Hemiptera

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Block of Kir channels by flonicamid disrupts salivary and renal excretion of insect pests. 
  • Distinct functional properties of sodium channel variants are associated with usage of alternative exons in Nilaparvata lugens. 
  • Molecular characterization of DSC1 orthologs in invertebrate species. 
  • Self-cleaning of superhydrophobic surfaces by self-propelled jumping condensate. 
  • The roles of growth regulation and appendage patterning genes in the morphogenesis of treehopper pronota. 
  • Toxicity of a formulation of the insecticide indoxacarb to the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the big-eyed bug, Geocoris punctipes (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). 
  • Two insulin receptors determine alternative wing morphs in planthoppers. 
  • Ultrastructural changes accompanying secretion and cell death in the molting glands of an insect (Oncopeltus).