Cox
Carrie Smith
Sabrina Amador-Vargas

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1613264

242 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet

in Insect Health and Pathology

Gianluca Natta
Samuele Voyron
Erica Lumini
Alex Laini
Angela Roggero
Alessandro Fiorito
Claudia Palestrini
Antonio Rolando

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1639013

513 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Aug 2025

Breaking Symmetry: Effects of Habitat Disturbance on flight-related traits of two Triatominae species

in Invasive Insect Species

Federico Gastón Fiad
Julieta Nattero
Miriam Cardozo
Gisel Virginia Gigena
Ana López
Fernando Carezzano
David Eladio Gorla
Claudia Susana Rodríguez

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1651021

173 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Aug 2025

Molecular Insights into Aedes aegypti (L.) Populations and Vector Surveillance in the Urban Areas of Jeddah and Jizan, Saudi Arabia

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Shatha I. Alqurashi
Saad Murya Alqahtani
Khalid M. S. Alghamdi
Somia Eissa Sharawi
Habeeb Mansorur Al-Solami
Abdullah G. Alghamdi
Hanan S. Alyahya
Hayat S. Al-Rashidi
Jazem A. Mahyoub

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1638582

265 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Formulation and evaluation of the efficacy of an artificial larval diet for rearing various species of flies under laboratory conditions

in Insect Economics

Francesco Defilippo
M. Denise Gemmellaro
Annalisa Grisendi
Vito Tranquillo
Antonio Lavazza
Michele Dottori
Ana Moreno

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1630472

705 views

Review

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Research progress and trends of insect high-temperature stress: insights from bibliometric analysis

in Insect Health and Pathology

Jiapeng Li
Xianting Wang
Rui Guo
Zikun Li
He Lv
Yiping Wang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1625155

765 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Progressive mitochondrial dysfunction impairs visual signal transduction and induces retinal degeneration in Drosophila

in Insect Physiology

Jinguo Cao
Yining Li
Xiaohui Hu
Zhaoqi Wu
Jiting Zhang
Yue Zhou
Wei Luan
Wen Hu
Jianhong Tang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1596020

726 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Comparative analysis of gut symbionts in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their dietary substrate, sauce-flavored Daqu

in Insect Health and Pathology

Jun Lü
Shan Xu
Can Teng
Rujia Huang
Guiqin Xiong
Qin Cheng

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1614310

846 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

An emerging Platynota sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infesting blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in the central coast of Peru

in Invasive Insect Species

Ricardo Velasquez
Ana Maria Leiva
Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez
Lady Susan Perez-Fuentes
Viviana Domínguez
Wilmer J. Cuellar

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1593907

1,702 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

A miR-JL-5 inhibitor modulates the proliferation of Nosema ceranae in Apis cerana

in Insect Health and Pathology

Xu Han
Jin Hua Xiao
Wei Yu Yan
Xu Jiang He
Zhi Jiang Zeng

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1583941

1,133 views

Review

Published on 03 Jun 2025

One Health, many approaches: integrated vector management strategies support One Health goals

in Insect Economics

Hannah S. Tiffin
Jennifer R. Gordon
Karen C. Poh

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1549348

2,454 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Where you live shapes who you are: morphological changes in urban Triatoma infestans

in Insect Molecular Genetics

Romina V. Piccinali
Julieta Nattero
Florencia Cano
Paz Sánchez-Casaccia
Ana L. Carbajal-de-la-Fuente

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1593921

1,302 views