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Insect response to environmental metal contamination. 昆虫对环境金属污染的反应。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2026.101488
Owen W Allard, Allie K Hutchings, Cameron Dacosta, Emma Salvati, Thomas Js Merritt

Anthropogenic metal contamination poses a serious threat to all forms of life. As a result, insect populations are declining globally. Many insect species serve as excellent indicators of metal stress in their environment through population dynamics and physiological changes mediated by conserved metal-response pathways. We highlight the general metal response mechanism associated with metal homeostasis by metal-responsive transcription factor 1 and metallothioneins, as well as examples of metal-specific transport pathways (copper, zinc, and cadmium). While essential metals have well-characterized metal-specific transporters, nonessential metals either require general xenobiotic transporters or interact with established essential metal-specific pathways. This review highlights recent advancements in identifying anthropogenic sources of contamination, insect responses to metal contamination, and the underlying response and transport pathways. We emphasize the importance of considering diversity within and between species, beyond classical models, to better understand biological responses.

人为的金属污染对所有形式的生命都构成严重威胁。因此,全球昆虫数量正在下降。许多昆虫物种通过保守的金属反应途径介导的种群动态和生理变化,成为环境中金属胁迫的良好指示器。我们强调了通过金属响应转录因子1和金属硫蛋白与金属稳态相关的一般金属响应机制,以及金属特异性运输途径(铜、锌和镉)的例子。虽然必需金属具有表征良好的金属特异性转运体,但非必需金属要么需要一般的外源转运体,要么与已建立的必需金属特异性途径相互作用。本文综述了在确定人为污染源、昆虫对金属污染的反应以及潜在的反应和运输途径方面的最新进展。我们强调在经典模型之外考虑物种内部和物种之间多样性的重要性,以更好地理解生物反应。
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Beyond the static lab: environmental variability in genetically modified mosquito target gene identification for malaria control. 超越静态实验室:用于疟疾控制的转基因蚊子靶基因鉴定的环境变异性。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2026.101489
Luna Dael, Maria L Simões

As malaria remains a critical public health challenge, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, novel methods to combat it are urgently needed. Genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) offer a promising, innovative approach to reducing malaria transmission. However, the foundational research to identify the target gene candidates for genetic modification is typically conducted under static laboratory conditions. These standardized insectary settings of constant temperature and humidity do not reflect the dynamic environmental and climatic variability that mosquitoes and the pathogens they carry encounter in nature. Here we argue that this 'lab-to-field' discrepancy represents a significant knowledge gap. We highlight that natural variations in environmental factors influence Anopheles and Plasmodium biology, and mosquito innate immunity responses, with consequences for vector competence and malaria transmission. Insufficient consideration of environmental variability during the initial gene discovery phase risks developing GMMs where the intended function of the genetic modification may be compromised by environmental stress. We emphasize the need to incorporate realistic environmental variability into the upstream GMM development, particularly in the face of escalating climate change.

由于疟疾仍然是一项重大的公共卫生挑战,每年造成数十万人死亡,因此迫切需要新的防治方法。转基因蚊子(GMMs)为减少疟疾传播提供了一种有希望的创新方法。然而,确定基因改造目标候选基因的基础研究通常是在静态实验室条件下进行的。这些恒温恒湿的标准化昆虫环境不能反映蚊子及其携带的病原体在自然界中遇到的动态环境和气候变化。这篇综述认为,这种“实验室到实地”的差异代表了一个重大的知识差距。我们强调,环境因素的自然变化会影响按蚊和疟原虫的生物学,以及蚊子的先天免疫反应,从而影响媒介能力和疟疾传播。在基因发现的初始阶段没有充分考虑到环境的可变性,就有可能开发转基因生物,因为转基因生物的预期功能可能会受到环境压力的损害。我们强调有必要将现实的环境变化纳入GMM上游开发,特别是在气候变化不断加剧的情况下。
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Chemical Ecology of Multitrophic Interactions: Current Research and Potential Applications. 多营养相互作用的化学生态学:研究现状和潜在应用。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2026.101487
Jessica T Kansman, Anjel M Helms
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Editorial overview: The hidden engines of insect life: The cellular machinery driving physiology 昆虫生命的隐藏引擎:驱动生理学的细胞机器。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2026.101486
Umut Toprak
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Genetic biocontrol strategy considerations for mosquito control in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories 太平洋岛屿国家和地区蚊虫控制的遗传生物防治策略考虑。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101484
Adam E Vorsino , Tim Harvey-Samuel , Limb K Hapairai , Hervé Bossin , M. Renee Bellinger
Mosquito-borne diseases pose an existential threat to the health, economies, and unique ecosystems of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). The remoteness of these islands, combined with the presence of highly competent mosquito vectors, complicates disease surveillance and vector control efforts. In response, the PICTs have become a focal point for the development and application of Genetic BioControl (GBC) technologies designed to break vector-borne disease transmission cycles. However, the application of GBC tools in this region warrants careful consideration of its unique history, including a legacy of colonialism, and challenges associated with logistic hurdles. Through meaningful community engagement and authentic collaborations, drawing from local knowledge, and building local capacity, the sustainable, efficient, and effective deployment of GBC tools may be achieved.
