Insecticide-induced sublethal effect in the fall armyworm is mediated by miR-9993/miR-2a-3p - FPPS/JHAMT - JH molecular module.

Summary: Farmers use bug sprays to protect their crops from hungry pests like the fall armyworm. But sometimes, the spray doesn't kill the worms right away. Instead, it changes how they grow! Scientists discovered exactly how this trick works. When the worms get a small dose of certain bug sprays, it changes tiny signals in their bodies. These signals tell the worm to make too much "youth hormone." This extra hormone confuses their bodies, making the worms grow much slower, weigh less, and struggle to turn into adult moths. Understanding this secret process helps us figure out better ways to protect our food and stop pests for good!