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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

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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

719 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

824 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

1,124 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Chemical analysis, repellent, larvicidal, and oviposition deterrent activities of plant essential oils against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus

in Insect Health and Pathology

Muhammad Ghazanfar Abbas
Muhammad Binyameen
Muhammad Azeem
Shahid Majeed
Zahid Mehmood Sarwar
Abdul Nazir
Mahar Muhammad Imran Sharif
Amna Parveen
Raimondas Mozūratis

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1582669

2,375 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Apr 2025

Targeting the Xylella fastidiosa spittlebug vector Neophilaenus campestris in the olive cover crops with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum

in Insect Health and Pathology

Juan Carlos Conde-Bravo
María Fernández-Bravo
Inmaculada Garrido-Jurado
Meelad Yousef-Yousef
Enrique Quesada-Moraga

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1579244

1,597 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana strains on Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)

in Insect Health and Pathology

Rachid Boulamtat
Karim El Fakhouri
Hassna Jaber
Ali Oubayoucef
Chaimae Ramdani
Nabil Fikraoui
Muamar Al-Jaboobi
Meryem El Fadil
Ilyass Maafa
Abdelhalem Mesfioui

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1552694

1,435 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Bacterial diversity in the honey sac during bee foraging on winter-flowering flora and dominant Bacillus subtilis inhibits Hafnia alvei

in Insect Health and Pathology

Miao Wang
Wenzheng Zhao
Danyin Zhou
Jian Huang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1555434

1,588 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Mar 2024

Minor impact of probiotic bacteria and egg white on Tenebrio molitor growth, microbial composition, and pathogen infection

in Insect Health and Pathology

Carlotta Savio
Pascal Herren
Agnès Rejasse
Alfredo Rios
William Bourelle
Annette Bruun-Jensen
Antoine Lecocq
Joop J. A. van Loon
Christina Nielsen-LeRoux

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2024.1334526

4,540 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Oct 2023

The immunostimulatory role of an Enterococcus-dominated gut microbiota in host protection against bacterial and fungal pathogens in Galleria mellonella larvae

in Insect Health and Pathology

Jennifer Upfold
Agnès Rejasse
Christina Nielsen-Leroux
Annette Bruun Jensen
Vincent Sanchis-Borja

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1260333

3,795 views
12 citations

Review

Published on 29 Aug 2023

Entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria: from genes to field uses

in Insect Health and Pathology

Eustachio Tarasco
Elena Fanelli
Carlo Salvemini
Yara El-Khoury
Alberto Troccoli
Alessio Vovlas
Francesca De Luca

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1195254

11,777 views
64 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Aug 2023

Investigating the influence of diet diversity on infection outcomes in a bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) and microsporidian (Nosema bombi) host-pathogen system

in Insect Health and Pathology

Abraham Martinez
Austin C. Calhoun
Ben M. Sadd

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1207058

1,922 views
5 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 02 Aug 2023

Deformed wing virus of honey bees is inactivated by cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide

in Insect Health and Pathology

Steven C. Cook
Eugene V. Ryabov
Christian Becker
Curtis W. Rogers
Francisco Posada-Florez
Jay D. Evans
Yan Ping Chen

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1216291

3,624 views

Editorial

Published on 06 Jun 2023

Editorial: The effects of diet on health in insects

in Insect Health and Pathology

Christian W. W. Pirk
Ricarda Scheiner

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1186027

1,281 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 03 Apr 2023

Editorial: Obstacles, advantages, and recent progress in honey bee virus research

in Insect Health and Pathology

Wei-Fone Huang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.878344

1,107 views

Correction

Published on 31 Jan 2023

Corrigendum: Honeybees are buffered against undernourishment during larval stages

in Insect Health and Pathology

Felix Schilcher
Lioba Hilsmann
Markus J. Ankenbrand
Markus Krischke
Martin J. Mueller
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ricarda Scheiner

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1146464

888 views