Previously, several studies have reported the use of mammalian insulin in different insect species. the stretching of the midgut walls results in a so-far unknown blood-meal-dependent transmission that stimulates neural tissues in the brain to release a neuropeptide hormone known as ovarian ecdysteroidogenic hormone (OEH) into the hemolymph (Brown et al., 1998). OEH stimulates the … Continue reading Previously, several studies have reported the use of mammalian insulin in different insect species