Descriptions of immature stages of Octodonta nipae (Maulik) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Cryptonychini).

Peng LingFei, Li JinLei, Hou YouMing, Zhang Xiang, (2018). ZooKeys(No.764), 91-109. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria. English language

Functional conservation and division of two single-carbohydrate-recognition domain C-type lectins from the nipa palm hispid beetle Octodonta nipae (Maulik).

Zhang HuaJian, Lin YaPing, Liu Min, Liang XinYu, Ji YaNan, Tang BaoZhen, Hou YouMing, (2019). Developmental and Comparative Immunology 100, 103416. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language

The endosymbiotic Wolbachia and host COI gene enables to distinguish between two invasive palm pests; coconut leaf beetle, Brontispa longissima and hispid leaf beetle, Octodonta nipae.

Ali, H., Muhammad, A., Bala, N. S., Hou YouMing, (2018). Journal of Economic Entomology 111(6), 2894-2902. Oxford University Press, Cary, USA. English language

Entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae surpasses the cellular immune responses of the hispid beetle, Octodonta nipae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Sanda, N. B., Muhammad, A., Ali, H., Hou YouMing, (2018). Microbial Pathogenesis 124, 337-345. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language

Identification of three prophenoloxidase-activating factors (PPAFs) from an invasive beetle Octodonta nipae Maulik (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and their roles in the prophenoloxidase activation.

Zhang HuaJian, Tang BaoZhen, Lin YaPing, Chen ZhiMing, Zhang XiaFang, Ji TianLiang, Zhang XiaoMei, Hou YouMing, (2017). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 96(4), e21425. Wiley, Hoboken, USA. English language

Altered immune function of Octodonta nipae (Maulik) to its pupal endoparasitoid, Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière.

Meng E, Tang BaoZhen, Hou YouMing, Chen XinXin, Chen JianTu, Yu XiaoQiang, (2016). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 198, 100-109. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language

Molecular cloning and expression of the vitellogenin gene and its correlation with ovarian development in an invasive pest Octodonta nipae on two host plants.

Li JinLei, Tang BaoZhen, Hou YouMing, Xie YiXing, (2016). Bulletin of Entomological Research 106(5), 642-650. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. English language

A rapid diagnostic technique to discriminate between two pests of palms, Brontispa longissima and Octodonta nipae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), for quarantine applications.

Zhang, X., Tang, B., Hou, Y., (2015). Journal of Economic Entomology 108(1), 95-99. Entomological Society of America, Annapolis, USA. English language

Lipopoly saccharide-induced immune response of Octodonta nipae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adults in relation to their genders.

Feng ShanShan, Hou YouMing, (2015). Acta Entomologica Sinica 58(1), 28-37. Editorial Office of Acta Entomologica Sinica, Beijing, China. Chinese language

Transcriptome immune analysis of the invasive beetle Octodonta nipae (Maulik) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) parasitized by Tetrastichus brontispae Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).

Tang BaoZhen, Chen Jun, Hou YouMing, Meng, E., (2014). PLoS ONE 9(3), e91482. Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA. English language