Bernard Duvic

The paper characterizes piRNAs, their biogenesis, and their targets in Spodoptera frugiperda, revealing roles beyond transposable element silencing.

The paper shows symbiotic bracovirus genes have spread to all chromosomes of parasitoid wasps and are stably maintained, with synchronized expression and no immune response.

The paper examines the transcriptional responses of Spodoptera frugiperda tissues to Steinernema carpocapsae infestation, identifying gene expression changes and potential immune effectors acquired via horizontal gene transfer.