蚊媒疾病对太平洋岛屿国家和领土(PICTs)的健康、经济和独特生态系统构成生存威胁。这些岛屿地处偏远,再加上存在能力很强的蚊子媒介,使疾病监测和媒介控制工作复杂化。为此,PICTs已成为开发和应用旨在打破病媒传播循环的遗传生物防治(GBC)技术的焦点。然而,在该地区应用GBC工具需要仔细考虑其独特的历史,包括殖民主义的遗产,以及与物流障碍相关的挑战。通过有意义的社区参与和真正的合作,借鉴当地知识,建设当地能力,可以实现可持续、高效和有效地部署GBC工具。
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Where are we with CSD? The candidate regions and population dynamics of hymenopteran complementary sex determination 惩教署进展如何?膜翅目昆虫互补性决定的候选区域及种群动态。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101480
Kelley Leung , Elzemiek Geuverink , Bart A Pannebakker
All Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps, sawflies) have haplodiploid sex determination. Unfertilized eggs develop into haploid males, and fertilized eggs develop into diploid females. Many species further have complementary sex determination (CSD), a mechanism by which hemizygosity results in normal male development, and heterozygosity results in normal female development. However, homozygosity (at one or multiple CSD loci) results in aberrant diploid males that are frequently reproductively challenged and threaten population health. CSD is broadly distributed taxonomically, but only the honey bee csd and a few candidate genomic regions in a few other species are known. Honey bee csd has been a flagship model for 20 years. Recent studies expand on mechanisms at multiple levels that maximize CSD diversity and functional heterozygosity, from molecular aspects to population dynamics. This demonstrates that a similar depth of knowledge for other CSD species is achievable, but there are technical limitations to discovering CSD loci and interpreting downstream population impacts. These include a lack of diploid males needed for loci identification (particularly for ml-CSD systems) and challenges to functional validation. Here, we suggest practical solutions. This review summarizes recent discoveries of CSD properties in the honey bee and new candidates in several species of bees, parasitoid wasps, and ants. Notably, there is both evidence of independent de-novo evolution (e.g. honey bees) and deep-level conservation (i.e. ants, mason bee, bumble bee) of CSD mechanisms. We then highlight ways to develop an integrative framework for understanding the implications of CSD knowledge for control of invasive populations and conservation of endangered populations.
