Publications

Crickmore, N.; Bravo, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Hernández-Martínez, P.; Nielsen-LeRoux, C.; Soberón, M.: How Bacillus thuringiensis kills its insect host. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 218, 108643 (2026)

Fruitet, E.; de Fouchier, A.; Heckel, D. G.; Groot, A. T.: Multiple CRISPR/Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters in the pheromone blend of a moth. Insect Molecular Biology 35 (2), pp. 166 - 176 (2026)

Kim, J.; Khan, M.; Lee, S. H.; Heckel, D. G.: From target site to metabolism: genome-wide insights into pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera. Current Opinion in Insect Science 78, 101582 (2026)

Körnig, J.; Ortizo, K.; Woehle, C.; Greenhalgh, R.; Schielzeth, H.; Huettel, B.; Heckel, D. G.; Dearing, M. D.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Beran, F.: Genetic variation in chemical defence affects protection of an herbivorous insect against predation. Molecular Ecology (accepted)

Nam, K.; Gimenez, .; An, H.; Durand , K.; Gasser, M.; Yainna, S.; Legeai , F.; Beuzelin , J.; Heckel, D. G.; Hänniger, S. et al.; d'Alençon, E.: Retrotransposed gene copies persist under relaxed selection in wild Spodoptera frugiperda. Molecular Biology and Evolution 43 (6), msag124 (2026)

Peng, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Mao, K.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhu, J.; Liu, X.; Zhao, C.; Fan, W.; Yesaya, A. et al.; Wang, H.; Heckel, D. G.; Dopman, E.; Zhang, W.; Xiao, Y.: Pangenome analyses reveal divergence and extensive introgression in two global corn pests. Genome Biology (2026)

Amado, D.; Koch, E. L.; Cordeiro, E. M. G.; Araujo, W. A.; Garcia, A. A. F.; Heckel, D. G.; Montejo-Kovacevich, G.; North, H. L.; Corrêa, A. S.; Jiggins, C. D. et al.; Omoto, C.: The genetic architecture of resistance to flubendiamide insecticide in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). PLOS ONE 20 (1), e0318154 (2025)

Dam, M. I.; Ding, B.-J.; Brauburger, K.; Wang, H.-L.; Powell, D.; Groot, A. T.; Heckel, D. G.; Löfstedt, C.: Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the Oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta involves delta8 desaturation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 180, 104307 (2025)

Fruitet, E.; Jong, R. D.; Blankers, T.; Groot, A. T.; Burdfield-Steel, E.: Resource limitation reveals that high acetate levels in Heliothis subflexa sex pheromone blend are associated with reduced fitness. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, voaf126 (2025)

Heckel, D. G.: Built-in redundant killing by Bt Cry1Ab toxin delays insect resistance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (24), e2507583122 (2025)

Oehlmann, C.; Neulichedl, P.; Heckel, D. G.; Wennmann, J. T.; Zelger, R.; Jehle, J. A.; Janik, K.: Chromosomal influence on variation in the timing of diapause termination in Cydia pomonella. Journal of Insect Physiology 167, 104904 (2025)

Pormetter, L.; Pfalz, M.; Kagho, M. D.; Klahn, P.; Vogel, H.; Kroymann, J.; Wittstock, U.: Glucosinolate diversity in seven field-collected Brassicaceae species. PLOS ONE 20 (11), e0336172 (2025)

Sell, M. P.; Paetz, C.; Feistel, F.; Heckel, D. G.; Pauchet, Y.: Metabolism of epoxidised withanolides by a generalist and a specialist insect species. ChemistryOpen, e202500359 (2025)

Beran, F.; Heckel, D. G.: Escalation by duplication: Milkweed bug trumps Monarch butterfly. Molecular Ecology 33 (14), e17443 (2024)

Gikonyo, M. W.; Ahn, S.-J.; Biondi, M.; Fritzlar, F.; Okamura, Y.; Vogel, H.; Köllner, T. G.; Şen, I.; Hernández-Teixidor, D.; Lee, C.-F. et al.; Letsch, H.; Beran, F.: A radiation of Psylliodes flea beetles on Brassicaceae is associated with the evolution of specific detoxification enzymes. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, qpad197, pp. 127 - 145 (2024)

Güney, G.; Cedden, D.; Hänniger, S.; Hegedus, D. D.; Heckel, D. G.; Toprak, U.: Peritrophins are involved in the defense against Bacillus thuringiensis and nucleopolyhedrovirus formulations in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 166, 104073 (2024)

Liu, Z.; Liao, C.; Zou, L.; Jin, M.; Shan, Y.; Quan, Y.; Yao, H.; Zhang, L.; Wang, P.; Liu, Z. et al.; Wang, N.; Li, A.; Liu, K.; Heckel, D. G.; Wu, K.; Xiao, Y.: Retrotransposon-mediated disruption of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin. PLOS Biology 22 (7), e3002704 (2024)

Medina van Berkum, P.; Schmöckel, E.; Bischoff, A.; Carrasco-Farias, N.; Catford, J. A.; Feldmann, R.; Groten, K.; Henry, H. A. L.; Bucharova, A. L.; Hänniger, S. et al.; Luong, J. C.; Meis, J.; Oetama, V. S.; Pärtel, M.; Power, S. A.; Villellas, J.; Welk, E.; Wingler, A.; Rothe, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Reichelt, M.; Roscher, C.; Unsicker, S.: Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations. Functional Ecology 38 (4), pp. 883 - 896 (2024)

Badenes-Pérez, F. R.: Plant glucosinolate content and host-plant preference and suitability in the small white butterfly (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and comparison with another specialist Lepidopteran. Plants 12 (11), 2148 (2023)

Badenes-Pérez, F. R.; Heckel, D. G.: Intraspecific and interstage similarities in host-plant preference in the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Horticulturae 9 (1), 39 (2023)