The study focused on on the potential relationships between midgut microbiota of the summer cockchafer, Amhimallon solstitiale larvae and their resistance to entomopathogenic nematodes.
Introduction: Cockroaches (Phylum Arthropoda; Order Blattodea) are resilient insects and capable of surviving in extreme environments and conditions. Host-microbe interactions play a key role in host
Factors such as host species, phylogeny, diet, timing, and location of sampling are thought to influence the composition of gut-associated bacteria in insects. In this study, we compared the faec