Insects are a genetically diverse group that interact with humans in various ways—some help feed and clothe us while others can cause diseases or threaten the food supply. It is important that we know ...

Researchers have developed a work-flow method, called Fanflow4Insects, that annotates gene functions in insects. In functional annotation, scientists collect information about a gene's biological ...

A grasshopper hatched in a crowded environment may look and behave differently than a grasshopper hatched in isolation — even if they have the same genes. The mechanism of this density-dependent ...

Genome sequencing, where scientists use laboratory methods to determine a specific organism’s genetic makeup, is becoming a common practice in insect research. A greater understanding of insect ...