Background Nitrogen is considered the most limiting nutrient element for herbivorous insects.
To alleviate nitrogen limitation, insects have evolved various symbiotically mediated …

Aiming at the application of fruit and vegetables precooling, an innovative wet precooling
system with ice slurry as a cooling medium was proposed. A small wet precooling room …

A structure theorem for superabundant semigroups in terms of semilattices of normalized
Rees matrix semigroups over some cancellative monoids is obtained. This result not only …

In this study, a novel phase change material (PCM) of epoxy resin sealed expanded
graphite/paraffin composite was developed as an independent attachment for building applications. …

The evolution of feeding habits leads to speciation in insects. Bactrocera true fruit flies display
diverse feeding habits across species. We combine behavioral and functional genomic …

BACKGROUND Vision plays a critical role in host location and oviposition behavior for
herbivorous insects. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying visual regulation in host …

Background The gut bacteria of tephritid fruit flies play prominent roles in nutrition, reproduction,
maintenance and ecological adaptations of the host. Here, we adopted an approach …

Bactrocera dorsalis infests a wide range of host fruits, some of which are suitable hosts,
while others are less suitable ones. Although reports highlighted the bacteria-mediated …

Simple Summary Nitrogen acquisition strategies mediated by insect symbionts through
biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and nitrogenous waste recycling (NWR) were reviewed and …

Insects employ various types of gustatory receptors (GRs) to identify nutrient‐rich food and
avoid toxic substances. The larval gustatory system is the critical checkpoint for food …