所有膜翅目昆虫(蜜蜂、蚂蚁、黄蜂、锯蝇)都具有单倍体性别决定。未受精卵发育为单倍体雄性,受精卵发育为二倍体雌性。许多物种还具有互补性决定(CSD),这是一种半合子性导致正常雄性发育,杂合子性导致正常雌性发育的机制。然而,纯合性(在一个或多个CSD位点)导致异常的二倍体雄性,这些雄性经常受到生殖挑战并威胁种群健康。CSD在分类上分布广泛,但仅在蜜蜂的CSD和少数其他物种的候选基因组区域已知。蜜蜂csd作为旗舰机型已经有20年了。近年来的研究从分子层面到种群动态等多个层面拓展了CSD多样性和功能杂合性最大化的机制。这表明,对其他CSD物种的了解也可以达到类似的深度,但在发现CSD位点和解释下游种群影响方面存在技术限制。这些问题包括缺乏基因座鉴定所需的二倍体雄性(特别是ml-CSD系统),以及功能验证方面的挑战。在此,我们提出切实可行的解决方案。本文综述了近年来在蜜蜂、寄生蜂和蚂蚁等几种蜜蜂中发现的CSD特性和新的候选特性。值得注意的是,既有独立的从头进化(如蜜蜂)的证据,也有CSD机制的深层保护(如蚂蚁、泥瓦匠蜂、大黄蜂)的证据。然后,我们重点介绍了如何开发一个综合框架,以理解CSD知识对控制入侵种群和保护濒危种群的影响。
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Beyond the usual targets: pesticide and biopesticide interactions with natural enemies in ecological networks 超越通常的目标:生态网络中农药和生物农药与天敌的相互作用。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101483
Raul Narciso C Guedes , Luciana Tavella , Lucia Zappalà , Leonardo M Turchen
Pesticides (and biopesticides) remain a controversial yet indispensable tool against pest species that threaten human health and food security. Their effectiveness and ubiquitous use across global landscapes are offset by persistent concerns over health and environmental risks. However, such concerns are often biased, patchy, and prone to oversimplification, failing to reflect the complexity of modern anthropogenically altered ecosystems. Today, an ever-expanding diversity of compounds is used — frequently in mixtures subject to chemical interactions — affecting multiple biological processes and interacting organisms. This reality is poorly mirrored in current regulatory frameworks and societal perceptions, which continue to shape research agendas and priorities. Here, we redirect attention beyond the usual targets, moving past conventional pesticides and single natural enemies to shed light on a broad and often-overlooked web of interactions among natural enemies themselves. By shifting focus from mortality endpoints to interactions and cascading stress responses, we highlight a more realistic and nuanced understanding of pesticide and biopesticide effects in complex ecological networks.
农药(和生物农药)仍然是一种有争议但不可或缺的工具,用于对付威胁人类健康和粮食安全的有害物种。它们的有效性和在全球范围内的普遍使用被对健康和环境风险的持续关注所抵消。然而,这种关注往往是有偏见的、不完整的,而且容易过于简单化,未能反映现代人为改变的生态系统的复杂性。今天,越来越多的化合物被使用——通常是在化学相互作用的混合物中——影响多种生物过程和相互作用的生物体。这一现实在当前的监管框架和社会观念中没有得到很好的反映,它们继续影响着研究议程和优先事项。在这里,我们将注意力转移到通常的目标之外,超越传统的杀虫剂和单一的天敌,来揭示一个广泛的、经常被忽视的天敌之间相互作用的网络。通过将关注点从死亡终点转移到相互作用和级联应激反应上,我们强调了对复杂生态网络中农药和生物农药效应的更现实和细致的理解。
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How many times to molt? Endocrine control of moltinism in lepidopteran insects 蜕皮几次?鳞翅目昆虫蜕皮现象的内分泌控制。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101482
Takaaki Daimon
Although the endocrine regulation of insect molting and metamorphosis has been well characterized, the mechanisms that define how many larval molts occur before metamorphosis remain unclear. To examine the mechanisms that determine molt number, or moltinism, the silkworm Bombyx mori serves as a powerful model. Work with juvenile hormone-deficient mutants has shown that Bombyx larvae must complete at least two larval molts to acquire competence for metamorphosis, suggesting the presence of an unidentified factor that confers this competence. Furthermore, genetic analysis of the classic Moltinism locus revealed that the Hox gene Sex combs reduced (Scr) acts as a major regulator of molt number. Scr influences molting hormone biosynthesis and thereby governs the number of larval molts through the threshold size mechanism. Overall clarification of how insects set the number of molts will provide important insights into the evolution and the diversification of life histories in insects and other arthropods.
