ReviewFrontiers in insect science2023
Dichotomous sperm in Lepidopteran insects: a biorational target for pest management.
Review in Frontiers in insect science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Mechanisms Underlying Male Reproductive Toxicity Induced by Sublethal β-Cypermethrin Exposure inInsects · 2026Article
- A Testis-Specific Aralkylamine N-Acetyltransferase Regulates Dimorphic Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Moths.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Daily sperm release rhythms in wild geometer moths: comparative characteristics across ecologically diverse species.Environmental entomology · 2025Article
- Maturation of Eupyrene Sperm upon Ejaculation Is Influenced by a Male Accessory Gland-Derived Serine Protease inInsects · 2025Article
- Role of microbial pesticides in pest control for lepidopteran: research status and prospect.Biotechnology letters · 2025Review
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- Differential gene expression underpinning the production of distinct sperm morphs in the wax mothOpen biology · 2024Article
- Effect of Adult Male Diet on Fertilization and Hatching in an Insect.microPublication biology · 2024Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Lepidoptera are unusual in possessing two distinct kinds of sperm, regular nucleated (eupyrene) sperm and anucleate (apyrene) sperm ('parasperm'). Sperm of both types are transferred to the female and are required for male fertility. Apyrene sperm play 'helper' roles, assisting eupyrene sperm to gain access to unfertilized eggs and influencing the reproductive behavior of mated female moths. Sperm development and behavior are promising targets for environmentally safer, target-specific biorational control strategies in lepidopteran pest insects. Sperm dimorphism provides a wide window in which to manipulate sperm functionality and dynamics, thereby impairing the reproductive fitness of pest species. Opportunities to interfere with spermatozoa are available not only while sperm are still in the male (before copulation), but also in the female (after copulation, when sperm are still in the male-provided spermatophore, or during storage in the female's spermatheca). Biomolecular technologies like RNAi, miRNAs and CRISPR-Cas9 are promising strategies to achieve lepidopteran pest control by targeting genes directly or indirectly involved in dichotomous sperm production, function, or persistence.
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