Laodelphax striatellus is a notorious sap-feeding insect that also serves as vector of rice stripe virus (RSV) and responsible for significant decline in yield. Pesticide application remains crucial strategy controlling pests. In recent years, the utilization biopesticides has gained attention due to their eco-friendliness suitability pests pathogens agriculture. The present study aimed Figuret...

Vitellogenin (Vg) is a well-known nutritious protein involved in reproduction nearly all oviparous animals, including insects. Recently, Vg has been detected saliva proteomes of several piercing–sucking herbivorous arthropods, the small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus, SBPH). Its function, however, remains unexplored. We investigated molecular mechanism underlying SBPH orally secreted...