Songdou Zhang

Oct 29, 2024 | scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Songdou Zhang |Limei Cai |Yilin Wang |Xiaoxia Liu

The process of mating induces significant shifts in female reproductive behavior across various species, with the postmating behavioral switch playing a crucial role in insect reproduction. Previous studies have demonstrated the regulatory role of GATA transcription factors in vitellogenin transcription and egg formation in insects, while miRNAs have been implicated in modulating GATA expression and insect reproductive processes.

Apr 11, 2024 | elifesciences.org | Songdou Zhang |Jiayun Li |Alexis Breen |Shiheng An

Citrus huanglongbing – a disease known as ‘citrus cancer’ because of the devastating effect it can have on citrus plants – is caused by a bacterium called Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas; Killiny, 2022). In Asia, this bacterium is primarily spread by a lice-like bug called Diaphorina citri. However, it is not possible to study CLas in the laboratory because efforts to culture it have been unsuccessful.

Nov 15, 2023 | elifesciences.org | Songdou Zhang |Jianying Li |Dongyue Zhang

eLife assessment This is a valuable study of the molecular basis of summer-to-winter transition in the pear psyllid pest, Cacopsylla chinensis (hemiptera). The molecular and organismal experiments using current methodologies to evaluate the cold responsiveness of the target proteins are mostly convincing, but the structural and phylogenetic analyses remain inconclusive. The results of this study will be of interest to entomologists.

Jun 20, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Jianying Li |Dongyue Zhang |Songdou Zhang

New Results doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.16.545283 AbstractTemperature determines the geographical distribution of organisms and affects the outbreak and damage of pests. Insects seasonal polyphenism is a successful strategy adopted by some species to adapt the changeable external environment. Cacopsylla chinensis (Yang & Li) showed two seasonal morphotypes, summer-form and winter-form, with significant differences in morphological characteristics.