Integrated Transcriptomic and Physiological Analyses Reveal Disruption of Digestive Homeostasis Induced by Protease Inhibitors in Anticarsia gemmatalis Caterpillars
ABSTRACT Protease inhibitors (PIs) are promising bioactive compounds for sustainable pest management because they interfere with the digestive processes of herbivorous insects. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying insect adaptation to natural and synthetic PIs remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated...