Vivek Kempraj

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What are the use of accessory glands in insects?

We recently found a well developed accessory gland in female B. dorsalis. Upon further examination, we found that they harboured bacteria and one particular bacteria was the major microbiota in...

03 November 2014 6,178 12 View

Can "innate recognition templates" in insects be manipulated or over-written?

Recently we discovered an "innate recognition template" tuned to Gamma-Octalactone (GOL) which is an oviposition stimulant for Bactrocera dorsalis. As B. dorsalis has many host (around 300 hosts),...

30 August 2014 2,786 4 View

Can domesticated insects (e.g. Mulberry Silkmoth, Bombyx mori) show innate oviposition preference?

We conducted oviposition preference in B. mori and found that they still prefer to lay eggs on mulberry leaves. Further we extracted volatiles from mulberry leaves and conducted a GC-EAD and found...

17 May 2014 3,940 8 View

Are "sex pheromones" really produced by insects?

I had previously asked a question "Can bacteria mediate "mating" in insects?" for which i had received wonderful answers from my peers. Taking all answers and reference into consideration we...

01 April 2014 6,501 48 View

How to detect hydrogen peroxide production from insect infested plant cells?

It seems difficult. Any suggestions?

06 December 2012 9,396 6 View

Do environmental factors such as oxygen, pH and temperature influence nucleotide loading of mRNAs? If so, how and why?

From our previous work we defied the previously held theory that thermophile's mRNA is R-loaded (Purine loaded). But, now while working on the next aspect 'Oxygen' it seems that bacteria shed off...

17 November 2012 9,398 0 View