A recent review published in PLOS Pathogens discussed the current research on the role of molecular mechanisms in mediating immune priming in insects and regulating vector-borne disease transmission.

Social insects have evolved sophisticated systems of disease resistance that integrate individual immune responses with collective behavioural defences. These adaptive strategies are exemplified by ...

Recent advances in insect immunology have highlighted the pivotal role of eicosanoids – oxygenated metabolites of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids – in orchestrating cellular and humoral immune ...

RALEIGH – Beekeepers could soon have a new option for protecting hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for insects. Recently the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave conditional approval ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the world's first insect vaccine, developed to protect honeybees from a devastating bacterial disease known to decimate entire hives. Insect immune ...

Australia is baking through another extreme heat wave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a ...

Insects may possess a hitherto unsuspected molecular complexity in their immune system, comparable to the antibody system of mammals, scientists report online this week in Science. "The number of ...

Researchers are studying the dramatic physical transformation that some insects undergo to give birth to live young. This includes suppressing their immune systems to accommodate babies, which is ...