Hai‐Jian Huang

The paper shows herbivorous insects evolved salivary proteins to suppress plant immunity by targeting and degrading RLP4, a plant receptor involved in defense.

The paper identifies two male-male pheromones in bean bugs and shows their synthesis is controlled by the sex-determination cascade Rpfmd-Rpdsx.

This paper presents the first chromosome-level genome assembly of the galling aphid Schlechtendalia chinensis, revealing its small genome size and gene content, and provides insights into gall formation and plant interaction.