Insects protect themselves from majority of infections by a non-specific innate immune system (present in both vertebrates and invertebrates). Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV), a baculovirus, causing the deadly grasserie disease is a scourge to silkworm industry and we report here the first success in combating this disease with the help of a nanosilica-virus complex. Hydrophobic ...

In this study, we tested the effects of dietary nickel on the activity of glutathione S-transferase (GST), esterases, phenoloxidase, and encapsulation in the haemolymph of larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella. We also explored the effects of dietary nickel on larval resistance to infection by the fungus Beauveria bassiana. Larvae fed a low dose of nickel (10 μg g(-1)) had signific...

Throughout the world, use of industrial polymers derived from fossil fuels is practically inevitable because they have such a wide range applications; however, environmental problems arising this practice led to search for alternatives which will allow their be reduced, as well strategies control by degradation using biorganic active agents. Insects been focus special interest, some species con...

auto-inflammatory syndromes are a new group of distinct hereditable disorders characterized by episodes of seemingly unprovoked inflammation (most commonly in skin, joints, gut, and eye), the absence of a high titer of auto-antibodies or auto-reactive t cells, and an inborn error of innate immunity. a narrative literature review was carried out of studies related to auto-inflammatory syndromes ...

Insect growth regulators are specific chemicals with hormonal effects on insects and these types of target to reduce the nonspecific pesticides nature living things. In this study, we investigated one insect regulators, fenoxycarb which mimics juvenile hormone action, a harmful lepidopteran species Galleria mellonella, it’s some developmental parameters. For purpose, was applied day 0 7th insta...

We examined the effect of natural host-plant quality on immune resistance in the autumnal moth, Epirrita autumnata (Borkhausen) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). The division of mountain birches [Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii (Orlova) Hämet-ahti (Betulaceae)] into two categories, highand low-quality food for larvae, was based on previous years’ results on the relative growth rate of the autumnal...