虽然昆虫蜕皮和变态的内分泌调节已经被很好地描述,但在变态发生之前,多少幼虫蜕皮的机制仍然不清楚。为了研究决定蜕皮数量或蜕皮现象的机制,家蚕(Bombyx mori)是一个强有力的模型。对jh缺陷突变体的研究表明,家蚕幼虫必须完成至少两次幼虫蜕皮才能获得变态能力,这表明存在一种未知因素赋予这种能力。此外,对典型蜕皮现象基因座的遗传分析表明,Hox基因性梳减少(Scr)是蜕皮数量的主要调控因子。Scr影响蜕皮激素的生物合成,从而通过阈值大小机制控制幼虫蜕皮数量。全面阐明昆虫如何设定蜕皮次数将为昆虫和其他节肢动物的进化和生活史的多样化提供重要的见解。
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Studying and targeting off-season olive fruit fly biology to prevent olive damage, amid climate change 研究和瞄准淡季橄榄果蝇生物学,以防止橄榄在气候变化中受损。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101481
Nikos T Papadopoulos , Polychronis Rempoulakis , John Vontas
We review the literature on the seasonal biology of the olive fly (Bactrocera oleae), a practically monophagous pest of an iconic crop (olives), focusing on its less explored off-season (winter and spring) phenology. We argue that the spring generation is crucial for the pest’s population growth later in the season. While winter severity determines the survival patterns of the overwintering generation and the density of the founding population in spring, the abundance of breeding resources in spring (remaining fruit on trees) is crucial for the development of the spring generation, with a major effect on population growth later in the season. We conceptualize a model that captures the interactions between olive flies and olive fruit during spring and elucidates the cyclic patterns observed in the population dynamics of the fly across successive years. Furthermore, we propose novel approaches to the off-season management of olive fly, which offer a sound and environmentally friendly strategy for controlling the pest.
我们回顾了橄榄蝇(Bactrocera oleae)的季节性生物学文献,橄榄蝇是一种标志性作物(橄榄)的几乎单食害虫,重点关注其较少探索的淡季(冬季和春季)物候。我们认为,春季世代对害虫在季节后期的种群增长至关重要。虽然冬季的严重度决定了越冬代的生存模式和春季初代的密度,但春季繁殖资源(树上剩余的果实)的丰富性对春季代的发育至关重要,并对季节后期的种群增长产生重大影响。我们概念化了一个模型,该模型捕获了春季橄榄蝇和橄榄果之间的相互作用,并阐明了在连续几年的种群动态中观察到的循环模式。此外,我们还提出了橄榄蝇淡季管理的新方法,为橄榄蝇的控制提供了一种合理而环保的策略。
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Heat tolerance in social insects: molecular correlates and quantitative frameworks 群居昆虫的耐热性:分子相关性和定量框架。
IF 4.8 1区 农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101479
Daniel González-Tokman , Johannes Overgaard , Quentin Willot
Thermal limits are key determinants of social insect performance and distribution. Given their ecological importance and considering climate change, interest has grown in identifying the molecular pathways underlying their heat tolerance. Although this field has advanced rapidly over the past decade, important gaps remain. Social insects can stratify thermal environments across castes and through division of labor, yet this feature is rarely considered in current studies. Most studies link omics datasets or candidate pathways expressed during heat stress to endpoints of survival (e.g. upper thermal limits), an approach that is informative but that also limits standardization of thermal injury. In addition, functional validation of key genes, for example, through loss-of-function assays, is still scarce. Here, we summarize current knowledge on molecular heat-stress responses in social insects, highlight major conceptual gaps, and advocate integrating molecular assays with dose-based thermal frameworks to improve predictions of social insect resilience under intensifying thermal extremes.
热极限是决定群居昆虫表现和分布的关键因素。考虑到它们的生态重要性和气候变化,人们对确定其耐热性的分子途径的兴趣越来越大。尽管这一领域在过去十年中发展迅速,但仍存在重大差距。群居昆虫可以通过劳动分工将热环境分层,但目前的研究很少考虑这一特征。大多数研究将热应激期间表达的组学数据集或候选通路与生存终点(如热上限)联系起来,这种方法提供了信息,但也限制了热损伤的标准化。此外,关键基因的功能验证,例如通过功能丧失测定,仍然很少。在此,我们总结了目前关于群居昆虫分子热应激反应的知识,强调了主要的概念空白,并主张将分子分析与基于剂量的热框架相结合,以提高对极端高温加剧下群居昆虫恢复力的预测。
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